# Inspiring

Sanctuary Rescues Lions From Concrete Pens

Nine cubs, and an adult lion and a tiger, rescued from bleak Romanian zoos sniffed the grass and began purring loudly, taking their first steps onto African soil, thanks to Austrian-based animal welfare organisation Vier Pfoten (Four Paws). (NBC News)

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One Man's Mission to Rid India of its "Untouchable" Job

One man has built 1.2 million affordable hygienic toilets throughout India and helped 60,000 former manual scavengers of human waste -- the "untouchables" of society -- move into other jobs.

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London Financier Gives Half Billion Pounds to Charity

"A SUPER-RICH City financier has given nearly HALF-A-BILLION pounds to charity — the largest ever single donation by a Briton — to help poor people in Third World countries."

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Moment of Mercy Stuns Crowd at Softball Finals

With selflessness and mercy, members of the opposing softball team in do-or-die playoff game carried a player around the bases after her homerun a subsequent knee injury stopped her at first base.

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UPDATE: Violinist Plays Private Concert for Taxi Driver

A violinist who left his $4 million Stradivarius instrument in an airport taxi is playing a private concert today to thank the driver who faithfully returned it to him -- a 30-minute performance in the cab waiting area at Newark Liberty International Airport.

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101 year-old Man Trains for Marathon While Tipping a Pint (Video)

He still has a job in a plumbing retailer, but in his spare time 101-year-old Buster Martin is training for the London Marathon while tipping back a pint of beer.

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Airline Workers Show True Moral Fabric (Video)

Delta employees are using some of their downtime between flights to create quilts for sick kids. Inspiring video shows their efforts at producing thousands of quilts this year.

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WWII Vets Finally Get to See the Memorial Built in Their Honor

They last donned uniforms nearly 70 years ago, but thanks to the volunteers and donations to Honor Flight Michigan, 40 World War II veterans finally get to visit the nation's capital to see the national memorial that was built in their honor.