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Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni play Detective Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler in "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
Arts & Culture

Mariska Hargitay has helped pass laws to end rape kit backlogs for years. She just reached her 50th state

The “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” star says the milestone is a “watershed moment.”
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Four Barbie stamps designed by the USPS, featuring Barbie dolls dressed as a nurse, surgeon, astronaut, and firefighter
Arts & Culture

USPS unveils 10 new Barbie stamps for all your summer snail mail

The famous doll will soon adorn envelopes mailed across the country.
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A technician installs a solar panel
Environment

Job training program gives formerly incarcerated a fresh start as solar installers

The program, created by Black United Fund of Texas, is called “Vulnerable to Vibrant.”
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A photo collage of a plant's leaves up close, a scuba diver underwater, a young girl smiles in front of the camera with her upright pinky, the front half of a public bus, and an aerial photo of coral reefs
Good News This Week

Good News This Week: May 2, 2026 - Hotlines, Dolls, & Miracle Trees

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...
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A kiwi bird stands across a dark green backyard.
Animals

Kiwi birds have lost 99% of their population. New Zealanders are fighting for their return

The symbolic bird is coming back to the heart of New Zealand a century after it was sent offshore.
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A little girl smiles beside a sea turtle wrapped in on a fishing pier.
Animals

On vacation, this 8-year-old girl spotted a hooked sea turtle. She ended up saving one of the world's most endangered species

A young girl was vacationing from South Carolina with her family when they came across a hooked sea turtle on a fishing pier.
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Two photos side-by-side. On the left are two female college students crouching next to a garden, smiling. On the right is a wide shot of a pollinator garden on campus at UCLA
Environment

Two college students led a crusade to end herbicide use on their campus. Now they're doing the same at schools nationwide

Re:Wild Your Campus is on a mission to eliminate synthetic pesticides from all college campuses in the U.S. by 2030.
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Gray storm clouds over a forest of green trees
Environment

Your local weather forecast is likely based on conditions miles away. These meteorologists are making it more accurate

Meteorologists are working to ensure everyone living in the U.S. is no further than 20 miles from the nearest weather station.
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A Black man and a Black woman smile in wedding attire as they stand in a church at the end of the aisle. The groom is wiping tears away from his eyes
People Doing Good

Strangers across the wedding industry have donated their services to nearly 300 couples with terminal illnesses

A nonprofit is helping couples who are facing terminal illness say “I do.”
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A man plays the electric guitar on stage in a close-up picture that only includes his midsection and hands.
Mental Health

He rose to fame in a groundbreaking metal band — now he’s building a new kind of therapy program

His new all-in-one healthcare program combines individual therapy, group therapy, and medication management.
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