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There’s a reason why Brandin Cooks has been on five NFL teams in his career. He’s been traded four times, and he shares an NFL record with Eric Dickerson, but it’s hardly because of a lack of talent or any problems in any locker room. As a matter of fact, the wide receiver had a…

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The Christmas season is the perfect time to spread love and light, and a meaningful way to do so is through one of many Light the World Giving Machines. Giving Machines are a unique way to spread love and light either in your community or a faraway country. In collaboration with numerous charitable organizations, the…

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After years of being among the world’s billionaires and the only one among the top five not to publicly pledge to give away more than half of his wealth in his lifetime or his will, Amazon founder and the world’s fourth richest person, Jeff Bezos, said he plans on giving away the majority of his $123 billion fortune…

After a year plagued with devastation and hardship, it fosters hope to know that charitable contributions did not falter.

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