positive Feel Good news
China Releases 3 ‘Cyber Dissidents’The Chinese government released today three jailed "cyber dissidents." Among the three was a young college student nicknamed "Stainless Steel Mouse," whose arrest a year ago had brought international condemnation, a Hong Kong human rights group said. |
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Freeway blogging: free expression on the roadwaysOn any given day the average American is subjected to about 4,000 images and messages. Of these about 3,990 are generated by corporations. Not coincidentally, about 95% of them are lies. Like weblogs, freewayblogs are one of the last outlets for individuals to express themselves to the masses. |
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An oasis of learning in the desert of dumbImagine turning on your television -any time of day or night- and watching a heated debate about the impact of science on your life-from stem-cell research and cloning to the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in your food; from the biology of violence to the chemistry of addiction; from the puzzles of depression to the latest breakthroughs on aging; from the evolution of morality to the complexities of consciousness; from the exploration of space to the discovery of life beyond Earth. |
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Good news for Prince Charles as newspapers back off scandal storiesIt was all good news for Prince Charles on British front pages Thursday. For the first time in nearly two weeks, he wasn't mentioned on any of them. The storm over the allegation that couldn't be reported has abated. But can it last? Given the public's media-fed fascination with Charles, his former marriage and royals in general, don't count on it. |
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Cell users can swap service, keep numberStarting Nov. 24, cell phone customers in Charleston and in much of the rest of the country will be able to switch service providers and take their numbers with them, thanks to a Federal Communications Commission mandate aimed at fueling competition in the already fierce telecommunications world. |
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Uncensored Media to the Arab WorldAl-Jazeera, the Arab-language cable TV news service, has just celebrated its seventh birthday. I was there to witness it. |
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Star Wars Kid finds new hope after global embarrassmentIn 2002, a private video made by a teenager from Quebec, showing his unique style of jedi sword play, slips out onto the Internet and spreads to millions of people, leaving him massively embarrassed and open to nasty 'dark side' attacks. However now, after much shock and recrimination, the boy has finally warmed to his fate, his fans, and has found new strength in the face of all those nasty comments. He's even started to profit from the whole strange, funny, experience. |
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Heroic stories
- Bill Nye the Science Guy asks parents not to raise creationist kids
- Pairing ‘angels’ with cancer patients
- Ex-addicts staying sober through sport
- Cashing in the American dream to help AIDS orphans, those who raise them
- Help for a ‘hidden population’ of caregiving kids
- Former cowboy flying free health care to those in need
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Inspirational stories
- Amputee Climbs 103 Stories Using Mind-Controlled Bionic Leg
- Victories for Marriage Equality and First Openly Gay U.S. Senator
- Want to be happier? Stay in the moment
- Lucas Giving Disney’s Billions To Fund Education
- Deaf girl fitted with bionic ear speaks her first word
- Puppet experiment suggests humans are born to be fair
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Reunited stories
- Indonesian girl who was swept away in the 2004 tsunami is reunited with her family
- Joy as first Chile miners freed
- Drill reaches 33 Chilean miners; rescue near
- Chile mine rescue ‘set to begin in mid-October’
- Koreas agree on October family reunion, location still undecided
- Experimental vaccine gives father of the bride precious time
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