Inspirational Stories
Abroad by boardA Devon man is set to make his first trip abroad -- on a skateboard. Sam Benson, 20, is planning to skate 2,500 miles across five European countries in 10 weeks. |
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Gulf Breeze Woman Makes 160th Blood DonationA Gulf Breeze woman said after nearly 40 years, she has finally reached her goal of donating 20 gallons of blood. |
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Girl Wins Geographic Bee—First in 17 YearsCaitlin Snaring of Redmond, Washington, is the new National Geographic Bee champion ... The home-schooled eighth grader won by knowing which Vietnamese city, split by a river with the same name, was an imperial capital for more than a century. (Answer: Hue.) |
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Bank’s Million Dollar Donation Saves StadiumWhat good is a ballfield if no one can play on it? |
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UN campaign to plant billion trees in 2007 hits target seven months earlyThe campaign by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to plant a billion trees worldwide this year has met its goal seven months early after Senegal unveiled a pledge today to plant 20 million trees. |
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Boy who slept in trash bin is student of the yearEleven-year-old D.J. Graffree didn't realize he was a child ... He spent a lot of times out on the streets. |
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Ducklings Rescued From Sewage DrainA group of baby ducks was rescued from a sewage drain in Florida. |
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First train to cross DMZ sparks celebration in KoreaCrowds cheered while a small group of protesters wept Thursday as the first train to cross the inter-Korean border in 56 years set off from Munsan Station Thursday. |
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Texans’ Green pays unique price for jerseyWhen Ahman Green arrived in Houston he figured he'd have to go deep into his pockets to get his beloved No. 30 from longtime Texan Jason Simmons. |
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Praise for 999 operator as teenager is rescued from blazeA Kent Fire and Rescue Service Control Operator has been praised for her actions during a house fire. |
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Coffee Calms Tension In Southern Philippine PoliticsFierce political rivals in the traditionally violence-prone Lanao del Sur province in southern Philippines have decided to settle their differences and defuse the rising tension in the region over a cup of coffee. |
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Gates Foundation gives $7.1M to support Gulf Coast housingThe Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said Thursday it would give $7.1 million to help Gulf Coast organizations advocate for affordable housing and workers' rights. |
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Agape at Goodwill: $5,000 found in pajamasSomeone left more than $5,000 in cash in an envelope tucked into a pair of pajamas donated to Goodwill. |
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Ban Ki-moon hails Rev. Takeyasu Miyamoto as ‘tireless’ children’s advocateOn the occasion of the ninetieth birthday of Reverend Takeyasu Miyamoto, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today hailed the long-time advocate for children as "a legendary humanitarian." |
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Feel good news
- Watch: Disabled Veteran Does the Impossible
- Seeking justice for Haiti’s rape victims
- Community Comes Together To Fulfill Fallen Soldier’s Final Wish
- Share your status – and your lungs. Facebook tool promotes organ donation
- From concrete jungle to urban oasis
- Giving a childhood to young cancer patients
- Non-Profit Chauffeurs Cancer Patients To Treatments In Exotic Cars
- In the worst calamities, these veterans rush to the rescue
- Insurance Company Ordered to Pay $34 Million For Kicking 90-Year-Old Off Plan
- Indian Man, Jadav Payeng, Single-Handedly Plants A 1,360 Acre Forest In Assam
- Pulling children out of Nepal’s prisons
- Bringing health care to the world’s most remote areas
- Used shipping containers find new use as classrooms
- Jennifer Pahlka: Coding a better government
- Peter Diamandis: Abundance is our future
- Florida group rebuilds vital coral reefs
- Svante Myrick, Ithaca’s Youngest-Ever Mayor, Grew Up Homeless
- Marine Pledges To Donate Marrow, Wins $2.9M
- More American Adults Hold Bachelor’s Degrees Than Ever Before
- Digital tools ‘to save languages’
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