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“He’s giving CPR to a squirrel”: Officers witness remarkable rescue – CBS News

November 13, 2018 by Leo

Someday, 19-year-old Chris Felix would like to go into medicine

Source: “He’s giving CPR to a squirrel”: Officers witness remarkable rescue – CBS News

Pretty cute. 🙂

American trucker treats busload of Canadian veterans to dinner

November 12, 2018 by Leo

An American trucker passing through Ottawa treated a busload of Canadian veterans to dinner to honour their service.

Source: American trucker treats busload of Canadian veterans to dinner

How cool is that?

Shreveport family pays fine for library book overdue by 84 years

November 11, 2018 by Leo

Shreve Memorial Library waived an overdue fine for a book due in 1934. The family paid anyway, 5 cents per each day the book was overdue.

Source: Shreveport family pays fine for library book overdue by 84 years

Nice way to turn it.

Ozone layer hole will ‘totally heal within 50 years’ – CNN

November 10, 2018 by Leo

The hole in the Earth’s ozone layer is expected to fully heal by sometime in the 2060s, climate change experts predict in a new UN report.

Source: Ozone layer hole will ‘totally heal within 50 years’ – CNN

Proof that if we set our minds to something, we can have a positive impact.

Dog travels 3,000 miles to reunite with soldier who saved her life | Metro News

November 9, 2018 by Leo

‘It may come across that I saved Barrie’s life, but I feel like she saved mine.’

Source: Dog travels 3,000 miles to reunite with soldier who saved her life | Metro News

I love happy endings.

106-year-old woman becomes US citizen on Election Day – CNN

November 8, 2018 by Leo

While voters lined up at polls across the United States to cast ballots in midterm elections, Maria Valles de Bonilla, 106, lined up at a Citizenship and Immigration Services office near the nation’s capital so someday she might have a chance to vote, too.

Source: 106-year-old woman becomes US citizen on Election Day – CNN

Congratulations, and welcome!

New Zealand baby rescue: Fisherman pulls 18-month-old from ocean – BBC News

November 7, 2018 by Leo

The 18-month-old boy had escaped from his parents’ tent by undoing the zipper and ended up in the water.

Source: New Zealand baby rescue: Fisherman pulls 18-month-old from ocean – BBC News

An amazing and wonderful coincidence.

Months after California wildfire, pets and owners reunited

November 6, 2018 by Leo

A network of about 35 volunteers — called Carr Fire Pet Rescue and Reunification — is responsible for many of the happy endings, which continue more than two months after firefighters extinguished the blaze…

Source: Months after California wildfire, pets and owners reunited

I can’t imagine…

Customers Buy Out Doughnut Shop Early Every Day So Owner Can Be With Sick Wife « CBS Los Angeles

November 5, 2018 by Leo

Chhan and his wife, Stella, came to Orange County as refugees from Cambodia in 1979. Since then, they’ve worked side by side every morning to serve doughnuts at their Pacific Coast Highway shop – until recently.

Source: Customers Buy Out Doughnut Shop Early Every Day So Owner Can Be With Sick Wife « CBS Los Angeles

A simple, and kind, way to help.

A hiker in the Cascades thought she would die in a snowstorm. But a stranger was looking out for her.

November 4, 2018 by Leo

After a chance meeting, Nancy Abell couldn’t stop thinking about a hiker who didn’t seem prepared for the weather in the Cascade Range.

Source: A hiker in the Cascades thought she would die in a snowstorm. But a stranger was looking out for her.

Watching out for one-another.

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