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A historic Hudson Valley estate built in 1895 is reopening as a wedding venue and retreat—and the owners, a husband-and-wife team, are inaugurating the restored property by giving away a free wedding to the couple who tells the best story. Pine Brook Manor, about 90 minutes from New York City, includes 110 acres of pine […] The post Win a Free Wedding at Historic Hudson Valley Estate For Couple With the Best Story appeared first on Good News Network.

The final image is a gut punch. The post In moving photo series, woman captures her parents waving goodbye to her for 27 years appeared first on Upworthy.

People are supporting her for her heartfelt honesty. The post Her daughter said she doesn’t want to be ‘big’ like her. She responded with perfect composure. appeared first on Upworthy.

Dad to the rescue. The post Mark Wahlberg got praise for confronting a DJ over lyrics at his 10-year-old’s dance appeared first on Upworthy.

Gregorian chants had their time on the charts, too. The post Gen Xers explain that quick moment in the ’90s when everybody suddenly got into swing music appeared first on Upworthy.

While legal loopholes have historically allowed child marriage to persist in the United States, Hawaii is currently witnessing a powerful wave of advocacy and legislative evolution. The conversation is moving toward the empowerment of young people and the modernization of state protections. By closing gaps in the law, Hawaii is joining a global movement to […] The post Child Marriage in Hawaii: 5 Key Steps Toward Reform appeared first on The Borgen Project.

Poor sanitation and a naturally wet climate create a fertile breeding ground for pests such as mosquitoes and rodents, which sometimes carry infectious diseases. With a number of different large scale efforts, the Taiwan CDC also encourages citizens to take proper measures to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. This primarily comes in the form […] The post Eliminating the Pests That Spread Infectious Diseases in Taiwan appeared first on The Borgen Project.

18 years ago today, Iceland enshrined the area surrounding Vatnajökull glacier as a national park, the second-largest in all of Europe behind Yugyd Va in Russia. The Vatnajökull glacier is the largest in Europe outside the Arctic, but the national park includes two areas that were previously protected called Skaftafell and Jökulsárgljúfur. READ about the area’s […] The post Good News in History, June 7 appeared first on Good News Network.

All 46 got a Dog the Bounty Hunter makeover. The post A guy made every every president into a ‘cool guy with a mullet’ and the images deliver appeared first on Upworthy.

Before-and-after photos from Herefordshire, England, show how nature’s beauty has returned to a riverside previously obliterated by a local farmer. The farmer used an 18-ton digger to dredge a section of the River Lugg near Leominster, and stripped every tree from a mile-long stretch of one of Britain’s most important salmon rivers. He was jailed […] The post Nature’s Beauty is Restored After Farmer Obliterated Shoreline of Important Salmon Run appeared first on Good News Network.

SEO KEYPHRASE: Food Security in Nicaragua META DESCRIPTION: Food security in Nicaragua improves through local action and climate-resilient farming, addressing rural challenges and enhancing agricultural stability. CATEGORIES: - The Good News - Technology & Solutions TAGS: - Nicaragua - World Food Programme - Climate-Resilient Farming - Rural Agriculture - School Feeding Program - Agricultural Cooperatives The post From Crisis to Resilience: Food Security in Nicaragua appeared first on The Borgen Project.

My Shelter Foundation is a Philippines-based organization that helps provide lighting to low-income families by using recycled plastic bottles as solar-powered light bulbs. Established in 2011, within 20 months of its launch, the company produced more than 350,000 bottled lights, with 150,000 of that figure benefiting households in the Philippines. This innovative project highlights how […] The post Solar Bottle Entrepreneurs appeared first on The Borgen Project.

A truly global, multicultural endeavor. The post It took 343 embroiderers in 46 countries 13 years to make one absolutely stunning dress appeared first on Upworthy.

A few years after her speech, everything changed. The post A 9-year-old girl stood before the school board and absolutely eviscerated standardized tests appeared first on Upworthy.

The results showed an alarming average of 240,000 nanoplastics per 1 liter bottle, but what does it mean for our health? The post Scientists test 3 popular bottled waters for nanoplastics using new tech, and yikes appeared first on Upworthy.