Airport Encourages Aviation Enthusiasts By Installing 'Planespotting' Views to the Runway
Amateur aviation photographers can now capture the perfect pictures of their local air traffic thanks to this airport's latest labor of love.
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Still Bored in Quarantine? This Website Makes It Really Easy to Learn Morse Code
If you're still looking for sources of entertainment during the novel coronavirus shutdowns, this app can teach you Morse code in 15 minutes.
Angelina Jolie Spotlights Plight of Iraqi Refugees as Goodwill Ambassador (Video/text)
Actress and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie is visiting Iraq and Syria to raise awareness of the plight of hundreds of thousands of Iraqi families who have fled the violence in their home country.
Beyoncé Concerts Sponsor Food Drives in Five Cities
Pop singer Beyoncé is encouraging her fans to bring non-perishable food items to a pre-concert food drive in Los Angeles on September 2, as part of her Beyoncé Experience Tour. Past tour dates have yielded shipments of food for Second Harvest food banks locally.
Hilary Duff Collecting Canned Food Donations at Concerts
Recording artist Hilary Duff is asking fans to bring canned goods to her concerts in support of The Salvation Army and Canadian Harvest.
Actor Jude Law in Afghanistan Promoting UN Peace Day
"Jude Law traveled and filmed in treacherous areas of eastern Afghanistan to help promote the annual worldwide day of cease-fire and nonviolence, Sept. 21, U.N. Peace Day."
This Neighborhood Has Been Staying Connected During Social Distancing With Creative 'I Spy' Game
Despite these Indiana neighbors being forced to stay isolated during the COVID-19 crisis, they have come up with a clever way of staying connected.
Newman's Own College Scholarships Funded with $10M
"Hollywood star Paul Newman is donating $10m (£5m) to start a scholarship fund at the US college he attended, Kenyon College in Ohio." (BBC)
Sheryl Crow and Son Get Behind UN Food Agency
Sheryl Crow, the American singer-songwriter, has become the latest star to sit in a photo shoot with her new baby in exchange for a large donation to charity, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) after being inspired by its Ambassador, actress Drew Barrymore, discussing child hunger on CNN.
Jolie-Pitt Foundation Donates $1M in Darfur
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie and actor Brad Pitt have donated $1 million towards the humanitarian effort assisting millions of people affected by the crisis in Sudan's Darfur region, the agency has announced.
Feeling Brave? Here Are Some of Americans' Most Bizarre Food Combos to Try in Lockdown
From ice cream on meatloaf to cookies dipped in guacamole—here are some of the most bizarre food combinations to try in quarantine.
Geena Davis Honored With Hollywood Hero Award (Video)
Geena Davis received the USA Today Hollywood Hero Award for her project called See Jane, which seeks to improve the portrayal of women and their characters in children's films and media. (video)
UPDATED: American Idol Charity Donations Top $70 Million
The American Idol telethon called "Idol Gives Back", netted more than $60 million for impoverished children in Africa and America -- as well as to Boys and Girls Clubs.
Singer Sarah McLachlan Diverts Video Costs to World's Poor
Singer songwriter Sarah McLachlan produced the first music video to donate the normal cost of producing such a video to people around the world who need it most -- mothers, babies, hospitals, schools.
Kevin Bacon Uses 'Six Degrees' To Raise Money for Charity
Kevin Bacon launched SixDegrees.org, a new web site that encourages the creation of charitable social networks and inspires giving to charities online.
Comic Relief to Raise Money for Katrina
Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg and Robin Williams are back to raise money while making people laugh. This time it's for Katrina-ravaged New Orleans...
Madonna Helps AIDS Orphans in Malawi
Madonna is visiting the African state of Malawi where she is building an orphanage and child care centre and is involved in other initiatives geared toward helping children orphaned by AIDS.
Mel Gibson Donates $1M for Mexico Disaster Recovery
While scouting locations for his film Apocalypto, Mel Gibson came upon a near apocalyptic situation in southern Mexico: the aftermath of Hurricane Stan. Gibson met with Mexican President Vicente Fox and told him he would donate US$1 million to help families rebuild.
Pearl Jam Pledges $100,000 to Counter CO2 Effects of Tour
In an effort to mitigate their own carbon emissions from day-to-day operations of their 2006 tour, while raising the public's carbon consciousness, Pearl Jam will donate a total of $100,000 to nine organizations doing innovative work around climate change.
Pitt Unveils Green Housing Contest Winner for New Orleans
Actor Brad Pitt announced the winners of the Sustainable Design Competition for New Orleans yesterday. The housing plan will incorporates the newest sustainable technologies to cut pollution and energy costs by up to 50% and provides for a community center, walkway and garden.
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