Hapi start-of-a-new-week friends!

We don’t like to start Monday off with negativity, but I think we all can agree on a mutual hate for scam text messages.

Well, luckly the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) finalized rules requiring mobile carriers to block robotext messages that are likely to be illegal. The FCC described the rules as the agency's "first regulations specifically targeting the increasing problem of scam text messages sent to consumers."

So say goodbye to spammy texts! 👋

And say hello to the good news stories happening around the world! 👇

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Two Sisters Reunited After 75 Years ❤️

After 75 years apart, two sisters who were placed up for adoption at the end of World War II have been reunited thanks to the efforts of their children. Sheila Anne Fry, adopted in the UK in 1946, used a DNA product to discover she had a half-sister who lived in the Netherlands. Sheila’s daughter-in-law was contacted by Annie Ijpelaar’s son, Marc, and both sisters took a DNA test, which confirmed they were related. After meeting for the first time last year, the sisters were amazed by their similarities in both appearance and interests.

Annie and Sheila Anne had both been searching for their family history separately. Annie, in the Netherlands, had discovered that her biological father was a Canadian soldier who fought in World War II and participated in the liberation of the Netherlands from Nazi occupation. After Marc ordered a DNA test, he was astonished to discover that his mother had a half-sister. The sisters finally met face-to-face in the Netherlands a couple of months later, and they both expressed their joy at having found each other after all these years.

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First Woman to Play In a Division 1 Baseball Game ⚾️

Olivia Pichardo, a freshman at Brown University, made history by becoming the first woman to appear in a Division I college baseball game. Summoned as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning of the Bears' 10-1 loss to Bryant in their home opener, Pichardo has played club baseball at a high level throughout her teens and made the U.S. women's national baseball team as she graduated high school. Women have played baseball at multiple collegiate levels, but Pichardo's appearance in a Division I game is groundbreaking.

Pichardo said that she hoped young girls could watch and see that this is possible and that they can achieve this tangible goal. Brown coach Grant Achilles praised Pichardo's accomplishment, stating that if someone is talented enough to be given an opportunity, they should be judged solely on their baseball abilities.

Hapi Hits 😊

🐧 Waddle waddle waddle: Baby penguin waddles its way to the zookeeper and it’s adorable

😂 Too big for the bed: Great Dane tries to get comfortable in his doggy bed but it doesn’t go as planned

🦭 Seal hugs: Swimmer is stunned in the best way when a seal swims right up to him for a hug

🤣 NBA’s next hire for ref: Little kid shows off his refereeing skills and turns out he’s better than most refs in the NBA

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Poor guy looks like he’s contemplating everything…

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