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A Mayor Gives Her Own Kidney to Facebook Friend
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shuang
When April Capone Almon, the 35-year-old mayor of East Haven, Connecticut, saw Carlos Sanchez’s Facebook update about needing a kidney, she immediately knew what to do. Capone recalled reaching out to Sanchez on Facebook: “I sent him a private message and just said, ‘Hey, I’ll try. I’ll get tested…I really felt from the very beginning…
One Man with Cancer Helps Others Choose Joy
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shuang
“Cancer Sucks…Life Is Good…Choose Joy” is the motto of a man from Springfield, Oregon. Aaron Jamison, a comedian and musician, has terminal cancer and is expected to have 3-9 months to live. Jamison hands out purple bracelets printed with the above words to encourage others to smile and look on the brighter side of what life hands you. …
Katie Couric Interviews Twitter co-founder Biz Stone
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lbrockway
Katie Couric has a way of making anything sound upbeat and inspirational. Her @KatieCouric page at CBS news is home to one on one wed interviews between Couric and newsmakers. In this interview, she talks with Twitter co-founder Biz Stone about the rise of the popular social-networking service, Twitter. And also about Twitter’s new (controversial) advertising platform. The…
Special Needs Teens Get Their Own Prom
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shuang
High school teens in St. Charles, Missouri put together their annual special needs prom. The special needs prom first began 14 years ago when a sponsor of the high school Renaissance Club had a child with Down syndrome. The prom is still put together by the Renaissance Club, dedicated to doing good things, and invitations are mailed each year to all…
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