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Transplant Milestone:
5 Most Uplifting Stories

Mar 8, 2015 5:15 AM CDT

Transplant Milestone: 5 Most Uplifting Stories

Including a visit from a long-lost bird

(Newser) - Some unique kidney donors and two unique moms make the list of the week's most uplifting stories:

Woman Gives Kidney to Stranger, Triggers Reaction : In a rare series of interlinked operations, six patients got kidney transplants from six donors at a San Francisco hospital. It's all thanks to

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Mom, Daughter Give Birth
34 Minutes Apart

Mar 6, 2015 5:12 PM CST

Mom, Daughter Give Birth 34 Minutes Apart

Tampa hospital has an unusual dual delivery

(Newser) - At 6:29pm on Feb. 19, Angela Patram gave birth to her fifth child. Just 34 minutes later, she became a grandma. Tampa General Hospital explains the unusual occurrence: Patram, 37, and her daughter, Teranisha Billups, 20, ended up giving birth on the same day, in rooms next door to...

'Extinct' Bird Sings to Scientists in Burma

Scientists Replay Call, Bird Last Seen in 1941 Surfaces

Mar 6, 2015 1:00 PM CST

Scientists Replay Call, Bird Last Seen in 1941 Surfaces

Jerdon's babbler spotted in Burma

(Newser) - Good news courtesy of the Wildlife Conservation Society: An apparently "extinct" bird last seen in Burma almost 75 years ago has flown back into view. The Jerdon's babbler, or Chrysomma altirostre, initially discovered in 1862, was spotted in grasslands near the town of Myitkyo in July 1941 but...

Survivor's Letter
to Tsarnaev: You
Don't Scare Me
Anymore

Mar 5, 2015 5:23 PM CST

Survivor's Letter to Tsarnaev: You Don't Scare Me Anymore

Rebekah Gregory says looking him in the face in court helped

(Newser) - Rebekah Gregory lost a leg after the Boston Marathon bombing and faced Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in court yesterday as she testified about her ordeal. In an open letter to him she posted to Facebook afterward, Gregory says it was both painful and cathartic. "I looked at you right in the...

Woman Gives Kidney
to Stranger, Triggers
a Chain Reaction

Mar 5, 2015 1:27 PM CST

Woman Gives Kidney to Stranger, Triggers a Chain Reaction

6 patients, 6 donors in rare series of linked transplants

(Newser) - In a rare series of interlinked operations, six patients are getting kidney transplants from six donors at a San Francisco hospital. Dr. William Bry, a surgeon at California Pacific Medical Center, said the "kidney paired donations" are occurring thanks to a woman who started a chain of donations and...

Man, 101, Gets Paid
to Eat Breakfast

Mar 5, 2015 12:38 AM CST

Man, 101, Gets Paid to Eat Breakfast

Age-based birthday discount becomes a refund

(Newser) - If you live long enough, the Belmont Restaurant in Manchester, NH, will end up paying you to eat breakfast, 101-year-old Joseph Nelson discovered on Monday. The restaurant gives customers celebrating their birthdays a discount based on their age, meaning the World War II vet, who would have eaten for free...

Selfless Teacher: 5 Most Uplifting Stories of the Week

Mar 1, 2015 5:23 AM CST

Selfless Teacher: 5 Most Uplifting Stories of the Week

Including an improbable reunion of long-lost sisters

(Newser) - An amazing sacrifice by a teacher and a sweet gesture for a bride-to-be are among the week's most uplifting stories:

Teacher's Kidney a Match for Her Student : First-grader Matthew Parker needs a kidney transplant, and only about 1% of the population would qualify as a matching donor. As

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Girl Kidnapped in 1997
Found by Total Coincidence

Feb 27, 2015 12:58 PM CST

Girl Kidnapped in 1997 Found by Total Coincidence

South African teen's sister noticed resemblance when they met at school

(Newser) - On Cassidy Nurse's first day of school, classmates kept approaching her and saying, "There's a girl who looks just like you." The look-alikes met, felt an instant connection, and became friends, but it turns out the kinship had deeper origins: The girl was Cassidy's long-lost...

NY Couple's
Combined
Age: 212

Feb 27, 2015 9:46 AM CST

NY Couple's Combined Age: 212

The husband is turning 108, the wife's 104

(Newser) - They take a lot of naps, they both need help to get around, and they don't leave the house except for doctor visits. But Duranord and Jeanne Veillard of Rockland County, NY, have retained their sense of humor over 82 years of marriage and are inseparable—which may explain...

Roar! World's
Rarest Cat
Makes a
Comeback

Feb 24, 2015 4:13 PM CST

Roar! World's Rarest Cat Makes a Comeback

Amur leopard has doubled its numbers, but there are still only about 65-69

(Newser) - It's what the WWF is hailing as an "amazing tale of recovery," but the numbers involved are still pretty small: The Amur leopard, dubbed the rarest cat on planet Earth, has doubled its numbers over the past seven years, but as Phys.org reports, there are now...

Stranger Buys
Dream Dress
for Bride-to-Be

Feb 24, 2015 12:57 PM CST

Stranger Buys Dream Dress for Bride-to-Be

Liz Jensen couldn't afford the dress she loved

(Newser) - Liz Jensen went wedding dress shopping Friday, and once she put on a particular dress, "I knew it was the one," the Utah woman says. "It had everything I wanted. It was perfect." But, at $480, it was out of her price range—Jensen, a full-time...

19 Manatees Saved
From Fla. Storm Drain

Feb 24, 2015 11:40 AM CST

19 Manatees Saved From Fla. Storm Drain

They had probably been trying to keep warm amid cold snap

(Newser) - Rescuers working late into the night freed 19 manatees who were stuck in a storm drain in central Florida. A Satellite Beach Fire Department rep said early today that the 19 manatees are all alive and have been returned to the Indian River Lagoon System. A manatee-rescue team from the...

Teacher's Kidney a
Match for Her Student, 6

Feb 24, 2015 1:00 AM CST

Teacher's Kidney a Match for Her Student, 6

Lindsey Painter to give Matthew Parker her kidney

(Newser) - Matthew Parker only makes it to Lindsey Painter's first-grade class two days a week, but the 6-year-old's attendance record is about to get a lot better: The teacher is giving him one of her kidneys and he will soon be able to go school full-time instead of going...

Cops Salute
Beloved K-9
on His Way to
Be Put Down

Feb 23, 2015 2:30 PM CST

Cops Salute Beloved K-9 on His Way to Be Put Down

'You just dread this day,' says Maine K-9 handler

(Newser) - A beloved K-9 suffering from seizures and arthritis received a final salute and a police escort, with lights flashing, to the Maine vet clinic where he was euthanized. Dozens of officers and firefighters turned out this month to pay their respects to Sultan, a 13-year-old German shepherd who sniffed out...

After Plenty of Faith, Hope,
Conjoined Twins Separated

Feb 23, 2015 10:33 AM CST

After Plenty of Faith, Hope, Conjoined Twins Separated

Knatalye Hope, Adeline Faith Mata are 10 months old

(Newser) - Knatalye Hope and Adeline Faith Mata were born conjoined on April 11 and spent 10 months connected at the chest and abdomen—but on Tuesday at Texas Children's Hospital, the girls were successfully separated. After months of preparation, a team of more than 26 medical professionals from numerous specialties...

Determination: 5 Most Uplifting Stories of the Week

Feb 22, 2015 5:14 AM CST

Determination: 5 Most Uplifting Stories of the Week

Including a classy move by a fast-food franchisee

(Newser) - A runner who wouldn't quit and two young kids making a difference make the list of the week's most uplifting stories:

Runner Crawls Her Way to Marathon Finish : Hyvon Ngetich was leading the elite women's racing group at the 23-mile mark of the Austin Marathon, but as

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Girl Agitates for Female Superheroes, Becomes One

Feb 20, 2015 4:15 PM CST

Girl Agitates for Female Superheroes, Becomes One

DC Comics pays tribute to Rowan Hansen

(Newser) - An 11-year-old girl in Illinois made headlines last month when she wrote to DC Comics wondering why there weren't more female superheroes and why the ones who did exist got stuck with "not very practical" costumes. The company first answered Rowan Hansen via tweet , "Thanks, Rowan. We...

Burger King
Franchisee
Goes to
Extremes to
Give Bonuses

Feb 20, 2015 12:06 PM CST

Burger King Franchisee Goes to Extremes to Give Bonuses

Owners had been given Corvette, Rolex by the chain

(Newser) - Consumerist picks up on a classy little move by the owners of two dozen Burger Kings in Arizona. When the chain designated Barnett Management as "franchisee of the year," it doled out a Corvette and a Rolex in thanks. Tom Barnett and the other owners then sold...

Blind Boy's Campaign
Changing Australia's Cash

Feb 19, 2015 5:34 PM CST

Blind Boy's Campaign Changing Australia's Cash

Nation will add tactile features so bills can be told apart

(Newser) - Australia is redesigning its cash and adding a tactile feature so blind people can tell the bills apart. And as the nation's ABC News reports, the pending change is largely thanks to a 13-year-old kid named Connor McLeod. He launched a campaign and online petition that gained steam and...

Man Proposes to Wife He Divorced 43 Years Ago

Feb 18, 2015 9:43 AM CST