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Parents Who Lost Loved Ones Form Circle of Hope in Middle East
TEL AVIV — Some friendships are cemented by unspeakable pain. That's what binds members of the Parents Circle Families Forum, a group of Israelis...
Old Computers Rescued, and Donated to the Poor
A computer geek named Oso came up with an elegant solution to the problems of too many old computers piling up — and where do...
Millionaire Gives Mansions to Homeless
Japanese billionaire, Genshiro Kawamoto, cried as he presented the keys to a multimillion-dollar home to a low-income single mom with 5 kids. "Her family...
Five Ways the United Nations is Saving People and the Planet
In 1997, the owner of Cable News Network, Ted Turner, shocked the world when he handed over a billion dollars to the United Nations....
Poor Earn Income From Trees – Without Felling Them
Entrepreneurs don't grow on trees, but with a little help from the U.N., poor families around the world are starting their own small...
Autism Gene Breakthrough Hailed
"Scientists have found new autism genes by scanning the largest collection of families with multiple cases of autism ever assembled. The monumental task of...
Students Encourage New Yorkers to Sit on Stoops Again
Stoops, otherwise known as the front steps, used to be busy with families hanging out and kids playing. Today stoops are empty. Three New...
Wellspring House Gives Homeless Hope
Wellspring bed and breakfast for the homeless has been around for 25 years, since Nancy Schwoyer and a group of friends at church decided...
Home is a Haven for Guinea Pigs
"I immediately fell in love with her," Karen said about Abby. "She was absolutely gorgeous and she just started snuggling and kissing my ear...
Kevin Bacon Uses ‘Six Degrees’ To Raise Money for Charity
Kevin Bacon launched SixDegrees.org, a new Web site that encourages the creation of charitable social networks and inspires giving to charities online.
Bacon started the...
Gratitude: Accepting Ourselves for the Beautiful People We Are
As far as understanding ourselves is concerned, many of us need to work harder at accepting ourselves for the beautiful people that we are.
It...
House Passes Plan to Negotiate for Lower Drug Prices
The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill that would allow the federal government to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies in order to...
4 Contest Winners from GNN!
We surged past the 1,000 mark for registered users and now announce our four winners. I welcome all who joined the network and urge...
New 2007 Laws Protect Consumers from ID Theft and Citizens’ Rights
State Lawmakers have been busy and their new laws for 2007 are mostly good news for consumers, common citizens and people struggling to make...
Youth Worldwide Raise $40,000 to Help Orphaned Chimps
Orphaned chimpanzees in Africa will get a new place to rest their heads thanks to the remarkable efforts of hundreds of young people. Members...
GNN Contest: 4 Free Books to Registered Users
Since March 16, when the GNN Web site relaunched, 968 people have registered as GNN members. (Registered users can comment on stories, send messages...
Energy Neighbor Fund Shares the Gift of Warmth
Faced with high fuel costs, more families than usual are expected to need help staying warm during the holidays and throughout the winter. Progress...
Live As If You Only Had a Month: Gratitude Part 4
In our continuing series, GNN-i looks at Gratitude and how it is essential for creating the life you want. Harry Tucker uses the letters...
Dogs Make a Difference for Autistic Children
"Monique Clement said she wasn’t going to cry while viewing a video of her children interacting with a dog trained to help autistic...
(Video) Using Soccer to Fight AIDS in Africa
25-year-old filmmaker Silas Hagerty spent this summer in Zambia documenting the rise of football (soccer) as a tool to fight HIV/AIDS in local African...