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'Kindness Offensive' Gives 35 Tons of Toys, Food for Christmas (Video)

David Goodfellow's Hampstead home resembled a warehouse recently with 35 tons of toys and food baskets piled high, ready to be distributed in an ongoing giveaway known as the "Kindness Offensive."

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'Layaway Angels' Appear at Sears

Anonymous "Layaway Angels" have embraced the essence of the holiday spirit by anonymously paying off layaway balances at Sears' stores.

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Woman Returns $100K Found in Restaurant Bathroom (Video)

A Murfreesboro, Tenn. woman who recently found $100K in the bathroom of a local restaurant located the owner of the money and returned it.

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Benazir Bhutto Honored During 60th Anniversary of Declaration of Human Rights

Marking the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10, the UN honored posthumously two individuals for outstanding work in the field of human rights: slain Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto and Dorothy Stang, a nun murdered in Brazil.

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Bystanders Thwart Attempted Carjacking (Video)

Everyone knows crime happens. But there are angels and "Good Samaritans" who come to the rescue and revive our belief that most people care -- and care enough to intervene at their own peril. Here is a news report that demonstrates such a truth.

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New Berlin Memorial for WWII Germans who Helped Jews

A new memorial center in Berlin pays tribute to the thousands of German who risked everything to save Jews from Nazi persecution and documents the years these "Silent Heroes" kept their Jewish guests hidden from the authorities.

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Helping A Stranger for One Year (Video)

A Chicago entrepreneur has gone out of his way to help a perfect stranger get off the street and back on his feet. e set up a website and raised $11,000 to pay for food, housing and medical care for one year.

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Marines Credited With Rescue at California Motel Fire

A half-dozen off-duty Marines who raced through a burning motel on Sunday warning sleeping guests that it was on fire were hailed as lifesaving heroes. Everyone escaped the motel, despite no smoke alarms sounding, including one elderly man who required oxygen after he was carried to safety by one of the Marines.