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The 'Schindler' of Canada: 5 Brilliant Stories This Week

Plus, he got pulled over for speeding but got something much better than a ticket

(Newser) - A police officer who gave some much-needed help instead of a ticket makes this week's list of inspiring stories:
  • Instead of a Ticket, Speeder Got a Favor : A University of Wisconsin-Stout student got pulled over for speeding, but when he explained to the police officer exactly why he was
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Here's What to Do With All Those Empty Gift Boxes

Give Back Box helps send your unwanted stuff to Goodwill for free

(Newser) - For the record number of Americans who will buy their holiday gifts online this year, here's an idea of how to dispose of all those cardboard boxes. Give Back Box has partnered up with companies to encourage you to refill them with clothes, housewares, or whatever else you'd...

3-Year-Old Boy Celebrates Adoption in Viral Photos

Thousands have shared pics of Michael taken by his new adoptive sister

(Newser) - A 3-year-old Arizona boy's celebration of his adoption is a hit on social media. The AP reports Dezhianna "Dae" Brown's Twitter post of photos of her adoptive brother Michael had over 55,000 retweets and nearly 140,000 likes by Friday morning. The little boy is now...

Ebola Vaccine 100% Effective: 'We Will Not Be Defenseless'

rVSV-ZEBOV has been fast-tracked by regulators

(Newser) - Excellent news as 2016 draws to a close: Scientists say they've created an Ebola vaccine that appears to be 100% effective. In a trial involving more than 11,000 at-risk people in Guinea, nobody given the vaccine developed the virus after a 10-day incubation period, researchers wrote in a...

With $1.5M, the 'Schindler' of Canada Has Saved 200

Jim Estill has given Syrian refugees new life in Canada

(Newser) - The quote near the top of the story is this: "I didn't want to be 80 years old and know that I did nothing during the greatest humanitarian crisis of my time." It's from Jim Estill, CEO of the Danby appliance company in Guelph, Ontario, and...

Instead of a Ticket, Speeder Got a Favor

And 92% on his college presentation

(Newser) - A University of Wisconsin-Stout student got a lesson in tying a necktie from an unlikely teacher: the police officer who pulled him over for speeding. After Menomonie officer Martin Folczyk followed him into a college parking lot last month, Trevor Keeney—well-dressed in a gray suit—explained he was running...

A Very Special Gift Drive: 5 Brilliant Stories This Week

Plus, a man gets the surprise of his life when he meets his new neighbor

(Newser) - A Chick-fil-A worker with an incredible work ethic and a story of a neighbor who really stepped up make this week's list of brilliant stories:
  • She Was Evicted at 88, and Then a Neighbor Stepped Up : Angie Tyma had lived in the same Hudson, Fla., home for 35 years—
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First US Man With Penis Transplant Not Afraid to Talk About It

Thomas Manning talks sex, his hopes for the future, and the one thing he 'won't tolerate'

(Newser) - A 64-year-old man became the first in the US to receive a penis transplant in May, and Thomas Manning is now ready to talk about it. In a Q&A with Blair Miller for Boston Magazine , the "not shy" Manning talks about how his life first changed four years...

Woman's 'Miracle' Birth Thought to Be First of Its Kind

She gave birth using ovarian tissue frozen when she was just 9 years old

(Newser) - The family of a 24-year-old woman from Dubai is being called "courageous" and "pioneers" because they had the foresight to freeze one of her ovaries when she was just 9 years old, the Washington Post reports. According to the BBC , Moaza al Matrooshi was born with a potentially...

New Neighbor Turns Out to Be Girl He Rescued 65 Years Ago

'She just looked at me and nearly fainted'

(Newser) - When he was 12, Ed "Kip" Malone was on his way to the store to buy some butter when he happened upon a house on fire and heard a woman calling for someone to help her children. He ran inside and found two little girls, ages 3 and 5,...

Couple Survives 48 Hours Lost in Blizzard on Mountain

They suffered hypothermia, frostbite, but survived

(Newser) - Madison Popolizio, 19, and boyfriend Blake Alois, 20, set out Sunday for what was supposed to be a day hike in New York's Adirondack Mountains. The weather forecast was "partly cloudy," Popolizio tells the Daily Gazette . Then fog rolled in so thick they could barely see their...

Teachers Drop Picket Signs to Save Family From Fire

They break down door of Pennsylvania home, get 3 people out

(Newser) - A family in Pennsylvania was saved from a fire thanks to some sharp-eyed teachers—and the Ambridge Area School District's failure to agree to a new contract with their union. The striking teachers were walking the picket line Thursday morning when they spotted smoke rising from a house about...

Cops: Boy, 11, Helped Save Girl From Kidnapper

Texas boy saw man snatch girl off scooter

(Newser) - A 7-year-old girl was saved from a kidnapper thanks to the impressive actions of 11-year-old TJ Smith, say police in Wichita Falls, Texas. TJ tells KAUZ that he saw alleged kidnapper Raeshawn Perez grab the girl when she was playing outside Saturday afternoon. "She was riding her scooter and...

Released From Hospital, 4-Year-Old Collects 3K Gifts for Kids Still There

Jillian Massey was deemed strong enough to go home for the holidays

(Newser) - After six months in the hospital being treated for brain cancer, 4-year-old Jillian Massey was sent home for the holidays. But she didn't forget the friends she'd made at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and wanted to give 50 holiday presents to the children still there, the AP...

Black Model's Campaign Strikes a Chord

Deddeh Howard subs herself in to ads with white models, to make a point

(Newser) - Deddeh Howard was flipping through a magazine looking for ideas for her fashion blog when she noticed "there were simply no black models in there," she tells Mic . It didn't come as much of a surprise given that Howard, 27, had been rejected by modeling agencies claiming...

Chick-fil-A Worker Puts Everyone Else's Work Ethic to Shame

Teen Jakeem Tyler worked in spite of car-crash injuries to raise money for homeless

(Newser) - When Cameron Nelson stopped off at an Indiana Chick-fil-A to grab a bite last week, he was surprised by the person he found behind the counter: a teenager working hard with one arm in a sling and a neck brace on. That teen was Jakeem Tyler, and his dedication to...

She Was Evicted at 88, and Then a Neighbor Stepped Up

Angie Tyma's neighbor bought the elderly woman's house back

(Newser) - Angie Tyma had lived in the same Hudson, Fla., home for 35 years—and when the then-88-year-old was recently evicted due to foreclosure, her neighborhood came together to make sure she could continue living in it. Tyma and her husband initially owned the house, but after his death, a family...

Facebook 'Miracle': Lost Photo Found of a Very Special Kiss

Saya Tomioka sought a final memory of boyfriend killed in Oakland fire

(Newser) - Devastated over the death of her boyfriend in the Oakland fire , Saya Tomioka went looking for a reminder of their love: a photo of the couple in happier times, locked in a kiss in Times Square. There was one problem: Tomioka didn't have the picture, and she had no...

Viral Ad Will Leave You Blubbering: 5 Brilliant Stories

Plus, 2 veterans with very special jobs

(Newser) - An 89-year-old veteran who got a new job and a younger veteran who got himself and his dog a job make this week's list of uplifting news:
  • Lonely Veteran, 89, Who Placed Ad Looking for Work Starts New Job : An 89-year-old army veteran who made national headlines in Britain
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John Glenn Was a Hero to US, but His Hero Was His Wife

Annie Glenn suffered for years with stuttering disability until she overcame it

(Newser) - American lost a space pioneer this week with the death of ex-astronaut and Sen. John Glenn at age 95, but Annie Glenn, John's wife, lost a husband of 73 years. The Washington Post tells the story of what many saw as an "odd coupling": While John was gregarious...

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