# Heroes

$1 Million Award for Activist Who Aided Refugees

"A Roman Catholic activist who has helped provide education to thousands of African refugees displaced by ethnic bloodshed has been awarded a $1 million prize recognizing unsung humanitarians," AP reported.

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Illegal Immigrant Rescues Boy in the Desert, Jeopardizing Own Freedom

"A 9-year-old boy whose mother died in a car crash in the Arizona desert was rescued by a man entering the U.S. illegally, who stayed with him until help arrived the next day."

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Honest Man Returns 2 Million Dollar Check

"Expecting a $15 refund from the Utah Department of Commerce, the Draper man opened his mail recently to find a $2,245,342 check." After some consideration, he returned the accidental over payment to the state.

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Car Salesman Gives Homeless and Ex-Cons New Lives

"Word of the good Samaritan car salesman started spreading through the homeless and prison communities, and the more people showed up at the Chevrolet dealership, the more Korry Holtzander did to change their lives for the better."

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Woman Turns in Bag Stuffed With $65,000

"A county garbage operations employee found a plastic bag on the road stuffed with $65,000 Thursday — and immediately turned it in to authorities." (AP)

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Iron Man Completes 13-Year Human-Powered World Trip

British adventurer Jason Lewis on Saturday arrived in Greenwich, south-east London, ending a 13-year round-the-world trip using only the power of the human body.

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Vacuum Cleaner Salesman Donates Kidney to Would-Be Customer

A traveling salesman who tried to sell a Kirby vacuum to a family in Twin Falls, Idaho, ended up, instead, donating his kidney. He calls it "a miracle" that he feels so good.

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10,000 Men For a Safer Philadelphia

Thousands of African-American men are heeding the call, signing up to patrol the streets of crime-infested southwest Philadelphia and serve as mentors. "We need love back in this community."