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Public health
fromBuzzFeed
2 weeks ago

People Are Sharing Positive Things Happening In The US, From Free School Lunches To Beating Cancer

Quiet acts of kindness, medical advances, personal triumphs, and community progress provide ongoing reasons for hope and evidence of good news.
fromIndependent
3 weeks ago

'Pressure is leaving your son on an operating table' - Stephen Bradley puts managerial stress into perspective

Today marks 343 days since Shamrock Rovers were a matter of minutes away from a fifth successive Premier Division title, only for Shelbourne to snatch it out of their hands courtesy of Harry Wood's famous late winner. As Shels rejoiced, for Rovers, a historic five-in-a-row wasn't to be but they used that heartbreak to fuel their 2025 target of taking the title from Tolka Park and back over the Liffey to Tallaght Stadium.
Soccer (FIFA)
Renovation
fromSFGATE
2 months ago

5 Key Takeaways from Chelsea Handler's Costly Real Estate Mistake

Handler's biggest financial misstep was shrinking a five-bedroom house into a two-bedroom abode to limit family visits, resulting in decreased property value and extra costs during resale.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
3 months ago

Age didn't kill India's beloved centenarian marathon runner. A speeding car did.

Fauja Singh started marathon training at age 89 to combat grief, becoming a celebrated long-distance runner.
Social justice
fromThe Oaklandside
4 months ago

'Wherever they're at, I'm there': One woman's work to support kids impacted by gun violence

Grisby, a survivor of gun violence and homelessness, now supports youth in Oakland facing similar struggles.
fromThe Mercury News
4 months ago

'I didn't think I would be doing anything like this': Formerly homeless San Jose woman creates art

For Quiroz - whose resume of life experiences include being a teenage mom, living through San Jose's 2017 Coyote Creek flooding debacle and battling Stage 2 breast cancer - creating art is therapeutic.
Artificial intelligence
Music
fromwww.esquire.com
4 months ago

Five Fits With: R&B Legend Eric Benet

Eric Benet's journey from setbacks in his early career to Grammy-nominated success showcases resilience and evolution in the music industry.
#entrepreneurship
fromEntrepreneur
5 months ago
Startup companies

Refugee's Multimillion-Dollar Business Beat Odds: Skrewball | Entrepreneur

Steve Yeng's journey from a Cambodian refugee to the co-founder of Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey symbolizes resilience and innovative entrepreneurship.
from24/7 Wall St.
6 months ago
Retirement

A Rich Guy Experimented with Working His Way Up from Homelessness. It Did Not Go Well.

Mike Black's experiment demonstrated the significant challenges of achieving financial success from homelessness, challenging assumptions about entrepreneurship and opportunity.
Startup companies
fromEntrepreneur
5 months ago

Refugee's Multimillion-Dollar Business Beat Odds: Skrewball | Entrepreneur

Steve Yeng's journey from a Cambodian refugee to the co-founder of Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey symbolizes resilience and innovative entrepreneurship.
more#entrepreneurship
Russo-Ukrainian War
fromwww.nytimes.com
6 months ago

A Russian Missile Blew Apart These Kyiv Apartments, and a Decades-Old Community

Despite enduring immense personal loss, Oleksandr Polishchuk continues to demonstrate resilience in the face of relentless violence in Ukraine.
Miami food
fromMiami Herald
6 months ago

Stock scammers. Ponzi schemers. He spent years busting Miami's fraudsters

Eric Bustillo overcame personal tragedy to have a distinguished career fighting fraud in South Florida.
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

I didn't trust the system': lasting trauma of Windrush victim barred from UK for 10 years

"I didn't trust the system. I thought they were trying to trap me," he said, explaining that he turned around and walked back to the train station as soon as he saw the words immigration centre above the door of the building.
UK news
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