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🐋 — A lot of animal news this week. Which is amazing :D — 1. Church of Scotland to allow same-sex marriages The Church of Scotland has voted to allow clergy to conduct same-sex marriages for the first time. It means same-sex couples will be able to marry in church in services conducted by ministers. The Presbyterian denomination is preparing new suggested liturgy to…

🦏 — Let’s read some good things that happened in the last 7 days around the world — 1. Dallas Bans Pet Store Sales of Puppies and Kittens. Law forbidding the sale of puppies and kittens takes effect in six months Dallas City Council members banned the sale of puppies and kittens in pet stores across the city Wednesday. The Humane Pet Store Ordinance takes effect in six…

🦦 — Read until the end for the best headline I read this week — 1. Karine Jean-Pierre, an out lesbian, has been named the next White House Press Secretary. Jean-Pierre will be the first out LGBTQ person and the first Black person to hold the office. She currently serves as Deputy Press Secretary under Jen Psaki. Jean-Pierre will replace Psaki, who had announced she…

🧑‍🤝‍🧑- Hi, this is Erica and I hope you had a great weekend. Let’s read some good things that happened in the last 7 days! — 1. House passes bill to cap cost of insulin at $35 a month The House passed a bill capping the cost of insulin at $35 a month in a move that could impact diabetics around the country. McBath, Rep. Daniel Kildee and Rep. …

🥁 — Hope you had a great weekend. Here’s some good news you might’ve missed last week. 1. Billionaire Mark Cuban Opens Online Pharmacy To Provide Affordable Generic Drugs Billionaire investor Mark Cuban launched an online pharmacy Thursday that offers more than 100 generic drugs at an affordable price with…

🐱 — Hope you had a great weekend. Let’s read some positive news :) 1. Experimental treatment in Spain puts 18 cancer patients in complete remission Barcelona’s Clínic Hospital announces hopeful results for people with multiple myeloma. Developed through the public system, the cost is lower than commercially available products…

💉 — Hope you had a great weekend. Let’s read some positive news :) 1. With nearly 5 million children getting COVID vaccines, no safety problems have been seen, CDC director says Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. …

1. Man who had open-heart surgery wins a $1 million lottery prize after the ticket came in a get-well card A Massachusetts man recovering from open-heart surgery won a $1 million lottery prize on a scratch-off ticket given to him by a friend, according to lottery officials. Alexander McLeish received…