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4 days ago | 
usatoday.com | Terry Baddoo
When Niall Harbison hit rock bottom, he decided the only way was up. After narrowly surviving a battle with alcoholism, he began using his time to feed malnourished dogs on the streets of Koh Samui, Thailand. That kindness snowballed into a worldwide initiative. “When I got out of hospital, I actually just started feeding one dog, two dogs, literally on a very small scale,” said Harbison. “It quickly grew then to a stage where I was feeding 80 or a hundred street dogs myself.
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2 weeks ago | 
usatoday.com | Terry Baddoo
Even at the age of 83, Bobbi Oxford has the need for speed. Cars have been a lifelong passion. Her brother Marshall used to race in amateur car competitions when she was a child in Hawaii. Bobbi always wanted to race as well, but found few opportunities to do so as a young woman. Marshall had worked and saved to buy his own race car, and the family couldn’t afford to subsidize Bobbi’s dreams. She did get the chance to race in one event organized specially for women.
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3 weeks ago | 
usatoday.com | Terry Baddoo
A group of women soccer players has put a new spin on the beautiful game by forming a club where goals don’t count. Gals FC is a recreational UK soccer club founded in London by Lorne Magill and Nora Beqaj. The club began as a kickabout in a local park between the women and some friends. It’s since expanded to include around 270 members with teams across several UK cities.
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3 weeks ago | 
usatoday.com | Terry Baddoo
There’s no place like home, as the saying goes. And on April 22 each year, we’re invited to celebrate our home by observing Earth Day. From a woman tackling waste by creating meals for the hungry from surplus food to a conservation group dedicated to rescuing and releasing sea turtles, to a community garden that lets low-income people pick produce for free, these heartwarming stories are all about enhancing the world we live in.
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3 weeks ago | 
usatoday.com | Terry Baddoo
When a soccer coach stopped practice to give a youngster some advice, he couldn’t believe what happened next. Andy Cartwright, a former professional footballer and academy coach with Sunderland AFC in England, now runs Andrew Cartwright Football Coaching in Sunderland, UK, where he passes on his vast knowledge to young players.
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3 weeks ago | 
usatoday.com | Terry Baddoo |Cody Godwin
Your bed is more than a place to rest your head each night or de-stress during a few stolen moments during the day; it's also a haven and a sanctuary. Your mattress needs to be comfortable, supportive and welcoming. It also needs to be clean!Sadly, no matter how pristine your sheets and pillowcases appear, the mattress underneath can become contaminated with all sorts of nastiness over time. That's partly because we humans are such a sweaty bunch.
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4 weeks ago | 
usatoday.com | Terry Baddoo
A 4-year-old hockey fan was the difference-maker for the Anaheim Ducks in the NHL. During the Ducks’ game with the Calgary Flames, Brayden Yorke was picked out on the Jumbotron, sparking cheers and applause from the home crowd. The video team responded by repeatedly putting his face on camera, and each time, his joyful smile set the Ducks’ fans on fire!The youngster’s excitement was so infectious it was even noticed by the Ducks players, inspiring a comeback that saw them win 4-3 in overtime.
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1 month ago | 
usatoday.com | Terry Baddoo
Samantha Young from Hull, England, always wondered what went on between her children when she wasn’t watching. So, she secretly filmed them to find out. The footage was emotional!Samantha’s 5-year-old daughter Nina has nonverbal autism and rarely engages with others. That can be hard to understand for her 4-year-old brother Wolf, but he never gives up trying to connect with her.
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1 month ago | 
usatoday.com | Terry Baddoo
A sweet friendship between a 9-year-old boy and a sanitation worker came to an emotional end in Florida. Noah Carrigan has always been fascinated by trucks. So, when the garbage truck came by his house on its weekly collection route, he would always be there to greet the driver. “For years, every Tuesday, he would run outside to wave and the garbage man always waved back, honked the horn and acknowledged him,” said Noah’s mom, Catherine Carrigan. Noah and the driver were friends for four years.
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1 month ago | 
usatoday.com | Terry Baddoo
We’ve all experienced it. After washing your face, having a shave or doing the dishes, you pull out the stopper, and the water just sits there. You dip your hand in and wiggle the stopper about a bit, but the water just stares back at you, seemingly in a state of suspended animation. You have a slow-draining problem. This little household issue can be a huge time suck as you hover hopefully over your sink, willing the water to disappear.
