#095 - The Best News of Last Week - July 25, 2023
💃 - Swiftly Generous: Taylor Swift Hits the Right Note with Food Bank Donation!
If you're ready to "paws" for a moment of joy and laughter, read through stories that'll leave you feeling inspired. It's time to fetch some happiness, one headline at a time!
1. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signs bill outlawing pelvic exams on unconscious patients without consent
A little-known practice that allowed medical students to perform pelvic and other intimate exams on unconscious patients without their consent is now banned in Missouri after action taken Thursday by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson.
2. Indonesia market caves to pressure, ends dog, cat meat trade
Authorities on Friday announced the end of the “brutally cruel” dog and cat meat slaughter at a notorious animal market on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi following a years-long campaign by local activists and world celebrities. An anti-animal cruelty group will move the remaining live dogs and cats from the slaughterhouse to sanctuaries
3. Colorado food bank receives donation from Taylor Swift. She has been donating to food banks across the country during her "Eras Tour."
Taylor Swift made a donation to Food Bank of the Rockies on Friday before playing two sold-out stadium concerts in Denver.
Food Bank of the Rockies announced Swift's donation and said it will allow it to purchase food for 75,000 meals.
4. Earth’s atmosphere can clean itself, groundbreaking research finds
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, have found that a strong electric field between airborne water droplets and surrounding air can create a molecule called hydroxide (OH) by a previously unknown mechanism.
This molecule is crucial in helping to clear the air of pollutants, including greenhouse gases and other chemicals.
5. US woman, 55, searching for long-lost Singaporean pen pal, 56, reconnects with him after 30 years
The pair started exchanging letters way back in 1983 when they were still in their teens, but lost contact after 10 years of correspondence.
Now 55 years old, Kelly is eager to reconnect with Cheng, and has been actively searching for him via appeals on social media.
6. ‘Intuitive’ pet who ‘hears’ for deaf owner named National Cat of the Year
An “intuitive” cat who helps his deaf owner by alerting her to sounds around the house has won a national award.
Zebby was named Cats Protection’s National Cat of the Year 2023 in recognition of the way he supports owner Genevieve Moss, 66, by alerting her to noises like the phone ringing or a guest at the door.
7. Australian sailor and his dog survive two months at sea
An Australian sailor who survived two months in the Pacific Ocean by eating raw fish and drinking rainwater is "stable and very well", a doctor says.
Sydney resident Tim Shaddock, 51, and his dog Bella left Mexico for French Polynesia in April, but their boat was damaged by a storm several weeks later. They were rescued by a trawler this week after a helicopter spotted them.
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