Homeless Man Rescues Flag and Inspires Nation
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Offers of help and words of praise are flooding in for Gustus Bozarth, a homeless man who left his makeshift shelter in a driving rain storm to rescue an American flag that fell to the ground in El Paso, Texas, last week. A Facebook page -- "Gustus Bozarth for President" -- has even been started to show gratitude to a "true American hero."
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75-year-old Runner Takes on 135-Mile Race Through Desert
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For the second time, Jack Denness, 75, will be the oldest person to run the Badwater Ultramarathon -- a 135-mile trek through the 100-plus-degree desert that must be completed in 60 hours. Denness was also the oldest runner when he ran the Badwater in 2005, at age 70.
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A Garden in Every Window
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For apartment dwellers or city residents who don't have a patch of land for gardening, Windowfarms offers a gardening kit that can grow an edible garden in any window. Windowfarms' website also has downloadable instructions on building a hydroponic gardening system.
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British Boy Is World's Strongest 12-Year-Old
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A schoolkid from England became the world's strongest 12-year-old over the weekend by dead-lifting 308 pounds at a charity bodybuilding event. Kyle Kane's feat raised more than $750 for a local MS therapy center.
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French, American Medieval Castles Rise By Hand
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A scaled-down "13th century" castle is being constructed in France entirely by hand using only tools built on-site and all with historical accuracy. Americans wishing to see how a medieval castle was built don't need to travel to Burgundy -- another is being built in Arkansas.
Heroes Project Takes Injured Soldiers to New Heights
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Nearly six years after recovering from a devastating motorcycle crash, Tim Medvetz summited Mount Everest. That accomplishment inspired him to found the Heroes Project, a foundation that trains injured veterans to climb mountains.
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Obama Awards $2 Billion for Solar Power
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During his weekly radio address, President Obama announced nearly $2 billion for new solar plants. He said the pledge is part of his plan to bring new industries -- and jobs -- to the United States.
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Gelato U. Offers Sweet Education
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For those looking for a new career or have a calling to "make happy people," gelato university is for you. Carpigiani Gelato University in Bologna, Italy, is seeing a 90 percent increase in students and even offers a satellite campus in North Carolina.
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It's Single, Twins, Triplets for Buffalo Mom
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After giving birth to a single baby boy, then twin boys, triplet boys was the only thing left for Natasha Wilson, and that's what she did this week at a hospital in Buffalo. After the twins were born, Wilson's mother had even joked that her daughter's next pregnancy would be triplets.
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Entire High School Class Is College-Bound
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Growing up on Chicago's South Side, college seemed like an impossible dream to Marlon Marshall Jr. Then he was accepted to an all boys' charter high school called Urban Prep Academy and his whole world changed.
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