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Burger King Employee Foils Robbery By Stealing Thieves' Getaway Car
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Carlene
- 23 days ago - abcnews.go.com
A fast food employee is being lauded by police for his fast thinking after foiling a robbery at a Burger King in Stockton, Calif.
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Video:Every Teacher Should Take Down An Unruly Student This Way
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JL
- 23 days ago - upworthy.com
There are teachers out there who will always surprise you.
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Why Sharks Generate More Money Alive Than Dead
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Marty
- 18 days ago - livescience.com
Sharks that are free to swim around in their natural habitats are a valuable part of tourism around the world, a new study finds, which suggests sharks are worth more in the world's oceans than they are on restaurant menus.
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Disability Etiquette Quiz
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JL
- 20 days ago - secure2.convio.net
In some situations, it's clear cut when to use common courtesy. But other times, it isn't always obvious what you should do.
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WW2 Marine's Diary: A Brief Look at a Brief Life
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JL
- 23 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Before Cpl. Thomas "Cotton" Jones was killed by a Japanese sniper in the South Pacific in 1944, he wrote what he called his "last life request" to anyone who might find his diary: Please give it to Laura Mae Davis, the girl he loved.
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Saturday Morning Surprise: Mexico's Popcatepetl Volcano Spews 1.5 Mile High Ash Columns
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Marty
- 24 days ago - hispanicallyspeakingnews.com
Scientists recorded two moderate explosions Saturday morning at Mexico's Popocatepetl that sent columns of gas and ash up to 2.5 kilometers (1.5 miles) above the crater, the National Disaster Prevention Center, or Cenapred, said.
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Video:1 Minute And 45 Seconds That'Ll Make You Think Twice About Poverty
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JL
- 10 days ago - upworthy.com
Everything you think you know about poverty in America is about to be complicated.
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Nestlé Is Sucking Water From An Ontario Watershed During Drought Conditions
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Marty
- 17 days ago - action.sumofus.org
Nestlé's Chairman and former CEO once infamously declared that "access to water should not be a public right." And now his company is putting into practice its belief that every resource should be commodified and sold off. Nestlé is sucking up water
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Video: Waccamaw: Paddling With a Community
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JL
- 7 days ago - americanrivers.org
More than 40 locals paddled South Carolina's Waccamaw River Blue Trail on National Trails Day to celebrate the Waccamaw's designation as a National Water Trail! This Blue Trail connects local communities to the river, helps more people explore and enjoy
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Video:We Tracked Down Our Biggest Troll...and Kind of Liked Him
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JL
- 25 days ago - motherjones.com
Ever wonder what an internet troll is like in person? We met one in his lair.
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Cape Cod National Seashore-Slideshow
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JL
- 7 days ago - npca.org
This seashore is a classic summer vacation spot with six beautiful beaches for swimming, hiking trails through marshlands and forests, bicycle trails, charming lighthouses, and even some fascinating history involving transatlantic communication.
13 comments
Video:World's Weirdest - Narwhals
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JL
- 27 days ago - biologicaldiversity.org
The so-called unicorn horns once prized by Renaissance collectors &thought to have magical powers likely belonged not to mythical white horses but to the chunky, odd-looking whales we know as narwhals, which are now among the marine animals threatened
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How Lawn-Mowing Outlaws Are Saving Childhood in Detroit
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JL
- 10 days ago - kaboom.org
Founder and Gang Leader of the Detroit Mower Gang, Tom and his motley crew of "renegade landscapers" are taking action. Rather than wring their hands, they realized that they have the tools they need--namely, mowers, trimmers, lawn tractors, and muscles
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Dog Pushes Wheelchair-Bound Man Through Flooded Streets - Video
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Giana
- 8 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
A video filmed from a passing car appears to show man's best friend's pushing its wheelchair-bound owner along a flooded street.
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