Swarup Bhunia and engineers at the University of Florida, Gainesville are envisioning mobile vehicle-to-vehicle charging for EVs.

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Seniors in the 80s, 90s, and 100s are surviving COVID-19 coronavirus and share advice on how to handle stress of cancelled weddings, and the future.

The post Elders Around the World in Their 80s, 90s, and 100s Are Bouncing Back From Virus – and Sharing Advice appeared first on Good News Network.

Banksy droped off an art piece that is inspiring the world with its superhero nurse theme, in gratitude to NHS Southampton General Hospital in England.

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Portugal is aiming to leap out of their COVID-19 lockdown by launching a series of clean energy projects that could generate 5.5 billion Euro in investment.

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On this day 70 years ago, Robert Schuman, the reformist French Prime Minister presented his proposal to create an organized Europe, which according to him was indispensable to the maintenance of peaceful relations. This proposal, known as the ‘Schuman Declaration’, is considered by some people to be the beginning of the creation of what is […]

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Governor Gavin Newsom has announced an exciting new plan in California to bring three nutritious meals a day to seniors in need, while providing meaningful work to those who have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic. The first program of its kind in the nation, ‘Great Plates Delivered’ will support struggling restaurants to […]

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Bruce Hollywood never wanted to meet his biological mother – but when he suffered a heart attack at the age of 45, he found her at the restaurant she had named after him.

The post A Mother’s Mighty Love After 45 Years Apart: ‘She knew you would be back.’ appeared first on Good News Network.

A New York company called Veles is selling an all-purpose cleaner made of food waste collected from Manhattan cafeterias, and ditches plastic spray bottles.

The post All-Purpose Cleaner is Made Entirely of Food Waste Collected in NYC—and Ditches Plastic Spray Bottles appeared first on Good News Network.

In addition to EV batteries being reused in 7-11 stores, their minerals can also provide many raw materials needed to run our world.

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Workers at the famous crowdfunding site Kickstarter became one of the first hi-tech workforces to unionize, creating Kickstarter United to ensure fairness.

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Dyper, maker of biodegradable disposable bamboo diapers, now offers a composting service that lets you ship off your baby's diapers in a box for recycling.

The post The World’s First Disposable Diaper Company That Collects The Dirty Ones For Composting appeared first on Good News Network.

Aldi grocery CEO Giles Huxley informed his suppliers that all products must come in 100% reusable, recyclable, or compostable packaing.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the exciting milestone on Twitter with a picture of his workforce and the company's new Model Y.

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Rather than just delivering milk to people's doorsteps, Loop is creating a circular delivery of groceries with all packaging being washed and reused.

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In addition to the shoes being released in a soothing range of colors, they have also done away with shoelaces and complex attachments.

The post Now Children With Autism or Sensory Issues Can Buy Vans Shoes Designed Exclusively For Them appeared first on Good News Network.

The masks had been left in the warehouse of the Swedish store to gather dust following the most recent bird flu outbreak.

The post After Rediscovering Warehouse Treasure Trove of 50,000 Face Masks, IKEA Donates Them All to Hospital appeared first on Good News Network.

NextGen Cup, led by Starbucks and McDonald’s, launched a pilot program to create a green alternative to the 250 billion discard paper coffee cups.

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Nurses, doctors, and medical personnel in New York City and England will now have access to free hotel rooms during the novel coronavirus outbreaks.

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Restaurants from Starbucks to Krispy Kreme are offering up free food and coffee to the North American workers fighting the coronavirus outbreaks.

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Kroger, which is the largest supermarket chain in the US by revenue, has now given their employees two different bonuses for their work during the pandemic.

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Blackrock, the world’s largest asset management company has pledged to invest its trillions of dollars in capital to maintaining the health of the planet.

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The Danish toy company has reworked some of their equipment to produce more than 13,000 protective plastic face masks every day.

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For two hours on Sunday mornings, all Sam's Club stores will be open to first responders and hospital workers—no membership required.

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The Swedish furniture chain published the ingredients and instructions for the saucy meatball dish to their social media pages this week.

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Nike is donating 32,500 pairs of shoes designed specially for healthcare workers, the Air Zoom Pulse, to hospitals hardest hit in the US and Europe.

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Lowe’s is delivering $1 million worth of flower baskets to isolating moms and grandmothers in senior homes around the US for Mother’s Day.

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Though it’s difficult for food banks to stock this item, nutrient-dense milk is one of the most-often requested items. Now, in these critical times, the Kroger grocery store chain has ramped-up its Dairy Rescue Program, one that takes donated excess raw milk normally sold to restaurants or hotels, which is now going to waste, and […]

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Cheaper beer and the return of the long lunch is on the menu as the hospitality sector tries to revive restaurants, pubs and cafes on the other side of the coronavirus pandemic.

A polar vortex brought rare winter weather conditions to the Northeast of the US on May 9, with freezing temperatures and snow reported across parts of New England, including Vermont. Up to 9 inches of snow was recorded in parts of Vermont with freeze or frost advisories reported in 20 states across the Midwest and Northeast. Video filmed by Mitch @VermonsterWx shows several inches of “light and fluffy” snow accumulation near Readsboro, Vermont. Credit: Mitch @VermonsterWx via Storyful

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Up to 3,000 people gathered in Munich, Germany, on May 9 to demonstrate against the restrictions put in place throughout the country to stem the spread of the coronavirus, according to local outlet TAG24. TAG24 reported that the protest had only been registered for 80 people. A larger crowd of people assembled, as this video shot in the central Marienplatz area of Munich shows. Similar protests took place across Germany on the same day in cities such as Berlin, Stuttgart, and Nuremburg. No violence was reported. On May 6, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced steps to ease the country’s coronavirus lockdown and introduced a new “emergency mechanism” that can be triggered by regional authorities to contain local Covid-19 outbreaks. As of May 9, Germany had over 171,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, and 7,525 deaths, according to figures published in Tagesspiegel. Credit: @Franzisker2 via Storyful

Visibility in parts of southern Ontario, Canada, was severely affected as a snow squall blanketed areas of the province — including the town of Barrie — on May 9, reports said . A frost advisory notice was issued for the area by the Canadian government, warning that “near or below freezing temperatures” were expected through Wednesday, May 13. Reports said that the unseasonable snowfall can be attributed to a polar vortex sweeping over the region. Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield posted a video of snow falling outside his Ontario home, saying, “It’s May 9. Cut it out.” This video, filmed by local resident Tom Eves, shows a snow squall in Barrie, north of Toronto. “Well what can you do but laugh,” wrote Eves on Twitter. Credit: Tom Eves via Storyful

As Victorians wait to learn what freedoms will return after the weekend, the state's number of confirmed coronavirus cases has risen again.

Western Australia will establish a multi-million-dollar fund to boost research into the coronavirus and to ramp up the state's testing regime.

Queensland has recorded its third day of zero cases this week but authorities warn the virus has not been eradicated and more cases are expected.

A resident who died in Sydney's Newmarch House had recovered from coronavirus and died of an unrelated illness, NSW Health says.

Magician Roy Horn, who was one half of the German duo "Siegfried & Roy," has died after contracting Covid-19, his spokesman says.

Australians are being warned to take care when visiting their mums on Mother's Day, particularly if they are elderly.

Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary has the coronavirus, the White House says, making her the second person who works at the White House complex known to test positive for the virus this week.

A driver who smashed into a female cyclist, injuring her badly, then drove off should hand himself in, police say.

Thousands of people have flocked to shopping malls and supermarkets across Adelaide, raising concerns of growing complacency over the coronavirus pandemic.

The British government has told airlines it will introduce a 14-day quarantine period for most people arriving from abroad to try to avoid a second peak of the coronavirus pandemic, an association representing the airlines said on Saturday.

THE COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) Bill 2020 passed.  The legislation “implements a range of temporary emergency measures to support Victorians and continue delivering the services we all rely on”.

Did you do it? Did you download? Did you trust the federal government enough to let them trace your extended interactions with your phone?

Perhaps when COVID-19 is done and dusted the Victorian Government might apply some of the same tough, no nonsense attitude towards getting drug drivers off our roads.

‘Kudos’ is an interesting word.

Might be a little regression going on at my place during this lockdown.

Much has been written and discussed over the last few months around our present social environment.

This week I went to my first farewell for a co-worker on Zoom.