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Jon Sabo
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Web & email developer who loves tinkering with AI, 3D printing, and maker projects. Proud husband & father.
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1. 🌍 Tony Robbins’ #100BillionMeals hits 30 BILLION—redefining hunger relief!
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Tony Robbins'100 Billion Meals Challenge Secures First 30 Billion Meals, Redefining Global Hunger Relief Efforts
For Robbins, hunger is a deeply personal cause, having experienced food insecurity as a child and received a donated Thanksgiving meal.
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April 14, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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2. 🚑 India’s 88 ambulances helped Sri Lanka save 1.5 MILLION lives!
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88 Ambulances Gifted by India Have Helped Sri Lanka Save 1.5 Million Lives
Sri Lanka was able to launch the nation's first national emergency service—equivalent to our 911 or Britain's 999.
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April 14, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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3. 💉 $10 blood test could prevent thousands of heart attacks, study says!
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#HealthcareForAll #Innovation
Simple $10 Blood Test Could Help Prevent Thousands of Heart Attacks, Study Says
The study also found adding troponin tests meant that up to 8% of people classified as intermediate risk were changed to high-risk.
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April 14, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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4. 💙 Man w/ tremors for 30 years CURED by Medicare-covered ultrasound! “It’s unbelievable!”
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#MedicalBreakthrough #Hope
Man Living with Tremors for 30 Years Is Cured by Ultrasound Beam Paid by Medicare: 'It's unbelievable!’
Captured on camera by NBC 6, it was difficult to tell who was happier, Avendaño or Dr. Zucker, who called the procedure his "magic track."
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April 14, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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5. ☀️ Solar tricycles empower women entrepreneurs in Africa to drive change!
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#WomenEmpowerment #CleanEnergy
Solar Tricycle Startup Helps Entrepreneurial Women Be Drivers of Change in Africa
It allows women to fetch water and firewood, take family members to medical facilities, or bring and buy produce at local markets.
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April 14, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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6. 🤖 AI now detects invasive Asian hornets—helping protect ecosystems!
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#TechForGood #SaveTheBees
University Develops AI to Detect Invasive Asian Hornets
Asian hornets have invaded countries across the European continent, and their stings have hospitalized and even killed residents.
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April 14, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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7. 🦑 A hidden deep-sea ecosystem thriving after an iceberg broke off Antarctica!
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#OceanDiscovery #ScienceIsAmazing
Thriving Ecosystem of Deep-Sea Creatures Discovered After Iceberg Detached Serendipitously from Antarctica
Researchers and crewmembers aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute's Falkor (too), "seized upon the moment" and were richly rewarded.
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April 14, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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8. 🌳 300-yr-old trees along Detroit River just recognized as a protected old-growth forest!
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#NatureWins #Sustainability
300-Year-Old Trees Along Detroit River Gain Recognition as an Old-Growth Forest
Right outside Detroit a native forest has stood undisturbed for centuries—but now, the 300 year-old oaks are gaining recognition.
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April 14, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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9. 🐢 100-yr-old Galapagos tortoises at Philly Zoo hatch 4 babies—helping save their species!
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#WildlifeConservation #GoodVibes
Philadelphia Zoo’s 100-Year-old Galapagos Tortoises Hatch 4 Babies–to Help Ensure the Species’ Survival
100-year-old Galapagos tortoises hatched 4 babies at the Philadelphia Zoo helping to ensure the survival of a critically endangered species.
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April 14, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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10. 🐕 FREE service finds lost pets using QR codes & a million-strong network—already reunited 40,000 animals! 🎉
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#PetLovers #TechForGood
FREE Service that Finds Lost Pets–Already Reunited 40,000 Animals Using QR Codes and Network of a Million People
Now, there's an Amber Alert for pets. FidoAlert uses a QR code and SMS texts to find lost animals—and the best part is... it's free.
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Philadelphia Zoo’s 100-Year-old Galapagos Tortoises Hatch 4 Babies–to Help Ensure Species Survival
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Philadelphia Zoo’s 100-Year-old Galapagos Tortoises Hatch 4 Babies–to Help Ensure Species Survival
100-year-old Galapagos tortoises hatched 4 babies at the Philadelphia Zoo helping to ensure the survival of a critically endangered species.
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April 6, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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World’s Smallest Pacemaker is Made for Newborns, Activated by Light, and Requires No Surgery
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Those Who Got Shingles Vaccine Were 20% Less Likely to Get Dementia in Study of 280,000
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World’s Smallest Pacemaker is Made for Newborns, Activated by Light, and Requires No Surgery
Although it can work with hearts of all sizes, the pacemaker is particularly well-suited to the tiny, fragile hearts of newborn babies.
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April 6, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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Record Number of 736,000 Sandhill Cranes Flock to Nebraska in Spring Migration
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Village Saves its Phone Booth with Campaign to Make More Calls – and Preserve a ‘Lifeline’
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Record Number of 736,000 Sandhill Cranes Flock to Nebraska in Spring Migration–with No Bird Flu
Arrivals and departures are staggered over several weeks, but at peak stopover, it's one of the great sights of natural America.
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April 6, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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49-Year-old Becomes First Blind Woman to Swim English Channel: ‘Nothing is Impossible’
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3-year-old Finds Ancient Egyptian Scarab Seal at the Site of David and Goliath’s Battle
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49-Year-old Becomes First Blind Woman to Swim English Channel: ‘Nothing is Impossible’
After winning medals at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics, Melanie retired from competitive swimming and wanted “something more.”
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April 6, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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In East Africa, Rats Have Prevented 400,000 New Cases of Deadliest Infection...
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Presumed Extinct: World’s Smallest Otter Found in Busy Nepal River After 186 Years without a Sighting
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In East Africa, Rats Have Prevented 400,000 New Cases of Deadliest Infection Using Their Super Sense of Smell
TB is sometimes thought of as a thing of the past, but it remains the number-one cause of death globally from a single infectious pathogen.
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April 6, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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Researchers Discover New Mechanism for Rapid Liver Regeneration to Restore Damaged Livers
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Girl Joins Mensa at 13 After Scoring Higher Than Albert Einstein–Even with No Exam Prep
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Researchers Discover New Mechanism for Rapid Liver Regeneration to Restore Damaged Livers
Researchers discovered a mechanism after acute liver damage occurs—and it could lead to treatments for those with severe liver problems.
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April 6, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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6.8 Million of India’s Poorest Got Treated For Cancer by New State Health Insurance in Just 7 Years
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6.8 Million of India's Poorest Got Treated For Cancer by New State Health Insurance in Just 7 Years
Nothing about this effort was small, and Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda said that there were 200 individual insurance packages.
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March 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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73% Reduction in Suicides on Golden Gate Bridge Since Installing Safety Nets
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73% Reduction in Suicides on Golden Gate Bridge Since Installing Safety Nets
There were 2.48 suicides per month before installation of the safety nets, 1.83 during installation, and 0.67 after installation.
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March 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Harvard Tuition is Now Free for Families Earning Under $200k–Includes Housing and Books for Those Below $100k
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Harvard Tuition is Now Free for Families Earning Under $200k–Includes Housing and Books for Those Below $100k
Free Harvard tuition will now be offered to students from families with incomes of $200,000 or less—and include housing for $100,000 or less.
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March 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Lowe’s Invests $9M to Address Skilled Trades Shortage as Wages Rise Amid Worker Shortage
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Lowe’s Invests $9M to Address Skilled Trades Shortage as Wages Rise Amid Worker Shortage
$9 million in grants from Lowe’s is going to support 15 nonprofits for training the next generation of tradespeople to meet the demand.
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March 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Man Lives for 100 Days with Artificial Titanium Heart in Successful New Trial
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Man Lives for 100 Days with Artificial Titanium Heart in Successful New Trial
In the United States, there are around 3,500 donor hearts made available every year for more than 4,400 people who join the waiting list.
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March 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Number of Monarch Butterflies Wintering in Mexico is Way Up–Doubling the Forest Acreage Over Last Year
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Number of Monarch Butterflies Wintering in Mexico is Way Up–Doubling the Forest Acreage Over Last Year
The number of monarch butterflies overwintering this year in Mexico has nearly doubled, according to the 2025 annual census.
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March 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM