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• August 28 2010

  Random Act of Kindness Leads to $93 Club’s Chain of Giving

  An act of kindness at Trader Joe's led hundreds of people to donate $93 each to hunger-related charities, raising over $100,000. Read More

• August 27 2010

  Six Tips for Staying Positive When You’re Unemployed

  Being out of work can lead to depression and negative feelings. Here are some tips for keeping an upbeat mood. Read More

• August 23 2010

  Crop Mobs Bring Communities Together to Help Small Farms

  Groups known as "crop mobs" are working together to help farmers tackle big jobs for free. Read More

• August 17 2010

  Young Entrepreneur Christian Owens Makes First Million at 16

  16-year-old Christian Owens has already made more than one million dollars from his site, Mac Bundle Box, and has even higher hopes for his new company, Branchr. Read More

• August 13 2010

  “AmEx Angel” Merrie Harris Lends Credit Card to Homeless Man

  New York City ad exec Merrie Harris shocked her friends when she loaned her American Express card to homeless man Jay Valentine -- but he returned it immediately. Read More

• August 13 2010

  101-Year-Old Sally Gordon Wins America’s “Outstanding Oldest Worker” Award

  Sally Gordon, a 101-year-old woman from Lincoln, Nebraska, has won an award for her decades of work with the Nebraska government. Read More

• August 12 2010

  Over 30,000 Square Miles on Gulf Coast Now Open for Fishing

  The NOAA has deemed more than 30,000 square miles along the Gulf Coast to be safe for fishing, letting thousands of fishermen get back to work. Read More

• August 10 2010

  Mila’s Daydreams: Adorable Photos of a Sleeping Baby

  New mother Adele Enersen takes staged photos of her sleeping baby when she naps. The results are absolutely adorable. Read More

• August 10 2010

  Woman Reunited with Children She Thought Were Dead After 34 Years

  Victoria Rohring had been told her children were killed in a car crash. But 34 years later, she found out that was a lie, and was reunited with them. Read More

• August 06 2010

  After WWII Rescue, Soldier Devotes Life to Helping his Saviors

  When an American fighter pilot was shot out of the sky over Papua New Guinea during World War II, a group of friendly natives saved his life. Ever since, he's devoted his life to repaying the favor. Read More

• August 02 2010

  Men Switched at Birth Reunite, Form One Big Family

  When Dimas Aliprandi and Elton Plaster found out they were switched at birth, they decided to join their two families together, living and working on a large farm. Read More

• July 29 2010

  African-American Woman Gets Degree from School that Denied Her 60 Years Ago

  Mary Jean Price Walls wasn't admitted to a Missouri college 60 years ago simply because she was black. Now, the school is righting its wrong by giving her an honorary degree. Read More

• July 26 2010

  7 Tips for Saving Money on Back-to-School Shopping

  Stocking up for the school year? Here are some ways to save money on school supplies. Read More

• July 23 2010

  Superman Saves Family from Foreclosure

  A chance discovery of Superman's debut, Action Comics 1, helped a family avoid foreclosure on their home. Read More

• July 23 2010

  Mattieu de Quillaco Flies DIY Helicopter from France to US

  A Frenchman built his own helicopter and flew it to Oshkosh, Wisconsin for the AirVenture aviation event. Read More

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