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Jan 2025
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5 Good Things: The High School Hero Who ...

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Thailand became the first southeast Asian country to recognize marriage equality. How a high school basketball player’s quick thinking on the court saved a life. This start-up makes special backpacks that turn into a reading light for places with no electricity. The Golden State Warriors made a superfan’s day. Plus, a tiny French town just got 10 million euros richer from a man who’d never even visited.

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