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.
Latest Articles by Kailyn Toussaint
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| September 2, 2025Love at a snail's pace
Ned, a rare New Zealand snail, has a problem most of us can relate to—he just wants to find someone to love.
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| September 2, 2025A living room, a legacy, and a lot of jazz
On the 21st of every month, neighbors on Capitol Hill know exactly where to find the beat: David Weiner’s living room.
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| August 26, 2025Photographer Gurcharan Roopra spent hours in near-total darkness, waiting in silence by a watering hole in Kenya to capture this shot.
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| August 26, 2025🍅 From garden to lifeline
Meet Floridian Bill Brown, a 96-year-old who grew a garden into a food bank feeding thousands.
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| August 19, 2025🗑️ One person’s trash…
Trash turned into art by San Francisco artists.
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| August 19, 2025✈️ From “study abroad” to “I do”
American student Maddy Kacmarcik never expected a chance roadside meeting in Australia to lead to four years of marriage with Travis.
Business & Markets
| August 12, 2025McDonald’s launches adult Happy Meal
🍟 Somebody call Cher: McDonald’s has finally found a way to turn back time. The fast-food chain is introducing an adult Happy Meal, which becomes available nationwide starting today.
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| August 12, 2025🎨 Bad to the Art: Meet the King of Terrible Portraits
If you could get a terrible portrait of yourself, would you?
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| August 12, 2025An 80-year-old ultra inspiration
Meet Bob Becker, an 80 year old with an ultramarathon addiction.
Business & Markets
| August 5, 2025How AI is upending the jobs market
🤖 The Terminator warned us he’d be back—and apparently, the time is nigh. Businesses’ rising adoption of AI accounted for 10,000+ job cuts in July alone, according to a report released last week by Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
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Media & Entertainment
| June 6, 2025Nintendo drops the Switch 2, chaos ensues
🎮 Nintendo’s latest video game console sold out worldwide within hours of its debut yesterday morning, in what analysts are calling “the biggest console launch of all time.”
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U.S.
| June 5, 2025Uber is simplifying its app for seniors
🚕 Now, Grandma has no excuse to miss a family cookout. Uber yesterday launched a new feature aimed at simplifying its service and user interface for older adults.
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U.S.
| June 4, 2025The Southeast will soon experience a taste of the Dust Bowl
🌍 Americans in the Southeast are about to feel like they’re on the set of Mad Max. A cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert that’s roughly the size of the continental US is expected to reach the Gulf Coast later today, after traveling 5,000+ miles across the Atlantic.
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| June 3, 2025The consistently highest man on Earth
The story of Kami Rita and his 31st Everest expedition...
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