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Faith in Humanity: Phoenix man looking to expand crime-fighting cave for charity

The Colten Cowell Memorial Crime Fighting Cave is a 5,000-square-foot homage to the television shows of yesteryear and also serves as a place where families in crisis can spend a few carefree hours laughing and making wonderful memories.
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Faith in Humanity: Town hosts early Halloween, Christmas for dying boy

A Utah town moved the calendar ahead a few months this week, when it hosted Halloween, Christmas and a birthday party for a boy dying of cancer.
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Faith in Humanity: 3-D printer creates objects from photos for the blind

Unlike people with sight, the blind can't look at photos to remind them of their favorite memories. But a little 3-D printing can change that.
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Faith in Humanity: Man starts dance party on train to break the ice

Our commutes are often the most silent, awkward parts of our day. This man is changing all that.
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Faith in Humanity: Magician pranks, rewards homeless veteran

Picture this: You're a homeless veteran.
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Faith in Humanity: Touching sign inspires organ donor

Sometimes a sign can be more than a simple rallying cry for a sports team or a pat on the back for a celebrity. Sometimes a sign can save a life.
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Faith in Humanity: Iowa couple leaves big tip after bad service

We've all heard plenty of stories about extraordinary servers receiving massive tips.
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Faith in Humanity: Wash. father with days to live checks items off his bucket list

Frank Henderson was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer and told he has just days to live, but he is making the most of the time he has left, even celebrating Christmas and his daughter's upcoming wedding months early.
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Faith in Humanity: Nurse to adopt terminally ill patient’s son

In a time when the news is dominated by all the bad things people do to each other, good deeds often go unnoticed. Fortunately, Tricia Seaman’s act of kindness is getting the attention it deserves.
10 years ago
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Faith in Humanity: Two best friends discover they’re brothers

We’ve all had a friend that ends up feeling like family. It’s part of life. But according to the Huffington Post, the line between friend and family is even more blurry for two Canadian men. Duncan Cumming and Ron Cole were both adopted when they were younger and were best friends in the 1950s. They […]
10 years ago
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Faith in Humanity: Little League coach delivers moving message after devastating loss

If you have a young son who plays baseball, you want him to play for a coach like this. On Monday night, Cumberland, Rhode Island was eliminated from the 2014 Little League World Series in a heartbreaking 8-7 loss to Illinois. Following the loss, with many of his players in tears, Rhode Island coach Dave […]
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Faith in Humanity: Cop saves baby, 20 years later he goes to her wedding

A baby who almost didn’t live to see another day, grew up and got married over the weekend. And among the attendees was the man who saved her, reported NBC Chicago. Shammah Hamideh was an infant living with her family outside New York City when she suddenly stopped breathing. Officer Joseph Barca got the call, […]
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Faith in Humanity: Girl raises thousands to take terminal dad to Disneyland

A young British girl will be able to take one last trip with her father before he passes from cancer thanks to a generous community. According to the Southport Visiter, 5-year-old Ruby Miles was heartbroken when her father, 42-year-old Damian, was told he only had months to live after a year-long battle with cancer. After […]
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Faith in Humanity: J.K. Rowling pens Dumbledore letter to girl who survived shooting

A Houston girl whose entire family was killed in a shooting received a special letter from Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore of “Harry Potter” fame. According to the Huffington Post, the letter, handwritten by “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling, was sent to 15-year-old Cassidy Stay after she referenced the books in a memorial. “In ‘The […]
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Faith in Humanity: Australians combine to lift train off man

Now this is manpower. According to the Huffington Post, a man in Perth, Australia was boarding a train when his leg fell into the space between the platform and car. The man, along with several bystanders and employees, attempted to free him with no avail. The conductor had been notified so the train wouldn’t move, […]
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Faith in Humanity: Single mom returns wallet with $1,000 cash

For a single mom who works two jobs, $1,000 is a ton of money. Heck, it’s a ton of money for anyone. According to Newser, Sadie Hill, a single mom in Fargo, N.D., was tempted to keep the $1,000 in cash she found in a wallet. However, she returned the wallet to show her daughter […]
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Faith in Humanity: Nearly 50 moms shave heads in support of cancer

A cancer diagnosis is never easy for a family to deal with, but it’s especially hard when that diagnosis is given to a child. It’s scary. It intimidating. It’s life-changing. But according to the Huffington Post, nearly 50 moms, known as the 46 Mommas, are trying to make it a little less scary. They came […]
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Faith in Humanity: Young man asks homeless man to borrow his bucket

The young man proceeded to play drums with the homeless man’s bucket to draw attention… soon, there was a guitar player, and others got involved. Before you know it, people were dropping money left and right into the homeless man’s hat.
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Faith in Humanity: Stranger pulls Phoenix-area woman from burning car

A Phoenix-area woman saidis alive because of the bravery of a stranger. She wants to find this good Samaritan. Fox 10 News reported that Christina Sbraccia of Gilbert was in a car accident at Val Vista Drive and Riggs Roads in late May. Sbraccia, 23, said she was pulled from her burning car by a […]
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Faith in Humanity: Homeless man shares winnings with another

A $100 is quite a bit of money for anyone these days, but it’s a windfall for a homeless person. When the guys behind the Model Pranksters YouTube channel decided to donate money to the homeless, they wanted to have a little fun with it. They decided to pit two homeless men against each other […]
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Faith in Humanity: Boy brings wheelchair-bound brother on triathlon

When 8-year-old Noah Aldrich decided he wanted to compete in a triathlon, he knew he didn’t want to go it alone. He wanted his younger brother, Lucas, with him. The only problem? Lucas is confined to a wheelchair. According to WFLA-TV, that wasn’t an issue for Noah. He just pulled or pushed Noah the entire […]
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NY waiter gets $1,000 tip, is told to ‘pay it forward’

I literally can't imagine what I would do if some benevolent patron left me a $1,000 tip. I guess I'd have to ask Michael Shafts, a waiter at The Ginger Man, a restaurant in Albany, N.Y.
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Faith in Humanity: Homeless man becomes success story after getting dog

Sometimes all it takes to change a life is a little spark.
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Bruce St. James and Pamela Hughes, Making Sense of the Madness

Faith in Humanity: Cops stop to play basketball with kids

A car normally stops a game of street basketball, unless the police are involved. According to the Huffington Post, three Kansas City cops are going viral after they stopped to play basketball with some kids in a crime-riddled neighborhood. “There have been several times we’ve stopped to play basketball with them, throwing the football around […]
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