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Top Ten Stories of 2006: 9) Corporations Lead the Green Movement

Corporations are leading a Green Movement toward more recycling, environmentally friendly cars, and sustainable industry. Read 15 examples of socially responsible companies and the...
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Top Ten Good News of 2006!

With casualties in Iraq reaching record numbers, the war in Lebanon punctuating the continuing crises in the Middle East and the ongoing slaughter in...

Change Your Life, No Matter the Circumstances

Part 3 in our series on Gratitude and how it can change your life features a man so down on his luck that calling...
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When Doctors Say Your Child Will be ‘a Vegetable’

Dick and Rick Hoyt are a father-and-son team competing in nearly continuous marathon races. And if they’re not in a marathon they're competing in...
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Court Orders No Drilling in Arctic Wetlands

Thirteen percent of public land, critical to caribou and other wildlife, will remain closed to drilling. A federal judge in Alaska last week ordered...
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Hockey Fan Gives Life to Another Fan

Atlanta Thrashers fan Andy Freeman, after having been on dialysis for two years, received a donated kidney from a stranger solely because they shared...
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Basketball Star Sparks Footwear Revolution with NBA-quality Sneakers for Under $15

Growing up in a Coney Island household with parents struggling to make ends meet, Stephon Marbury knows first-hand the pressure kids, parents and playground...

Wal-Mart Boosts Organic Cotton

Though wearing cotton seems like a natural way to live, the growing of cotton is an environmentally destructive industry using more pesticides and fertilizers...

Sporty Electric Cars On Silicon Valley Horizon

Tesla Motors' goal is to design a sports car that would go as fast as a Ferrari or Porsche — but run on electricity....
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HERO Youth Ambassadors to Serve African Orphans, Schools Hit by AIDS

The HERO campaign is enhancing the lives of children who have been orphaned or made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. Today it launched...
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More Than A Game

OPINION Washington, D.C. - "Some people believe that football is a matter of life and death. I am very disappointed with that attitude,...

Barbaro Showing Encouraging Signs

The unbeaten horse that won the Kentucky Derby then shocked the crowd at Pimlico last weekend by fractured its leg in three places is...
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Top Soccer Stars Score for Kids at World Cup

The world's top soccer stars will not only score for their home countries at next month's World Cup but also play for UNICEF, the...
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Major League Goes Pink for Mom’s Day, Breast Cancer

On Mother's Day, Major League Baseball players will be using pink bats to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer. As part of a...
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195 Miles Per Gallon, Zero to 60 in Four Seconds… The Electric Supercar is Here

When you think of an electric car, you may imagine a vehicle that provides no power, no safety, no range, and taking forever to...
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Soda Sales in Schools Voluntarily Slashed

Former President Bill Clinton and the American Heart Association negotiated a deal with the biggest beverage distributors in the U.S. whereby they will voluntarily...
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Schools Take Action on Overweight Kids

In response to a steep rise in obesity among children, some public schools are taking action. It shocked me to learn that only 6...
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Convict Mends Life Stitching Artwork While in Prison

The most inspirational stories to me are convicts who transform themselves with some activity or study while in prison. GNN has featured inmates whose...

Former Football Star Conquers Addiction, Devotes Himself to Helping Others

Ed Graney in the San Diego Union tells the story of redemption for an ex-jock who leaves his life of binge drinking -- get...

Pakistan Tackles Child Labor Horrors

The International Labour Organisation and Pakistan's Ministry of Labour have launched a program they say is aimed at eliminating the dangerous and degrading practice...