Thumbs up to … A Burger King worker, after nearly 27 years of never missing work, finally being able to buy a house with the money received from crowdfunding donations. In appreciation of his work over the decades, it inspired people from all around the world to donate money for him. https://fortune.com/2024/01/03/viral-burger-king-worker-buys-first-home-gofundme-donations/
Thumbs up to… Scientists at Queen Mary University of London for successfully developing a drug to help treat mesothelioma. This treatment has proven to significantly increase the number of people who live at least three years after contracting the disease. Trials for this treatment were conducted in five different countries and were successful in all of them.
Thumbs up to… Event organizers and CEOs of social media platforms recently being called to the Senate Judiciary committee about the potential harmful effects that their platforms have on teens and young adults. These CEOs were confronted by the Senate about the potential risks and dangers that many teens faced on their social platform and parents' concerns and troubles they faced using social media. (CNN News)
https://www.cnn.com/tech/live-news/meta-x-discord-tiktok-snap-chiefs-testimony-senate/index.html
Thumbs down to… A 7-year-old Indiana girl dying after digging a hole at a Florida beach with her brother. The hole that they were digging collapsed on itself, burying her deep within the sand. Her brother managed to escape seemingly safe, but she was pulled out of the sand without a pulse and was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/us/sandhole-florida-death-beach.html
Thumbs down to… The two men who started shooting during an argument that ended up killing 43-year-old Lisa Lopez-Galvan. Lopez-Galvan was a prominent DJ in the Kansas City area, and she left behind her husband and son. The two men responsible for her death, who were also shot themselves, have been charged with second-degree murder.
Thumbs down to… 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley being attacked and killed while on a morning jog on a college campus in Georgia. The suspect in her murder is not a U.S. citizen, and those opposed to immigration are using this as an opportunity to call for immigration reform.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/...
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-Cute baby gorilla born in Texas, the first at the zoo to be born via C-section
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68313089
-Breakthrough in potential cancer treatment drug
-Greece became the first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex marriage
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22 year old nursing student Laken Riley was attacked while on a morning jog on a college campus in Georgia. The suspect in her murder had entered the U.S illegally and before then had been arrested, according to U.S immigration and Custom Enforcement. This prompt now calls for Immigration reform.