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'It Belongs To My People': Iranian Weightlifting Champion Auctions Olympic Gold Medal To Raise Money For Earthquake Victims

November 17, 2017 / 5,432 views

An Olympic weightlifting champion has put his Rio 2016 gold medal up for auction to raise money for the victims of last week's deadly earthquake near the Iran-Iraq border.

Japanese Train Company Apologizes For Departing 20 Seconds Early

November 16, 2017 / 7,469 views

A train company in Japan has apologized after one of its trains departed 20 seconds early. Can Japan run all the public transportation systems in the world?

'I Will Not Be Shamed': Terry Crews Speaks Out On Being A Victim Of Sexual Assault In Hollywood

November 16, 2017 / 5,442 views

A powerful interview with Terry Crews on Good Morning America.

Custodian Worked Graveyard Shift For 23 Years So All His Children Could Attend College Tuition-Free

November 16, 2017 / 7,193 views

Fred Vautour has worked the graveyard shift at Boston College for 23 years so that his children could attend the prestigious university tuition-free.

These 'Share Tables' Should Be In Every Elementary School

November 15, 2017 / 10,520 views

Elementary schools across the country have been creating share tables to help reduce waste and feed the less fortunate.

China Built A 250-Acre Solar Power Plant Shaped Like A Giant Panda

November 15, 2017 / 7,542 views

A clean energy company based in Hong Kong has built a solar power plant in the shape of a giant panda, one of China's national treasures.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Donates $30 Million To Protect And Preserve Rivers In The US And Internationally

November 15, 2017 / 4,802 views

Enterprise Rent-A-Car has donated $30 million to The Nature Conservancy's efforts to preserve and protect rivers in the U.S. and internationally.

Nurses Help Sneak Dog Into Dying Man's Hospital Room To Say Final Goodbye

November 14, 2017 / 8,484 views

A grandfather passed away on Wednesday after battling cancer for several years, but not before a team of kindhearted nurses devised a plan to sneak his beloved dog into the hospital so that he could say a final goodbye.

Walmart Cashier Helps Calm A Nervous Elderly Man Paying With Change

November 13, 2017 / 10,574 views

A Mississippi woman was moved by a Walmart cashier's kindness toward an elderly customer.

Sydney's New Ferry To Be Named 'Ferry McFerryface' After Public Vote

November 13, 2017 / 5,127 views

The Boaty McBoatface legacy has spread worldwide, with an express train in Sweden named Trainy McTrainface earlier this year and a team at Sydney's Warwick Farm racecourse naming their horse Horsey McHorseface last year.

Marquise Goodwin Scores An 83-Yard Touchdown And Falls To His Knees. Hours Later, We Learn Why

November 13, 2017 / 7,817 views

On Sunday, San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Marquise Goodwin scored an 83-yard touchdown and fell to his knees in the endzone. After the game, Goodwin announced that he had lost his infant son just hours before kickoff.

Newborn Baby Placed Inside Safe Haven Baby Box At Fire Station

November 13, 2017 / 6,338 views

An abandoned newborn baby came as a surprise to Michigan City firefighters expecting a prank, The Times reports.

Mother Dying Of Cancer Is Saved... Thanks To Her Ex-Husband's New Wife

November 13, 2017 / 8,823 views

A mother battling stage IV cervical cancer is thanking her ex-husband's new wife for helping her beat the 'untreatable' disease.

Florida Animal Shelter Sees Spike In Adoptions After Sorting Dogs By Hogwarts House

November 11, 2017 / 8,714 views

Dogs at the Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando are now being sorted into four categories inspired by the Hogwarts houses.

TCU Donates Leftover Food After Football Games To The Homeless

November 11, 2017 / 5,321 views

TCU's Food Recovery Network donates hundreds of pounds of food to the Union Gospel Mission homeless shelter after every home football game.

Cranes Join Funeral Procession For Man Who Loved Cranes

November 10, 2017 / 6,989 views

A crane service in Essington, England, honored a local man who loved cranes by sending four machines to participate in his funeral procession.