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5 Most Uplifting Stories of the Week

The Internet does a good deed for a waitress, and a pit bull helps a buddy

(Newser) - A waitress who received a racial slur in lieu of a tip got a nice surprise from anonymous donors, and a rescued pit bull might have saved a young boy's life:
  • After Slur, Waitress Gets $10K Crowd-Funded Tip : It's a rotten story with a nice ending: When a
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Teen, Mom Take Stand Against Bullying

Jake Stallman to win award from Matthew Shepard Foundation

(Newser) - The pills were in his mouth. That's how close Tipton, Iowa teen Jake Stallman came to suicide two years ago, the Des Moines Register reports. In the face of constant bullying—first, because he was overweight, then, once he'd slimmed down, because he was gay—the 15-year-old saw...

After Racial Slur, Waitress Gets $10K Crowd-Funded Tip

Website has fundraiser for Tennessee teen

(Newser) - It's a rotten story with a nice ending: When a Red Lobster waitress in Nashville got no tip from a patron who instead scrawled the n-word on his bill, she posted it on Facebook. From there, the folks at the Addicting Info website got wind of it and held...

Rescued Pit Bull Saves Boy's Life

Sensed his low blood sugar and warned mom

(Newser) - Pit bulls don't get a lot of good press, but here's one pooch doing its part to change the breed's image: TatorTot, a rescued pit bull from Minneapolis possibly saved a 4-year-old boy's life after he sensed a dangerous drop in the youngster's blood sugar...

Husband, Wife Together for 63 Years Die Hours Apart

Jerry, Edith Dunn buried next to each other in Utah Friday

(Newser) - After meeting in high school, Jerry and Edith Dunn spent most of their time together, and had been together 63 years. And the Utah couple was together in death, too; just hours after Jerry died in his sleep Thursday, Edith passed away. "Everyone thought Mom would be first to...

Nyad Begins 'Magical' 48-Hour Swim for Sandy

'I'm going to feel the solidarity' with swimmers including Ryan Lochte, Richard Simmons

(Newser) - The 64-year-old woman who swam from Cuba to Florida is attempting to swim in a pool in midtown Manhattan for 48 straight hours to benefit victims of Superstorm Sandy. Wearing a pink swim cap, Diana Nyad dove into the 40-yard pool set up in Herald Square and began doing laps...

Bartender Gets $17,505 Tip
 Bartender Gets $17.5K Tip 
Oct 7, 2013 2:04 AM CDT

Bartender Gets $17.5K Tip

Customer told her to keep winning lottery ticket

(Newser) - After hours of fruitlessly searching for an affordable couch last week, Oregon bartender Aurora Kephart's day picked up when she went to work and got an amazing $17,505 tip. A regular customer asked her to pick two from his handful of unplayed Keno lottery tickets, the first of...

5 Most Uplifting Stories of the Week

Including a loyal whale friend and a classy move by Ohio State's football team

(Newser) - A seemingly worried and loyal whale and a moving gesture by Ohio State's football team make this week's list:
  • Whale Stays by Trapped Buddy : Shortly into a whale-watching trip off the coast of Nova Scotia, tour guides learned of a whale tangled up in a fishing line. When
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Whale Stays by Trapped Buddy Until She's Rescued

And then performs spectacular jump when she's freed

(Newser) - Shortly into a whale-watching trip off the coast of Nova Scotia Sunday, tour guides learned of a whale in distress. The humpback, known as Foggy, was tangled up in fishing line and couldn't lift her tail, so Pirate's Cove Whale and Seabird Cruises called the Campobello Whale Rescue...

Guy Uses Girlfriend's Pinterest Page to Plan Dream Wedding

...as a surprise

(Newser) - Turns out Pinterest is good for something other than bookmarking recipes and crafts you're never really going to make: One resourceful boyfriend snuck onto the site and used his girlfriend's "Dream Wedding" pin board to actually create her dream wedding, the Daily Mail reports. It all started...

Deliveryman Carries Teen From Burning Vehicle

But it was too late to help her 5 friends inside

(Newser) - A car crash that claimed the lives of five young adults in California over the weekend might have claimed a sixth had a deliveryman not heard her screams, reports NBC Los Angeles . Juan Ganaja, who works for the Hook Burger chain, heard calls for help about 4:20am Saturday in...

Football Team Showers Grieving Anchor With Hugs

Ohio State Buckeyes honor Dom Tiberi, daughter

(Newser) - After a longtime sports anchor at a Columbus TV station lost his 21-year-old daughter in a car crash, the Ohio State Buckeyes did what they could to comfort him. Dom Tiberi's daughter Maria died on Sept. 17. That Saturday, OSU offered a moment of silence for her before its...

5 Most Uplifting Stories of the Week

Somehow, a wedding canceled at the last minute ends on a happy note

(Newser) - A canceled wedding that manages to turn into happy news, and a little kid who demonstrates the power of friendship make the list:
  • Canceled Wedding Turns Into Feast for Homeless : Willie and Carol Fowler were prepared to lose their deposits. Their daughter canceled her Georgia wedding with just 40 days'
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Long-Lost Siblings Find Each Other, 37 Years Later

Both were serving in the Navy, stationed in California

(Newser) - Cindy Murray and Robert Williamson share the same father, but lost touch in the late 1970s, when they moved about 20 miles apart; Williamson was just 6, Murray eight years older, reports the San Diego Union-Tribune . Murray, 51, went on to spend years searching for her little brother and only...

In a Fast-Food Joint, Please Don't Be This Guy

These workers aren't your personal slaves, writes Charles Clymer

(Newser) - Blogger Charles Clymer makes a plea for decency by recounting in the Huffington Post a recent visit to McDonald's. A man sitting at a nearby table spilled his drink, let it pour onto the floor, and then simply moved to another table. "Don't clean it up,"...

Holocaust Survivor Finally Returns to Germany

Margot Friedlander, 92, once swore she never would

(Newser) - The Nazis found Margot Friedlander hiding in Germany in 1944 and shipped her off to a concentration camp. She not only survived, she met her future husband at the camp, and they immigrated to New York City after the war. Now, as NBC News reports, Friedlander has done something she...

Half-Marathoner Misses Turn, Wins 1st Marathon

Meredith Fitzmaurice qualifies for Boston in longest race of her life

(Newser) - That Meredith Fitzmaurice finished first among all female marathoners in an Ontario race on Sunday is a story that wouldn't typically make it past the local paper. But Fitzmaurice's story has a pretty awesome twist: She had never run more than 20 miles before and only entered the...

Boy Wants to Help Sick Pal, Out-Raises ... Everyone

Dylan Siegel's best friend has glycogen storage disease

(Newser) - Dylan Siegel is just 7 years old, but he's already raised more money for glycogen storage disease "than all the medical foundations and all the grants combined. Ever," says Dr. David Weinstein, who studies the rare liver disease at the University of Florida. How did Dylan do...

Doctor Saves Choking Woman With Pocket Knife

Lesson: If you're going to choke on dinner, do it in a room full of top doctors

(Newser) - It's a regular occurrence in TV and movies, but a less common scene in real life: A doctor in Bakersfield, Calif., saved a choking woman's life at a restaurant by using a pocket knife and pen to perform an emergency tracheotomy, the Bakersfield Californian reports. If there is...

Woman Makes History: Rows Across Pacific Alone

She completes solo 150-day voyage from Japan to Alaska

(Newser) - After 150 days of rowing punctuated by storms, close encounters with sharks and cargo ships, exhaustion-induced hallucinations, and an engagement, Sarah Outen is back on dry land. The British adventurer has arrived in the Aleutian Islands, having become the first woman to row the 4,315 miles from Japan to...

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