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In Papua New Guinea, Mothers Take Charge

A group of women villagers on a remote island off Papua New Guinea have funded and built their own medical aid station after all local services had been closed due to lack of funds for maintenance.

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Dropping 110 Pounds Transforms Woman's Life

Deciding she'd had enough at 250 pounds, Heather Davis took it upon herself to make lifestyle changes through regular exercise and a healthier diet to lose weight.

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Marine Gets Thanksgiving Meal in a Box From Mom

A marine gets a Thanksgiving package from mom on the very day of the holiday when he and his unit missed the special dinner prepared for the troops.

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Pamphlet Turns Life Around for Drug Addict in Kenya

Sammy Gitau grew up in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. As a teenager, he joined a gang, and became a drug addict. But a pamphlet in a dust bin helped turn his life around.

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Hospital's Help to Dying Man Prompts Flood of Messages

A Boston Globe reporter was swamped with notes from people reacting to his story on Patrick Conway, a dying homeless man taken in by a hospital.

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College Grads Travel in RV Interviewing People Who Love Their Jobs (Video by WS-i)

College Grads traveled across the country interviewing people who love their jobs. This video finds them in Washington, D.C mid-way through their cross-country pursuit of people who have passion for their work...

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In Africa, a Papercraft Path Out of Poverty

Poor Ugandan women who were living on the streets begging for food, have now turned their lives around after joining BeadForLife, a small Colorado-based nonprofit group dedicated to eliminating poverty through handcrafts.

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Elephant-Man Disease and Possible Amputation Won't Stop 32 Year-Old From Seeing Adventure in Life

This story would be really sad if it weren't for the inspired attitude ringing from this young woman's lips. She is one of only 126 people in the world to have a rare deforming disease that, in her case, has enlarged her legs to beyond imaginable proportions and might lead to amputation. Instead of dwelling […]