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Grocery Chains Offer Free Antibiotics to Customers

If an antibiotic is just what the doctor orders for your infection this winter, you can get a free prescription at either Giant food store or Wegmans pharmacies. Both east coast grocery chains have decided to offer free generic antibiotics to customers, without a limit, during the next three months. As competition for consumer dollars […]

Ben & Jerry's Converts to Fair Trade

Joining Cadbury in the pantheon of sweet-makers to announce commitments to fully embrace the Fair Trade movement, Ben & Jerry's vowed that all its flavors in every country where the ice cream is sold will be manufactured using Fair Trade Certified™ ingredients by the end of 2013.

Patagonia Asks Customers Not to Buy Unless They Really Need it

Clothing company Patagonia is asking people not to buy its outdoor sportwear and gear unless the really need it. The company may be the first ever to ask customers to formally take a pledge to reduce consumption and be partners, along with eBay, in the effort to keep products out of the landfill or incinerator.

Patagonia Pays Employees to Bike or Carpool to Work

For Patagonia, everyday is Bike To Work Day. More than half the employees who work there travel to the Reno, Nevada business by some form other than by driving a car. On top of burning calories and saving money, Patagonia makes green commuting easy for them, even rewarding them to leave their cars at home

Beachgoers Save Dozens of Dolphins (Video)

Dozens of dolphins stranded on a Brazilian beach were are saved by locals who worked tirelessly to drag them back to the ocean. The stunning video was shot at Arraial do Cabo by Gerd Traue and posted on YouTube.

Best Boss Ever: Florida Company Surprises Employee With New Car

A digital advertising agency in Delray Beach surprised one of its longest and most deserving employees with a new 2013 Ford Escape for his birthday on Thursday. Chris Ninos has been the chief financial officer at BMI Elite for the last two years. According to CEO Brandon Rosen, Ninos is one of his most loyal, honest, trustworthy and hardworking employees.

Rhode Island Waitress Lands $458 Tip on $42 Pizza (WATCH)

The single mother of three has worked at Uncle Tony's Pizza in Cranston, Rhode Island for the last 15 years. She has regular customers that leave her good tips, but never like the cash she got from a couple last month to whom she served pizza.

Town Turns Tables on Bullying School Prank

A tiny farming town in Michigan is rallying around a 16-year-old girl who became humiliated when her high school voted to elevate her to the homecoming court as a joke and then laughed at her in the hallways for having so few friends. In an inspiring turnaround, Whitney Kropp's embarrassment gained her thousands of friends.

Image of the Day - Dinosaur in China Flew With 4 Wings

An exquisitely feathered fossil unearthed in northeastern China shows a new dinosaur, named Changyuraptor yangi, which measures more than 4 feet long and -- like the Microraptor, which is less than half its size --flies with four wings.

Photo of the Day - Thousands of Poppies Bloom to Mark WWI

Porthcawl residents have honored the sacrifice of the soldiers who died fighting for their country in World War I by getting thousands of Flanders poppies planted on the town's roundabouts to mark the centenary of the war's start.

Photo of the Day - Summer Fun Around the World

In the U.S., Canada, and Europe, summer is still in full swing, but we all know the end is near. We wanted to share these photos of summer fun to show how it's done because it's not too late to plan a picnic, visit a lake, or set up a sprinkler in the back yard.