Positive news from Missouri
Violinist plays for those who saved his armSt. Louis, Missouri, USA - The melodic strains of a violin that emanated Friday from a lobby at Barnes-Jewish Hospital carried the gratitude of a former patient who nearly lost the ability to play the instrument. |
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Secret Santas in 3 states spread cheer, $100 billsSt. Louis, Missouri, USA - At a suburban Goodwill store on Friday, Theresa Settles selected a large, black comforter to warm her family until she can raise the money to turn the gas heat back on. |
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Pulitzer widow donates art, $45M to Harvard art museumCambridge, Massachusetts, USA - The Harvard Art Museum has received a gift of 31 works of art and $45 million US from Emily Rauh Pulitzer, a former assistant curator and longtime benefactor. |
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70 Years Young & in 1st GradeSt. Joseph, Missouri, USA - A local man makes the pages of a national magazine. |
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Pedicabs get legalized in BostonBoston Pedicab's fleet of 17 bicycle rickshaws was licensed by the Hackney Division of the Boston Police Department Thursday, following Kansas City which permitted pedicabs earlier this month. |
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Skies to be swept for alien lifeHat Creek, California - The switch has been thrown on a telescope specifically designed to seek out alien life. |
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Al Gore & IPCC Share Nobel Peace Prize For 2007Oslo, Norway - The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change. |
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Puppy Saved From PipeWinfield, Missouri, USA - A puppy named Tough Guy is rescued from a sewer pipe in Winfield, MO. |
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Connecticut Team Takes Top Honors at 2007 Canon EnvirothonLake Success, New York, USA - A five-member team of high school students from Housatonic Valley High School in Falls Village, Connecticut, are the winners of the 2007 Canon Envirothon. |
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Route 66 motels stamped historicWashington, D.C., USA - Neon-lit motels along Route 66, once considered tacky, have now been officially stamped as historic landmarks. |
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Good news in America
- Obama triples area of protected California coastline
- Obama ‘backs assault weapons ban’
- Victories for Marriage Equality and First Openly Gay U.S. Senator
- Lucas Giving Disney’s Billions To Fund Education
- New Water Treatment Process Could Help Bring Dead Zones Back to Life
- SpaceX launches station cargo
- Tesla Unveils Solar Powered Charging Stations
- Obama Hikes Fuel Efficiency to 54.5 MPG by 2025
- Bill Nye the Science Guy asks parents not to raise creationist kids
- Community-Owned Solar Power on the Rise in the U.S.
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