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Yahoo LifeDeli owner replies to hundreds of letters to Santa sent from his store: 'I’m doing this for the Christmas spirit'
Aleem Chaudhry has been flooded with letters after setting up a mailbox for "Santa Mail."
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Police deputy pumps, pays for woman's gas after learning she couldn't afford to fill up tank to get home
“This job isn’t just about carrying a gun and a badge — it’s about serving others,” reads a now-viral post from the sheriff's office.
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Bikers stop at lemonade stand of little girl whose mother helped them after crash
But the heartwarming story behind this seemingly dichotomous moment is what’s pushed the footage to go viral.
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Heartwarming video shows customer leaving employees $200 tip at local frozen custard stand
Bob Jo Frozen Custard's good customer service finally paid off after a customer unexpectedly left a $200 tip.
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Stranger drives National Guard sergeant 8 hours to make it home in time for son's birth
"I think this is a reminder that there are still nice people out there," the new dad, who had flown from Afghanistan to make the birth, says.
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Air Force mom's heartfelt message on stranger's McDonald's receipt goes viral
“My son is in the air force,” reads the heartfelt message on the McDonald’s receipt. “I can’t buy him breakfast so I bought yours.”
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Woman praises Macy’s employees for saving her life after she went into cardiac arrest: ‘They’re my heroes’
After going into cardiac arrest at a Macy's an Arizona woman says the workers jumped in to save her life. “These people breathed for me, they kept my heart alive. Without them I would not be here,” says Reba Mason.
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Teen paramedic performs CPR to save 5-year-old girl pulled from the water
“I’m going to start compressions because that’s what I know to do," Kianti Champion said.
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Deli workers dig through bags of trash to find woman's winning lottery ticket: 'You don't expect people to do that for you'
Employees at a Portland deli sifted through a dumpster full of trash to recover a winning lottery ticket that a customer had left there.
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Good Samaritan receives heartbreaking letter after returning lost wallet to owner
Weeks after his good deed, Justin Terrell received a letter from the owner's recent widow.
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Waiter returns $424,000 check to customer who didn’t leave a tip: 'I’m happy for her, really'
Instead of leaving behind a decent tip, Karen Vinacour left a note that read, “I guess women don’t tip either.” — and a $424,000 bank check.
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Man 'adopts' five classrooms after teacher reveals her meager salary on Facebook
"Teachers work very hard and don't get much in return," said the man who has donated school supplies for five classes.
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Firemen push disabled veteran home after electric wheelchair battery dies
“They had to get this man home, and there was no better way than to push him,”said the Missouri deputy fire chief.
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Teens hailed as 'hometown heroes' for picking up elderly man who fell and taking him home to clean his wounds
An Idaho community is rallying around the boys after they helped out a local elderly man after he injured himself.
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Middle school boys praised for stopping suicidal woman from jumping off bridge
"These young men stepped up when no one else could," a proud school official said.
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12-year-old boy filmed filling in giant potholes so people stop 'messing up their cars like my mom did'
A 12-year-old boy took it upon himself to do some road work, single-handedly filling giant potholes in the road after they damaged his family's cars.
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Man goes viral for carrying woman with cancer up stairs at a country music concert
"Not only did he help get her to her seat, but she did not have the strength to come back up the stairs, so he carried her!" says the man's proud wife, Shayla, who posted his good deed on Facebook.
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Good samaritan donates brand new $100,000 home to victims of tragic fire
A community has mobilized to help the victims of a catastophic fire last year by donating a 2,400 square-foot house to the financially strapped family.
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Sandwich-shop employee chases down and captures man trying to rob a mom outside the store: 'You're a hero'
A Modesto, Calif., woman and her toddler were about to have lunch at a sandwich shop when a man tried to steal her purse, prompting an employee to take action.
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Mystery man buys $540 worth of Girl Scout cookies so girls can 'get out of this cold'
A South Carolina man plunked down $540 to buy out a troop's entire stock of Girl Scout cookies so the girls could close up shop and escape the cold weather.
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Photo of Good Samaritan shielding saluting deputy from rain goes viral
In a heartwarming photo that's gone viral, a civilian holds an umbrella for a deputy who's paying her respects during a slain officer's police procession.
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Woman meets good samaritan who returned $10,000 she lost on subway
"Richard is an extremely honest person."
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Couple pull strangers from vehicle moments before it bursts into flames, saving their lives
"I'm not a hero, just a human being helping another in need," the Good Samaritan said.
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Man 'dumbfounded' to receive 48 diamond bracelets in the mail by mistake
A man who ordered his wife a $2,000 diamond tennis bracelet for Christmas was shocked to discover the package delivered to his home contained 48 bracelets.
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Man finds envelope with $10,000 in cash inside purse left on subway platform, turns it in to police
When Richard Taverna opened the purse and saw the cash inside, he knew what he had to do. "Someone lost $10,000 — they're probably going through a lot of duress."
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Baby choking at Golden Corral saved by Good Samaritan
A baby girl is safe and sound after a scary incident in a North Carolina Golden Corral restaurant.