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TicToc Tonight

The news cycle churns out some cheer, too. Brighten your weekend with these 10 uplifting stories from the past week.

1. Gen Z "super-spellers" made H-I-S-T-O-R-Y.
The Scripps National Spelling Bee crowned eight champs after 20 rounds of ten-dollar words like aiguillette, bougainvillea and pendeloque.

2. Michigan's basketball coach got emotional over his new job.
"I said I wasn't going to cry," Juwan Howard said as he was officially introduced as the next coach for the university's men's team.

3. The world's smallest baby finally left the hospital.
When Baby Saybie was born in December 2018, she weighed just 8.6 oz., about as much as an apple. Now, she's home at a healthy 5.6 pounds.

4. MacKenzie Bezos pledged to give half her wealth to charity.
After receiving $35 billion from her divorce from Jeff Bezos, she signed the Giving Pledge to give more than half her fortune to philanthropic causes.

5. A rare albino giant panda was caught on camera in China.
The Wolong National Nature Reserve in Sichuan province released a first-ever photo of the white bear crossing through the forest.

6. South Africa got a gender-balanced cabinet.
"For the first time in the history of our country, half of all ministers are women," President Cyril Ramaphosa announced this week.

7. Emissions-free hovercrafts could tackle gridlock and pollution.
A Massachusetts-based air taxi startup developed a prototype for an autonomous aircraft that it says could revolutionize urban transport.

8. Work stress and exhaustion are now recognized by doctors.
The WHO classified "burnout" as an official medical syndrome, giving advocates hope it'll legitimize an emerging and misunderstood problem.

9. A London eatery is serving up the healthiest hot dog ever.
Made from carrots, sunflower seeds and onions by a vegan food tech company, the Moving Mountains hot dog tastes like the real thing.

10. That galaxy far, far away got a little closer.
Disneyland opened its Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge park, where fans can build their own lightsaber and ride the Millennium Falcon spaceship.