| TGIF, QuickTake readers! Start your weekend in high spirits with these 10 uplifting stories from the past week.  1. Greta Gerwig's high Hollywood hopes. Snubs aside, she's eager to see if the record 67 Oscar nods for women this year will lead to more jobs. 2. Finland's fifty-fifty families. The female-dominated government will give 164 days of fully paid family leave to all new parents under a new law. 3. Japan's zero-waste city. Kamikatsu residents, who sort rubbish into 45 separate bins, propelled the town to an astonishing 80% recycling rate.  4. A nut's worst enemy. It's not a cure, but the FDA greenlit the first drug to treat kids' peanut allergies, marking a turning point for future therapies. 5. Brooklyn's budding biz kid. 11-year-old Obocho Peters opened a thrift store to give underprivileged families inexpensive clothing options.  6. Water's next well. Newly developed sponge-like crystals can collect drinkable water out of thin air. All that's needed is humidity. 7. Dymka's "pawerful" upgrade. After losing all four paws to frostbite, the Siberian cat was fitted with four prosthetic legs and now leads a typical life.  8. AI's smarter meds. A new tool can design better drugs that don't clash with other medication, one of the leading causes of patient death. 9. Cement trucks' celebrity rise. Awe-inspiring video of China's 10-day setup of a coronavirus hospital made cement mixers social media stars. 10. NASA's newest shining star. Christina Koch returned to Earth after 328 days aboard the ISS, more than any female astronaut in history.  Have a great weekend! Watch your inbox for our next newsletter on Monday. Follow QuickTake on Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook. Thanks for reading!
-Andrew Mach | 
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