Five stories from the past eight days. Each one names the outlet that reported it, and the excerpt under it comes from that outlet's own feed, not from us.
Your Weekly Horoscope
Good News Network, September 26.
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Good News in History September 26
Good News Network, September 26.
Happy 81st Birthday to singer-songwriter Bryan Ferry whose “elegant, seductive croon” and Mod stylings influenced a generation of glam art rock in the 70s.
Nairobi Is Transforming Neglected Libraries Into Vibrant Civic Hubs
Reasons to Be Cheerful, September 25.
As Sunil Totti prepared for a job interview with an international tech firm recently, he was hit by a sudden anxiety: What if the electricity failed midway through? At home in Eastleigh, Nairobi, the power was notoriously unreliable. But that anxiety was quickly replaced by reassurance: “I know a place where I can go,” he realized.
Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Initiative is turning citizens into foresters
Optimist Daily, September 25.
For most of the past century, Ethiopia was losing its forests. From the turn of the millennium to 2025, the country shed 560,000 hectares, about 2,160 square miles, of tree cover to agriculture, logging, and charcoal fuel. Then the government launched the Green Legacy Initiative in 2019, and citizens started planting trees.
Podcast Transcript September 25th, 2026 - The tilcayo, cancer-sniffing dogs, and 8 more things going right
Optimist Daily, September 25.
Episode Description: There’s a startup training dogs to detect cancer across seven types… and there’s over 90 percent accuracy across six hospitals.