How a 2-day 'Kindness Yard Sale' turned into a year’s worth of kindness
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There’s no judgment or side-eye here in Thompson-Gaines’s yard. There is just “Thanks” and “Have a nice day” and “Hope you enjoy that.”
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 27, 2021
Hundreds march for right of animals to live with ‘decency and kindness’
Hundreds of animal rights protesters marched in San Francisco to demand the end of factory farming, chanting, “Humane slaughter is a lie!"
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 22, 2021
100-year-old gifted car he drove as a chauffeur in 1964
It’s reward enough to reach 100-years-old, but getting a classic Bentley luxury car for your birthday present is icing on the cake.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 21, 2021
Tom Cruise gets sneak preview from SpaceX's 1st private crew
Representatives for SpaceX's first privately chartered flight reveled that the actor took part in a call with the four space tourists.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 18, 2021
Grandfather builds a replica Space X Dragon module for aspiring astronaut grandson
After building an amazing replica of a Space X module for his grandson, Southampton's 'Grandpa Patrick' has been hailed a 'genius'.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 16, 2021
Police officer helps boys duped out of money at lemonade stand
While trying to raise some extra cash this summer, two 12-year-olds were duped. Someone gave them fake money to pay for a glass of lemonade.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 13, 2021
Bride flies 800 miles to share ‘first dance’ with her 94-year-old grandfather
Distance was no obstacle as Natalie Browning traveled from Virginia to Florida to share her ‘first dance’ with her grandfather.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 30, 2021
Student's kindness to special needs classmate goes viral
When you're as good as friends as Kylie Rappold and Connor Morris are, you tend to help each other out.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 19, 2021
Ham Radio Enthusiast Heroically Saves Friend’s Life Hundreds Of Miles Away
A San Joaquin County man is credited with saving his friend’s life from hundreds of miles away. A miracle that he called the wrong number.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 12, 2021
Good Samaritan miraculously finds newborn baby boy alive in discarded dresser
Woman passing by discarded furniture rescued the infant. Child was taken to a hospital in good condition.
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