Good News
March 26, 2025

School Bus Driver Goes the Extra Mile to Make Sure Student Has Pajamas on Pajama Day

For most students, “Pajama Day” at school is a fun break from routine. But for Levi, a first grader at Engelhard Elementary School in Louisville, Kentucky, it was a stark reminder of what he was missing. That Friday morning, Jefferson County Public Schools bus driver Larry Farrish Jr. immediately noticed that Levi wasn’t his usual cheerful self. Sensing something was wrong, he made the kind decision to help.

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Good News
March 25, 2025

8-Year-Old Heart Transplant Candidate Craving Pickles Gets “Pickle Party” in Children’s Hospital

An 8-year-old named Emerson Bayse considers pickles a big dill—especially now that she’s awaiting a heart transplant at Boston Children’s Hospital. Her hankering for pickles began as she prepared for the procedure, a common experience for cardiac patients on fluid restrictions, who often develop a taste for salty foods.

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Health
March 24, 2025

Here’s Why Seawater Is So Dangerous for Your Body and Why You Shouldn’t Drink It

Today, there are 2 billion people who don't have access to clean drinking water, and things are projected to only get worse in the coming years. In a bit of environmental irony, there will also be more water in the oceans due to the melting of polar glaciers. You might be wondering, What stops us from just turning all that into drinking water?

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