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There’s good news for cancer patients in India. The government’s pharmaceutical department, has cut the prices for hundreds of anti-cancer medications. Some now cost 87% less! 2.2 million people suffering from cancer across India, will benefit from the cheaper drugs. The drug companies might make less money, but more lives will be saved!
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High school seniors are thinking about graduation, college, and prom. In Texas, the Dallas Public Library gave away prom dresses, so kids can save money for college instead. The Fairy Tale Closet had hundreds of dresses donated by stores and local residents. Libraries often have more to offer, than books!
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Today is No Smoking Day. Ask anyone who smokes, if they could quit, just for today. Maybe they’ll be inspired to quit for good! It’s also Open An Umbrella Indoors Day. It’s meant to show people, it won’t bring bad luck. Make sure you have enough room, or you’ll be unlucky and break something!
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In Nebraska, Sgt. Mick Downing spotted a Ford Mustang chilling out. The car was made of snow! Someone had spent a lot of time carving every detail, and even spray painted it. The fake car also had a fake parking ticket. I wonder how long it will take to melt!
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Gabrielle Masone is a 28 year-old Canadian inventor. She has developed contact lenses, that can correct color blindness! She hopes people can avoid wearing tinted glasses all the time. The prototype is ready to test on humans. Meanwhile, her company, Colorsmith Labs, is looking for investors to make the lenses available to everyone.
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Billy’s Donuts didn’t have a very grand opening last week. The Texas donut shop was empty, and the owner’s son took a photo of his sad dad. After posting the photo to social media, their Instagram followers jumped from 71, to 99,000, and the Twitter post was retweeted 326,000 times! Billy’s Donuts is full of customers now!
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Did you know it’s Groundwater Awareness Week? Groundwater is the water under the Earth’s surface. It’s found in the cracks and spaces, of underground rocks and soil. Large bodies of porous rock, called aquifers, can hold loads of water. That could be where your tap water is coming from! Even Mars had groundwater!
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The Girl Scouts were started in 1912. It’s Girl Scout Day, so buy some of their cookies! Then go to IHOP, to celebrate National Pancake Day, with free pancakes! It’s also Plant A Flower Day. Plant some pretty perennials, which are flowers that return every year. If it’s still too cold, start some seeds inside.
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The world’s oldest living person was verified by Guinness on Saturday. Kane Tanaka, a Japanese woman, is 116 years and 68 days old! She celebrated with a ceremony and belated birthday cake. When asked which part of her life she’d enjoyed most, she answered, “This right now.” She waited a long time for that record!
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Officials at the Cinque Terre National Park in Italy, are fed up with rescuing people who go hiking unprepared. The hiking trails above the beaches are difficult terrain, but vacationers often wear flip-flops, then need helicopters to help them down. Now, if you get caught hiking in flip-flops, you might get fined $2000!
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