Cyclist Saves Mother, Daughter From Drowning
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A passing cyclist who stopped to save a woman and girl from drowning in a Texas river earlier this month is being hailed a hero. Jeff Harrison will receive a "Community Hero" award from the MedStar ambulance company for his actions.
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Superman Saves Home From Foreclosure
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A couple facing imminent foreclosure has Superman to thank for saving their home. The anonymous couple were packing to vacate their house when they found an Action Comics No. 1, the comic book debut of Superman. It is estimated to fetch at least $350,000 at auction.
Co-Ed School Brings Skateboarding to Afghanistan
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There is at least one place in Kabul, Afghanistan, where children of both genders and every ethnicity can play together as kids: Skateistan, a co-ed skateboarding school. Nearly 300 children, about half of them girls, come every week to escape the tension of everyday life in Kabul.
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Rhode Island Sands Recede to Reveal Ship Hull
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The wooden hull of a ship was exposed by shifting sands on a Rhode Island beach last week in an area where more than 2,000 ships have been lost at sea. Experts cannot tell how old the ship is, or how it became beached, but they stressed the importance of preserving such bits of history.
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Collegiate Pen Pal Society Revives Art of Letter Writing
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Courtesy Phil Ortiz
Some college students are taking a step back in time by joining the Society for the Prevention of Empty Mailboxes, a pen-pal club. "Letters," says one of the society's founders, "seem like a little present … because it's something tangible."
Designers Turn Heartache Into Fashion
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Two budding fashion designers burned by bad romances are now laughing all the way to the bank. After commiserating about their love lives, FIT graduates Angel Garofalo and Lauren Pratt created Boyfriend Bikinis, a line of swimwear with each model named after a particular type of bad boyfriend.
Ferris Wheel Takes Diners to 'Breakfast in the Sky'
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At Morey's Piers on the Jersey shore, amusement park-goers can dine in the sky. Breakfast for two at the park in Wildwood costs $75 and includes gourmet selections, a 45-minute ride on the tallest Ferris wheel on the East Coast and a view all the way to Delaware.
Heroes at Home Stories: Paul Diamond says
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"We were in a bind for Christmas. I had been in real estate and left for Afghanistan when the real estate market tanked in 2008. We weren’t going to have much of a Christmas at all since any money we had went to paying bills. When the Sears Heroes at Home Program came through it helped us give something to our kids and provide for them. Bailed us out. My wife and I were able to get clothes and toys for our 9 and 14 year-old sons. This kind of program definitely makes us feel like our sacrifice is worth it. It validates what we do, and helps us feel that what we do is not done in vain. It shows us that there are some grateful people out there."
