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Jeff Bezos announces first of $10 billion donations to fight climate change

Amazon boss Jeff Bezos may divide opinion when it comes to the insane amount of wealth he has accrued, but none can say that his latest move won’t be extremely well received. As per reports, ...

John Cena supports efforts to match BTS’s $1 million donation to Black Lives Matter

K-Pop supergroup BTS not only has millions of fans worldwide but also boasts a celebrity following who aren’t just fans of their music. After the seven-member South Korean group donated $1 million to the Black ...

Mom carries baby with fatal brain condition full-term, then donates organs to newborns in need

Being a mom is one of the most beautiful things in life. From the moment a woman learns she is having a baby, to the time of birth, it’s a roller coaster filled with countless emotions ...

Family and hospital staff sing ‘Amazing Grace’ as toddler is taken to donate organs

Paul and Meagan Sobolik, from New Hampton, Iowa, had to deal with one of the most difficult things a family could possibly go through. On April 19, their daughter Cora began experiencing problems breathing. When the ...

Hospital workers line corridor for emotional “Walk of Respect” as organ donor is set to come off life support

Of course, the flip side is that they’re also there to see what it means to the family of the person receiving a much-needed donation. A tradition at this particular hospital has caused quite the ...

Parents agree to donate brain-dead son’s organs: Hours later, he does something to amaze doctors

When 13-year-old Trenton McKinley was involved in a freak utility vehicle accident, he ended up on the brink of death. Miraculously, he survived, but his brain was so badly damaged that he remained in a ...

Indiana police officer, 28, dies five weeks after being shot in the line of duty

Late Sunday night the Richmond Police Department announced Officer Seara Burton passed away five weeks after she was shot during a traffic stop. The 28-year-old officer died at 9:59 pm, according to a statement from ...

The young police officer shot in line of duty at traffic stop to be taken off life support

Police officers have a dangerous job where every single day as they wear their uniform, they knowingly take the risk of injury or worse. Richmond Police Officer Seara Burton was on duty at her job ...

Transplant doctor donates kidney to former patient: ‘I wanted to walk the walk and make a difference’

Dr. Aji Djamali, Maine Medical Center’s Chair of the Department of Medicine, recently donated his kidney to one of his former patients. Ever since he began studying in medical school, he wanted to “walk the ...

Anne Heche, Emmy- and Tony-nominated actress, officially dead at 53 following car crash

Actress Anne Heche, an Emmy- and Tony-nominated actress whose career spanned three decades, has been officially declared dead, a week after a fiery car crash left her in critical condition. “Today we lost a bright ...