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Andrea Pasinetti was out of town when he got the call when a wildfire broke out in Pacific Palisades, where his home and three dogs were. CBS News’ Jonathan Vigliotti was reporting nearby.
Source: A family’s dogs were trapped in their LA home with wildfires closing in. A CBS News crew saved them.
Well done.
A group of good Samaritans teamed up with law enforcement this week to save an elderly woman pinned underneath her car in Lawerence, Mass.
Source: Heroes in action: Strangers lift car to rescue a woman pinned underneath
Wow.
The burger chain has provided complimentary meals for fire crews throughout the devastating blazes this week
Well done, all around.
Su Min, 60, became a feminist icon after she left her abusive husband and started travelling through China.
Source: Su Min: The year China’s famous road-tripping ‘auntie’ found freedom
Inspiring.
The mobile laundromat is a collaboration between Georgia Tech students and a local nonprofit.
Source: College students innovate ‘laundry bus’ for homeless neighbors to wash their clothes
Neat idea.
A captivating canine is being hailed as a hero after one of his owners took a terrifying fall.
Source: Social media-famous corgi from Kitchener, Ont. rescues owner
Way to go, Waldo!
A lineman and his crew were in for a surprise on Sunday, aside from the severe winter weather that hit the state.
Source: Kansas linemen save mom bobcat and kitten during ice storm
Wow!
Discover the potential of aluminum and seawater as a clean energy source. Learn how scientists are using this innovative method to generate hydrogen fuel.
Source: How recycled soda cans and seawater could revolutionize clean energy production
Coffee grounds were apparently also involved.
A critical link discovered.
Source: Study Reveals Key Alzheimer’s Pathway – And Blocking It Reverses Symptoms in Mice
Progress.
Researchers at the University of Alabama have developed a way of more efficiently and effectively recycling polymers.
Source: UA Engineer Pioneers New Process for Recycling Plastics
Progress.