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Thursday May 23 2013

Top Story Helen Mirren Visits in Queen Costume, Fulfills Dying Boy's Wish for Tea With Monarch Thursday, May 23, 2013 When the real Queen said she would not be able to meet ten-year-old Oliver Burton, a limo was arranged so the youngster could meet Dame Helen instead. The very ill boy's wish came true because Mirren's West End show features the actress playing the Queen. Oliver and his mothe... (Read more)	Leading Headlines Japanese Man, 80, Becomes Oldest to Ever Top Everest Thursday, May 23, 2013 Not only did a Japanese man become the oldest climber to read the summit of Mount Everest today, but he did it after undergoing four different heart surgeries, the m... (Read more) 18-yo Winner of Doodle 4 Google Honors Soldier Dad Thursday, May 23, 2013 Today's Google homepage features young Sabrina Brady's winning artwork submit to the annual Doodle 4 Google contest. The competition invites K-12 students in the Un... (Read more) Four Million-dollar Donations From Center Court for Tornado Relief Thursday, May 23, 2013 A 'hail mary' pass from professional basketball to the Oklahoma tornado victims has resulted in four million-dollar donations, beginning with Kevin Durant, a player... (Read more)
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Good News on this day in History, May 23

15 years ago, on this date, the Good Friday Peace Agreement passed in a referendum by three-quarters of the Irish people voting 'yes' in Northern Ireland to end decades of bloodshed. (1998)
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US Gun Crime Plunges Over Last Two Decades

Mirroring the fall generally in violent crime, gun homicides and crimes involving guns have fallen sharply over the last two decades in the United States -- down 39 percent since 1993, reports the Justice Department. (Reuters)
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"Positive information benefits us emotionally, physically, and mentally. It contributes to a happier, healthier life."
- Tal Ben-Shahar, Harvard

Good news is good for what ails you.

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Helen Mirren Visits in Queen Costume, Fulfills Dying Boy's Wish for Tea With Monarch

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Japanese Man, 80, Becomes Oldest to Ever Top Everest

18-yo Winner of Doodle 4 Google Honors Soldier Dad

Four Million-dollar Donations From Center Court for Tornado Relief

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