The Optimist: This 11-year-old is helping hard-to-place dogs in shelters find homes

How to choose the best sleeping position, and why it matters; Bi-national couples await airport hugs and the end of a long separation; This U.S. city just voted to decarbonize every single building; An astonishing aurora awed skywatchers this week — and made for dazzling photos; The traveling friendship of Guy Fieri and Sammy Hagar ; In Italy, a poetic walk in Dante's footsteps; Legendary author Claudia Roden, 85, trades travels for memories in her newest cookbook; How an outdoorsy engineer is working to cut transportation pollution around disadvantaged communities; Toronto is home to the world's largest lake-powered cooling system. Here's how it works. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Stories that inspire.     (Amanda McGarrity) This 11-year-old is helping hard-to-place dogs in shelters get attention — and find homes Evan Bisnauth makes animated videos with the dogs to help them get adopted. By Cathy Free ●  Read more »   How to choose the best sleeping position, and why it matters While the position you fall asleep in is just one piece of the sleep hygiene puzzle, experts said it can be key to getting quality rest. By Allyson Chiu ●  Read more »   Bi-national couples await airport hugs and the end of a long separation With U.S. borders reopening on Nov. 8, couples split by continents are finally close to reunification. By Emily Fagan ●  Read more »   This U.S. city just voted to decarbonize every single building Following a city council vote, Ithaca, New York is set to be the first city in the country to electrify its buildings with the help of BlocPower. By Tik Root ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   An astonishing aurora awed skywatchers this week — and made for dazzling photos The aurora put on an incredible show in the northern United States, Canada and Europe. By Ian Livingston ●  Read more »   Get breaking news alerts, offline reading lists and more. Download the app   The traveling friendship of Guy Fieri and Sammy Hagar We talked to the tequila-brand owners about Cabo, sushi on guitars and flying private during the pandemic. By Natalie B. Compton ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   In Italy, a poetic walk in Dante's footsteps Il Cammino di Dante is a loop through the Italian countryside — and the scenery that helped inspire "The Divine Comedy." By J.R. Patterson ●  Read more »   Legendary author Claudia Roden, 85, trades travels for memories in her newest cookbook In "Claudia Roden's Mediterranean," she celebrates a lifetime of recipes that have documented cultures and brought pleasure to her and home cooks across the world. By Mayukh Sen ●  Read more »   How an outdoorsy engineer is working to cut transportation pollution around disadvantaged communities With transportation the top source of U.S. emissions, Harold Rickenbacker has worked on local air monitoring and teamed with Ikea on electric truck deliveries. By Michael Laris ●  Read more »   Toronto is home to the world's largest lake-powered cooling system. Here's how it works. Deep lake water cooling is used to cool over 100 buildings in the city. It saves enough electricity to power a town of 25,000 — and it's so popular the city is pursuing an expansion. By Tik Root ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out A Better Week for a 7-day email course that will help you conquer your calendar, get more done and find time for the things you care about. Sign up »

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