Lack of Financial Literacy in Schools Inspires Launch of Podcast to Teach People How to Protect Their Wealth
It's safe to say there has never been a larger collection of expert insight, evaluation, and strategy on all things investment and finance,
It's safe to say there has never been a larger collection of expert insight, evaluation, and strategy on all things investment and finance,
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The decadal rate of deaths per 100,000 people during extreme weather events worldwide has never been lower than it is at our present time.
Just months after announcing his stage-four pancreatic cancer diagnosis, the game show host says he is "finished with chemotherapy".
KLTY surprised a single mom in Fort Worth with a new car-nominated for a Christmas Wish because she always stays friendly and kind, despite her struggles.
Reaching out to the needy in society, whether within our boundaries or assisting in far fledged countries, is a special calling but also one that ordinary people can get behind. Celebrities inspire average citizens to give more. Here's a list of today's top Philanthropic Celebrities, and Matt Damon heads the list. The actor/writer/producer has recently co-founded Industrial Revolution II, now operating its first business in Haiti offering employment and community support with its new socially-responsible garment factory.
Our first-ever TV show has just launched on YouTube. The WS-TV pilot, "Quarantine Edition, was developed and produced in just 2 weeks with Rosemary Watson.
Media reports about substances that are supposedly hazardous to your health may cause suggestible people to develop symptoms of illness even when there may be no actual cause. This is the conclusion of a new study that involved 147 adults, half of whom were given suggestive news reports about the dangers of wi-fi just before being placed in front of a laptop.
Fourteen-year-old Ke'onte is full of life and laughter — largely because of his new parents. But his happiness is also thanks to a television news anchor who featured the boy's story in Dallas, Texas, not just once, but twice, after a failed adoption brought disappointment.
11 year old Jeaden had one wish -- to have a birthday party with lots of people. Because he struggles socially, with mild autism and sensory processing, his birthdays have sometimes been a disappointment with only family members showing up. For his twelfth birthday his mom was determined to give him a childhood party to remember. With the help of local media, businesses who donated, and a Facebook page she set up, the gathering, held at a local roller rink in Prince George, B.C., was a huge success.
A young man of 19 will sit down to his first 'real' Thanksgiving after a Texas TV station aired a story in September about how he had aged out of the foster care system, without ever finding a family. After the broadcast, which showed him living in his car, emails came pouring in with offers of money for food and rent, and new tires. But an even better offer came in from the Hunt family.
An inspiring new television ad from the Guinness brewery has been viewed by more than 7 million people across YouTube along with the caption: Dedication. Loyalty. Friendship. The choices we make reveal the true nature of our character.
Billy Ray Harris, the Missouri homeless man who returned the engagement ring dropped in his donation cup by mistake, now has a part-time job, new friends, and tens of thousands of dollars that were donated by admirers. But, he says the best part is reconnecting with his beloved sisters, which happened during the TODAY show when they surprised him on air.
Unable to find a job after he was laid off from his retail position, a former Iraqi vet put an Army medal, received during his 2008-09 deployment, on eBay. There were no bids for days until a news reporter told his story.
Knowing that empowerment comes with the ability to read, journalist Swagat Thorat launched India's only newspaper for the blind. Now, twice a month, 24,000 blind individuals can read the news.
The Jive Aces made this music video about bad news media reports bringing down customers in a diner. Their music brought smiles and happy thoughts back to patrons.
Sensing a mid-life crisis, a successful 35-year-old Japanese businessman quit his job believing it was time to do something positive with his life instead of just making money. He turned to what he loved most, manga (or anime), the graphic comic book novels popularized by Japanese animators. Normally the medium for superheroes, he uses manga to tell tales of real life heroes, such as the Dalai Lama and Ghandi, to create positive change within young people and society.
It's been difficult to avoid the deluge of dissonance in the US Presidential election, but I'm protected by a loyal umbrella: my unshakable faith in humanity.
For a long time, media researchers focused entirely on the harmful effects of media, but a new set of studies show it can also spread goodness on a wide scale.
Since Boston Magazine published an article naming Lawrence, Massachusetts the City of the Dammed" and calling the residents godforsaken, an outraged community has been working to prove there are more positive things in the city than the label Nation's Stolen Car Capital would suggest. Taking matters into their own hands, a group of high school students have printed five issues of a newsletter, called What's Good In the Hood?, hand-delivering the positive news stories around town.
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