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Our partner Rob Brezsny, whose latest book is Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred publications. He is also the author of Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia: […] The post Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny appeared first on Good News Network.

Microenterprise poverty reduction is rarely discussed in the streets of Chennai, but it is happening there every day. More than 10 million street vendors operate across India, quietly sustaining one of the world’s largest informal economies. This sector accounts for 4.2% of total urban employment and contributes an estimated 63% of the country’s GDP, according […] The post How Street Vendors Drive Microenterprise Poverty Reduction appeared first on The Borgen Project.

"It may not seem like a huge amount to some, but it was an incredible blessing to me." The post Flight attendant almost tossed a sealed barf bag. Inside was an ‘incredible blessing’ from the cabin. appeared first on Upworthy.

Use your thermostat right and you won’t sweat that electrical bill nearly as much. The post Experts share the thermostat ‘sweet spot’ to stay cool while keeping A/C costs down appeared first on Upworthy.

A woman was shopping alone when she was prevented from leaving the store by the security personnel for her own good. The post Target employee tells woman at self-checkout section ‘You can’t leave’—turns out it actually saved her life appeared first on Upworthy.

Sometimes their favorite people don't live in their house. The post Dogs really do have favorite people, and here’s how they decide who it will be appeared first on Upworthy.

At the end of a long day, a metal detector enthusiast in England unearthed a 16th-century ring with eight diamonds. Stuart Jones uncovered the stunning “once in a lifetime find” in the village of Wormington, Gloucestershire. “When I recovered the ring, I was absolutely overwhelmed with joy. I was over the moon. “Everyone around me […] The post After Wandering Field All Day He Discovers 16th C. Diamond Ring Using his Metal Detector appeared first on Good News Network.

Accessory Dwelling Units, or ADUs, are exploding in popularity The post A 19-yr-old built a beautiful tiny home on her parents’ property. More young people are following suit. appeared first on Upworthy.

The “Golden State Start” program helps minimize diaper insecurity without anyone having to ask. The post When newborns leave the hospital in California, their parents will be handed 400 free diapers appeared first on Upworthy.

Most burger spots settle for a nice view. Twin Peaks Drive-In has two volcanos and an air show.This gloriously unassuming wood shack sits at the end of the Hood River Airport runway, close enough that diners on the outdoor patio regularly pause mid-bite to watch gliders, biplanes, and small aircraft clear the treeline just overhead. Mount Hood looms to the south. Mount Adams holds down the north. Somewhere in between, a fresh-pressed beef patty is sizzling on the grill. Nobody seems to agree on exactly when Twin Peaks opened — sometime in the 1950s is about as precise as the history gets — but the hand-forming of never-frozen patties every single morning has apparently never stopped. In an era when most American drive-ins quietly switched to frozen pre-formed beef and nobody said anything, Twin Peaks just kept doing it the old way. It sits along the Hood River Fruit Loop, surrounded by orchards, an easy and scenic drive from Portland. The parking lot is dirt. The shack is rustic. The p

A new energy-efficient desalination system produces fresh water without chemical additives and transforms leftover salts into useful materials. Communities from California to the Middle East currently rely on desalination plants to convert ocean water to fresh water. But, common desalination techniques—such as reverse osmosis and thermal distillation—are energy-intensive, require chemical water treatment, and leave behind […] The post New Solar Method Turns Ocean Into Drinking Water, While Extracting Valuable Lithium Without Waste appeared first on Good News Network.

"She could be a similar age to my parents, so I had been thinking about how I'd want someone to donate if my mum was in that position." The post A form he signed at the University of Leeds in 2019 just helped save a woman’s life in America appeared first on Upworthy.

Scattered throughout Hernando County, the Mermaid Tale Trail is a sprawling scavenger hunt made up of mermaid statues painted by local artists. The project was created to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, the famous Florida attraction where performers have staged underwater mermaid shows since 1947. The trail began with 26 statues unveiled in 2022 and has since expanded to more than 35 mermaids spread across Brooksville, Weeki Wachee, Hernando Beach, and beyond. Each statue starts with the same fiberglass form: a six-foot-tall mermaid modeled from the face cast of a former Weeki Wachee performer named Kristy. From there, local artists transform them into wildly different characters. Some are painted with old Florida wildlife and mangroves, while others lean fully into fantasy, folklore, or psychedelic color palettes. Visitors follow maps and digital passports from downtown storefronts to coastal parks, discovering overlooked corners of Hernando County a

Just off a bicycle trail near Spring Hill, Florida, a live oak sings when the wind moves through it. The Wind Chime Tree stands near the Suncoast Trail right by Anderson Snow Park, with branches that have been decorated with a growing collection of wind chimes. Local school board member and businessman Gus Guadagnino first added chimes in memory of his mother in 1998, and others later added their own. The tree is now a place where anyone can come to commemorate their loved ones.  Over the years, hundreds of chimes have been hung on the branches, from tiny ones barely six inches tall, to others with tubes several feet long. Other mementos, such as crosses, jewelry, handmade signs, and stuffed animals, can be found on and around the oak.  The result is part roadside folk shrine, part accidental sound sculpture. Cyclists and walkers now encounter an oak whose branches glitter with metal ornaments. Here, grief has found a surprisingly gentle instrument.

A tour boat joined the search for a dog that had floated three miles out to sea in a kayak. After two hours of searching, they spotted the inflatable boat on the horizon but couldn’t see if the pooch was still aboard. As tension mounted, they young men captured the moment on video when they […] The post Dog Rescued After Being Swept Out to Sea on Inflatable Kayak Headed Toward Norway appeared first on Good News Network.