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By Supporting Fellow Wounded Veterans, Vietnam Vet Wins $100K from Online Gaming Site
A disabled veteran raising more than $94,000 for the Wounded Warriors project with an online gaming website was surprised Thursday with a giant check...
Seinfeld, Jon Stewart & The Boss Rock The ‘Stand Up For Heroes’ Benefit
Two nights ago at the Beacon Theater in New York City, all-stars of music and comedy donated their talents for charity at the fourth...
How Obama Saved Capitalism and Lost the Midterms
In an opinion column for the New York Times, Timothy Egan wrote: "If I were one of the big corporate donors who bankrolled the...
AIG to Pay Back $37B in Bailout Cash
Insurance giant AIG is poised to repay 36.7 billion dollars in government bailout aid. In recent days American International Group raised the money through...
Russian Spam Site Shuts Down, Dramatically Decreasing Spam Worldwide
You may not have noticed, but since late last month, the world supply of Viagra ads and other e-mail spam has dropped by an...
Nun Gives Prison Moms Second Chance
Sister Teresa leads a group of New York nuns on a mission to help rehabilitate incarcerated mothers. And their program, Hour Children, is a...
6 Young Environmental Leaders Win Prestigious Brower Award
They are the green generation. Six young people who are doing incredible things to safeguard the environment were honored this week with the prestigious...
Jon Stewart and 50 Top Comedians Align on TV Tonight for Autism
George Clooney, Chris Rock, Tina Fey and Jon Stewart are aligning for a super-sized charity event and telethon tonight to raise money for autism....
The Kind of Hunt A Deer Can Survive
Deer hunters in Kentucky returned to the tournament checkpoint tired and hungry, their camouflage clothing soaked with sweat. All were empty-handed — but that...
Public Bus Doubles as Mobile Green Roof
Gardens that grow on top of city buses? That's right. Bus Roots started as the twinkle in the eye of NYU graduate student Marco...
Humble Hero Cabbie Returns $700, iPod and Valuable Documents to Tourists
A big-hearted Queens cabbie saved the day for Swiss tourists who left a bag loaded with money, IDs, and valuable electronics in his cab...
Stop to Go! Philly Trains to Recycle Brake Energy
U.S. transit agencies hope to save money by storing energy created when subways put on the brakes. Teams in Philadelphia, New York, Los Angeles...
Julian and Sean Lennon Come Together on Eve of John’s 70th Birthday
Fans of John Lennon plan to "Come Together" at events around the world this Saturday to mark what would have been his 70th birthday....
Four Cities Receive $12 Million to Improve College Graduation Rates
History shows that less than one-quarter of low-income students at community colleges overcome the challenges of earning a degree. Yesterday, the Bill & Melinda...
100 Million Poor Families to Get Clean-Burning Stoves From Mrs. Clinton
As the primary cooking and heating tool for nearly three billion people, traditional cookstoves and open fires cause 1.9 million premature deaths worldwide each...
Radio Personality Searches for Passion as Volunteer for 30 Charities in 30 Days
On September 1st, New York City based radio personality, Trey Morgan embarked on a journey designed to shock him into a more philanthropic way...
The Hero of a Nation Looks Back and Ahead
After years of trying to dodge the fame Olympic success brought her, an Aboriginal athlete who carried the torch that opened the Sydney Games...
Tennis Stars Rally For Peace at US Open
Sporting events can always be counted on to bring feuding nations together - think, US ping pong players visiting in China in the 1970's.
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Student Army Updates Oregon, One City at a Time
The University of Oregon is marshaling a veritable army of faculty and students in architecture, law, business, and other fields to help Oregon's capital...
12 Tips for Getting Regular Exercise — and the Benefits for Happiness
Exercise is a KEY to happiness. Research shows that people who exercise are healthier, more energetic, think more clearly, sleep better, and have delayed...