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(iWIDK By Omar Guzman) – A man donated over a third of his lifetime salary to help children in need.

Albert Lexie donated tips to sick children's hospital

Albert Lexie donated a lifetime’s worth of tips to the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.

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(iWIDK By Brittany Hahn) – This man didn’t need to join Sarah McLachlan in the fight to rescue animals… 

garbage man saves six week old puppy tossed in trash to die

Indiana hero, Michael Upchurch, rescued a six-week-old puppy on Wednesday, February 13th, while doing his job as a garbage man.

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(iWIDK By Brittany Hahn) – In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, this is love. 

Ben Pike star football player toledo gives up dream to help girlfriend ashlee barrett

Toledo defense lineman and star player, Ben Pike, is ending his growing career because his fiancée, Ashlee Barrett, is battling leukemia.

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(iWIDK by Hillary Flynn) - Massachusetts’s budget cuts may affect the health of children afflicted with heart conditions such as CPVT.

Olivia Quigley teachers save life of six year old heart stopped twice during gym class

Olivia Quigley suffered from an attack brought on by hear heart condition CPVT during gym class when she was six-years old, and survived because her two teachers were trained to handle such an occurrence.

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(iWIDK By Alex Dorian) – A high school hockey player got the wake-up-call of his life.

brady barron skate slashes wrist nearly dies

Brady Brannon, a 16-year-old varsity hockey player from Methuen, MA, collided with a Gloucester opponent during a game two weeks ago and severed his wrist on his skate.

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(iWIDK by Aaron Lanton) - A great-grandmother protected her great-grandson from a twister.

Betty Stewart, saved young Zane McFarland laid on top of child during thunderstorm

In Gordon County, Georgia, 80-year-old Betty Stewart shielded her 2-year-old great-grandson Zane McFarland with her body as a tornado ripped the foundation of her home apart. 

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(iWIDK by Aaron Lanton) - Two women and a baby were caught in the wrath of a cyclone. 

Heavy rain, strong winds and tornadoes continued to batter the Queensland coast on Sunday, killing at least one man, injuring dozens of people, and forcing hundreds of evacuations, Australian media reported. Rescuers winch toddler to safety amid food deluge. A young child and two women are airlifted to safety after their car became trapped in fast-rising flood waters in the Australian state of Queensland.

In the eastern Australian town of Biloela, Queensland, two women and a toddler were saved during a daring rescue from a submerged vehicle in the midst of Cyclone Oswald. 

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(iWIDK By Brittany Hahn) – Dolphins are known to save people, so this diver returned the favor.

diver dolhpin fishing line hook removal video

A dolphin literally approaches a diver in desperate need to be freed from a fishing line it was stuck on.

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(iWIDK By Alex Dorian) – An older sibling died protecting her brother.

Alishia Colon of Kearney, New Jersey protected brother from home invader

Cruz Martinez Jr., 41, of Hazelton, PA, is awaiting extradition after being charged with the murder of 16-year-old Alisha Colon, of Kearney, NJ.

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(iWIDK By Alex Dorian) – It’s nice to see the good in people.

Madrid Metro onlookers asve woman fainted into train tracks

A woman in a Madrid metro station was rescued by an off-duty National Police officer after she fainted and fell headfirst onto the subway tracks.

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(iWIDK By Alex Dorian) – Think you know brave?

Paul Marshallsea man dragged shark near children by its tail

Paul Marshallsea, a 62-year-old Welsh man vacationing in Australia, ended up wrestling with a shark after an alarm sounded off on a beach he was swimming at.

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(iWIDK By Brittany Hahn) – A group of kind-hearted cops became one lucky dog’s heroes. 

Philly cops spend $14,000 to save dog

An abandoned pit bull named Philly was left to die on a Los Angeles road after being hit by a car. LAPD officers found him and rushed him to the animal hospital, although his owner didn’t want to save him. 

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(iWIDK By Alex Dorian) – A teenage rape victim received protection from a young teen.

James Persyn saved teenage rape victim from crazed attacker

James Persyn III, a 14-year-old from Lincoln, MI, saved the life of a Central Michigan University student after her attacker chased her to the Persyn residence in an attempt to kill her.

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