Good News Stories for Monday November 4th
Binti Malu from Pexels
Pete Kelly
Monday, November 4th, 2024 11:08am
Recently there has been a nationwide shortage of volunteers to work at polling places, so a group of organizations formed 'Vet the Vote' to recruit Veterans to serve as poll workers. In 2022 there was a deficit of 130,000 poll workers, and this year Vet the Vote has recruited more than 163,000 Veterans to help! Read more about the campaign here! (Good News Network)
The FTC has created a new rule banning fake online reviews including AI-generated reviews, reviews from people who didn't use it, reviews that the seller know are fake, reviews that they paid someone to leave and more, and prevents negative reviews from being deleted or removed. Read the new rules here! (Good News Network)
A new coating discovered by German scientists could extend the life of zinc-ion batteries more than 100-fold, which means they could replace lithium-ion batteries in many use cases. Zinc is cheaper, safer, more abundant than lithium and these batteries could last longer than lithium-ion. Read more about it here! (Good News Network)
The Latest
-
[GALLERY] Mohawk Honda Reveals '12 Days of Giving' Recipients
$30,000 was awarded to twelve Capital Region charities
-
BREAKING: Small Plane Lands on the Thruway in Albany [LIVE VIDEO]
The craft went down Friday afternoon
-
Big Lots to Shut Down all Stores, Including Capital Region
More downsizing coming in January
-
Drones will be Hovering Over Guilderland Thursday
But it's not aliens
-
Big Surprise For This Waitress
Capital Region Taking Care Of Each Other With Big Tip
-
Canal Worker Falls into Waterford Lock
The man apparently fell from a scaffold
-
New York State Police Are Hosting A Toy Drive
New York State Police Want To Bring Some Christmas Cheer
-
Shania Twain Coming to the Capital Region in 2025
Summer concert season continues to take shape
-
Popular DJ Makes Official Return To Schenectady
DJ Pauy D is coming back to The Capital Region!
-
Santa Came Early To Surprise Students At Van Rensselaer Elementary
Santa Came Early To Show Christmas Cheer In The Capital Region
-
New 'Warming Hut' Opens at Popular Capital Region Trail
If you're cross-country skiing our just out for a walk, here's where to go
-
Now Drones are Being Spotted Over the Capital Region
What is going on?