Heroes
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Heroes USAShe Can’t Walk on Her Own – but Completed a Full Marathon in Her Exoskeleton
Theresa Vereline, retired Army sergeant, was a one-of-a-kind competitor at this year’s New York City Marathon: after running 26.2 miles through all five boroughs, she became the first paralyzed citizen in the United States to complete a marathon.
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Heroes IrelandTeenager Uses What He Learned in Chemistry Class to Remove Microplastics from Oceans
18-year-old Irish Fionn Ferreira has invented a magnetic liquid trap that is able to affordably remove 90% of microplastics from the ocean – all thanks to an oil spill he spotted on a rock when he was kayaking that reminded him of a chemistry lesson.
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Heroes USASuper Star Michael Jordan in Tears as He Opens His First Clinic for the Uninsured
Basketball legend Michael Jordan has opened his first of two medical clinics he is funding in the lower-income area of Charlotte, North Carolina in the United States, to provide uninsured and underinsured families with affordable healthcare.
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Heroes USAJennifer Lopez and Fiancé Donate Food to School After Teacher is in Tears
When Jennifer Lopez and her fiancé Alex Rodriguez came across a teacher’s viral Facebook post about a hungry child in her school in Tennessee, United States, they wanted to help – so they donated a massive supply of food.
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SocietySouth African Men Blow Big Loud Trumpets for Women’s Safety
A patrol group led by men in Soweto, South Africa’s largest township, is fighting gender-based violence using their colorful vuvuzela trumpets to protect women from crime and harassment while safely escorting them to public transport.
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