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🥇 Spectators erupted in celebration for Haiti’s first Olympic cross-country skier, Stevenson Savart, as he crossed the finish line in 64th place. Savart was also Haiti’s flag bearer for the opening ceremony.

☮️ The 19 Buddhist monks reached their final destination after more than 100 days and 2,300 miles of walking, and have invited everyone to watch a closing ceremony on Facebook Live today at 2:30 PM Eastern.

Clean energy

Over 99% of new U.S. generating capacity will come from solar, wind, and batteries in 2026

Solar and battery storage dominated new energy capacity in the U.S. in 2025, and a new report shows that trend is projected to continue and accelerate in 2026.

Utility-scale renewables and battery storage are projected to increase by 69,579.1 megawatts and will make up 99.2% of net new capacity this year — and that figure could be even higher if it included small-scale solar.

Natural gas capacity is projected to increase by just 3,960.7 megawatts and be almost completely offset by coal capacity’s projected decrease of 3,387 megawatts.

Why is this good news? Despite the federal government’s best efforts to stop the growth of renewables, reports and on-the-ground projects continue to reaffirm their “unstoppable” growth. As one expert said, they should “get with the program or else just get out of the way.”

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More Good News

​New York passed a law requiring every child entering foster care in the state to receive proper luggage or a duffel bag. Previously, many children entering the foster care system would carry all of their belongings in black plastic trash bags — this new law treats them with dignity, care, and respect from day one.

You may also like: Man who lived ‘live in trash bag’ donates backpacks to foster youth​

​A prison training program for guide dogs was so successful that it inspired 11 more across the country. Dogs trained within Canine Companions’ programs have a 10% higher success rate at becoming service dogs than their counterparts, and estimates that it is because of the “time and care” incarcerated trainers invest in their students.

​A UK dairy delivery business is collecting unwanted toys and electronics to help reduce waste. Modern Milkman delivers groceries to more than 100,000 households across the UK, and will start collecting the other items to give to recycling specialist EMR Group, which will repurpose or recycle the items.

​The largest organ procurement organization in the country facilitated a record number of organ donations in 2025. The Philadelphia-based Gift of Life Donor Program announced that it coordinated a record 1,955 organ transplants in 2025 across the United States, including 984 kidney transplants.

​A French-American chemist made a major breakthrough in the recycling of rare earth elements. Rare earth elements are crucial for the automotive, electronic, and other industries, and they’ve become a source of massive geopolitical importance and conflict — this discovery could pave the way for recycling them.

Arts & culture

Minneapolis protesters have been singing ‘It’s Okay to Change Your Mind’ to ICE agents. This is the song’s backstory

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War & Conflict

The world just set a new record for the longest stretch of time with no nuclear tests

A scientist with the Union of Concerned Scientists confirmed that the “world has gone eight years, four months, and 11 days without a nuclear test.” And every day that passes without one will set a new record.

The milestone means the planet has experienced its longest stretch of time without a nuclear explosion since July 16, 1945, when the U.S. started the nuclear era with an explosion in New Mexico.

The previous record happened between May 1998 and October 2006.

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More Good bits

🐟 Fish waste is fashion, sweetie.

🏒 Nobody should have to hide themselves to play the sport they love.

🐦 Scotland is giving endangered birds a new home.

❤️ Now that’s how you pay it forward.

🦟 The world’s deadliest parasite is smart, but researchers are smarter.

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