A PROUD ABORIGINAL ELDER TRAVELS OVER 3000 KM FROM HIS REMOTE ISLAND TO BE AT HIS GRANDDAUGHTER’S GRADUATION
Family milestones often require a little travel, but few people face a logistical odyssey quite like Gali Yalkarriwuy Gurruwiwi….
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FOR FOUR YEARS, A MOTHER READ ALL THE COLLEGE BOOKS TO HER BLIND DAUGHTER. AT THE GRADUATION, SHE ALSO RECEIVED AN HONORARY DIPLOMA
Higher education often feels like a solo marathon. Students spend years buried in libraries, surviving on caffeine and sheer…
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NORTH FACE FOUNDER DOUGLAS TOMPKINS SPENT HIS FORTUNE BUYING 2 MILLION ACRES. THEN GAVE IT ALL AWAY TO CREATE NATIONAL PARKS
Most billionaires spend their golden years collecting superyachts or launching private rockets into the stratosphere. Douglas Tompkins chose a…
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NFL LEGEND WARRICK DUNN TURNED A HORRIFIC FAMILY TRAGEDY INTO A WAY TO ‘HELP FAMILIES CREATE STABILITY’
Most fans remember Warrick Dunn as the elusive running back who defied his smaller frame to dominate the NFL…
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AFTER ENDURING BULLYING OVER THE COLOR OF HIS EYES AND LIP, A 7-YEAR-OLD BOY ADOPTED A CAT JUST LIKE HIM
The internet thrives on stories of unlikely coincidences. We love it when the universe seems to align for a…
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THIS IS JAMES HARRISON, KNOWN AS “THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM”. HIS RARE BLOOD SAVED MORE THAN 2.4 MILLION BABIES OVER 60 YEARS OF DONATIONS
Most people consider a single blood donation a noble act of charity. For James Harrison, serving as a human…
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WOMAN FINDS HUSBAND’S LAST MESSAGE BEFORE ALZHEIMER’S ERASES HIS MEMORIES. “I FORGOT A LOT OF THINGS, BUT I NEVER FORGET HOW WONDERFUL YOU ARE”
Human memory is a fragile architecture, prone to weathering and, in the case of dementia, total collapse. When a…
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A 10-YEAR-OLD GIRL WITH LEUKEMIA GOT TO MARRY HER BEST FRIEND IN AN EMOTIONAL FINAL WISH CEREMONY
Childhood romance usually involves nothing more than shared snacks at recess or a nervous note passed during math class….
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IMMIGRANT SCALED A BUILDING WITH HIS BARE HANDS TO SAVE A 4-YEAR-OLD BOY WHO WAS FALLING FROM THE BALCONY. AFTER THE RESCUE, HE WAS GRANTED FRENCH CITIZENSHIP AND INVITED TO JOIN THE FRENCH FIRE DEPARTMENT.
True heroism usually appears when you least expect it. Most people frozen by fear would simply reach for their…
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WOMAN SUFFERS HEART ATTACK ON PLANE AND IS SAVED BY 15 CARDIOLOGISTS WHO WERE ON THE FLIGHT EN ROUTE TO A CONFERENCE
Mid-air medical emergencies usually trigger a wave of panic and a desperate prayer that someone in row 14 has…
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