Kailyn Toussaint

Based in beautiful New England, Kailyn has been a part of the DONUT team since January 2021. When she's not writing positive stories or keeping readers up to date with the latest Sports, Media & Entertainment news, she works as a professional vocalist, touring with multiple groups and singing around the world. Kailyn spearheads our Positive DONUT newsletter, sharing awww-inspiring stories from around the world every Tuesday.

Kailyn Toussaint

Latest Articles by Kailyn Toussaint

Science & Emerging Tech
  |  October 20, 2026

Japan aims to collect first Martian moon samples

Japan launched a first-of-its-kind mission yesterday afternoon to collect samples from Phobos, one of Mars’ two moons, in hopes of solving a mystery about the red planet's past.

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Positive
  |  October 20, 2026

🙄 They make pumpkin spice everything nowadays… 😉

Cozy fall vibes have apparently reached the animal kingdom.

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Positive
  |  October 20, 2026

⚾ A season of strangers-turned-friends

For Seattle Mariners fan Rhenda Strub, this baseball season came with an unexpected addition of 30 new friends to the roster.

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Business & Markets
  |  October 20, 2026

YouTube could soon join the audiobook market

Your next romantasy obsession could soon show up beside your favorite 47-minute video essay about why the McDonald's ice cream machine is always broken.

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Science & Emerging Tech
  |  October 15, 2026

Could insomnia cause ADHD? Research wakes up to the idea

For millions of Americans with ADHD, getting a good night's sleep can be an uphill battle.

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Business & Markets
  |  October 15, 2026

Inflation climbs as gas prices surge

Inflation is proving harder to shake than a political campaign ad in mid-October.

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Business & Markets
  |  October 13, 2026

Holiday airfare prices are taking off

It’s that time of the year to start booking flights for the holidays—though your wallet could be in for a bumpy ride.

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Positive
  |  October 13, 2026

A sasquatch of a squash

Sarah Whitty couldn’t sleep the night before her local fair in Maine.

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Positive
  |  October 13, 2026

Never underestimate the power of a teddy bear

Payton Obert is the ultimate example of turning lemons into lemonade.

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World
  |  October 8, 2026

2000s style is fetch once more

Gen Z has come to embrace styles from the early 2000s in recent years, boosting US sales of low-rise jeans, Ugg boots, chunky sunglasses, and other Y2K staples.

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World
  |  October 6, 2026

Suspected plague case puts Russia on alert

Nearly 200 people in eastern Siberia are under medical observation following the death of a Russian laboratory worker who was reportedly exposed to the bacteria that causes plague.

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Positive
  |  October 6, 2026

Pup poses

You’re looking at some of the top finalists from the 2026 Dog Photography Awards, which received ~1,900 entries from photographers across 50 countries.

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Positive
  |  October 6, 2026

Cleaning the city from the ground up

When David Clarke moved to New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood, he had no intention of becoming a local celebrity.

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Science & Emerging Tech
  |  October 1, 2026

Massive new study puts kids’ screen time under the microscope

It’s no secret that spending all day glued to a screen probably isn’t great for kids.

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Positive
  |  September 30, 2026

All dolled up for Dolly

Fans in New Orleans celebrated Dolly Parton Day on September 25 with rhinestones, country tunes, and colorful tributes honoring the music icon.

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Positive
  |  September 30, 2026

The store that charges $0

In New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward, there’s a 9,000-square-foot store where you can pick up clothes, furniture, books, food, and household goods without ever reaching for your wallet.

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Science & Emerging Tech
  |  September 29, 2026

It’s been a historically quiet Atlantic hurricane season

We’re nearly four months into Atlantic hurricane season, and something is conspicuously missing: the storms themselves.

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Science & Emerging Tech
  |  September 29, 2026

Starship reaches orbit for the first time

It looks like Nicki Minaj was onto something: Starships are meant to fly.

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Science & Emerging Tech
  |  September 24, 2026

Cancer blood test moves one step closer to FDA approval

The future of cancer screening could fit inside a single vial of blood.

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Business & Markets
  |  September 24, 2026

Meta finds its Muse

Meta’s new Muse AI agent is less than two weeks old and already speed-running its way past the industry’s biggest names.

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