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$500,000 Out of the Blue for 23 Geniuses - No Strings Attached

The 2010 MacArthur Foundation 'Genius Award' recipients were announced and include a stone carver, a quantum astrophysicist, a jazz pianist, a high school physics teacher, a marble sculptor, and a scientist working to save the world's honey bees. All were selected for their creativity, originality, and potential to make important contributions in the future.

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Pakistan Thanks World for Opening Wallets

PPakistan thanked the world Friday for opening its wallets and said more than 20 million flood victims now know that nations and people around the globe are standing with them during the worst disaster the country has ever faced.

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Comfort Zone Camp Helps Kids Cope With Loss

Years after the tortured grieving over the death of both her parents, Lynn Hughes started a summer camp for bereaving kids. The non-profit Comfort Zone Camp is designed to bring healing during the beginning of the grieving process. The camp now operates in five states and has served 2,900 children, ages 7-17.

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Amputee Veterans Stand Up to Mount Kilimanjaro and Win

Five years his Army vehicle ran over a buried explosive in Afghanistan, he and two other former soldiers, three men with one leg between them, came down from summiting 19,340-foot Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa. You read correctly: Three soldiers, one leg. Mountain success. (READ the story in the Wash Post) From a […]

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Inspired Biker Circumnavigates Africa: Dodging Bullets and Doing Good

Spencer Conway decided to combine his love of motorbikes with his love for Africa by attempting to solo circumnavigate Africa on two wheels —something that no one has ever been able to achieve. He was robbed, attacked and almost killed, butehe finally arrived back home in the UK having raised $43,500 for Save the Children.

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Disabled 21-Year-Old Stuck in Nursing Home With Seniors Until a Family Took Her in

A young woman was placed by the state of Alabama in a nursing home with senior citizens because she had cerebral palsy and no family members who could adequately care for her. A woman saw the story in the newspaper and vowed to get the 21-year-old out of the nursing home and into a real home.

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From Mud Hut To Mansion

Good news reporter, Steve Hartman believes he can pick at random a name in the phone book and find an inspiring story there: Meet the man who proved Steve to be correct. He is living the American Dream, but in the Middle East

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Bermuda Man's Daily Routine is Blowing Kisses at Cars

Watch this video of a man in Bermuda who spends all day "spreading the love" on a busy street corner…