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The Good DailyAround the world, reading projects are helping people gather, learn, and fall back in love with books. From shared libraries to creative community spaces, the work treats reading…
Read today’s storiesThe Good DailyThe European Union is banning the destruction of unsold clothing, a move aimed at reducing fashion waste and pushing companies toward more responsible inventory practices. It is a…
Read today’s storiesThe Good DailyWhite storks have nested in England’s Midlands for the first time in roughly 600 years. Their return is a conservation milestone and a beautiful image of patience rewarded.…
Read today’s storiesThe Good DailyA preschooler wanted to dress up like someone he admired, and he chose his school’s facilities manager. The gesture made the man’s day because it showed a child…
Read today’s storiesThe Good DailyResearch continues to show that the sing-song way adults often talk to babies can support attention, bonding, and language development. What looks silly from the outside may actually…
Read today’s storiesThe Good DailyThree Stanford professors offer questions that can help people think more clearly about what comes next in life. The value is not in finding one perfect answer, but…
Read today’s storiesThe Good DailyA tiny dog survived an astonishing swim through San Francisco Bay before rescuers found him and helped reunite him with his family. The details are almost unbelievable, but…
Read today’s storiesThe Good DailyIn 1979, two strangers answered a newspaper ad and set out to bike across the country together. Decades later, they reconnected and remembered the unlikely trip that had…
Read today’s storiesThe Good DailyWhen a local resident learned that teachers in her wealthy California county were still among the lowest-paid in the state, she decided to do something direct. She gave…
Read today’s storiesThe Good DailyResearchers and designers are looking at how rooftop rainwater systems could help cool buildings and ease pressure from rising air-conditioning use. The idea connects water, heat, and energy…
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