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Landscaper Leaving Canada to Become King in Ghana

Landscaper Leaving Canada
to Become a King in Ghana

Nov 20, 2015 6:22 PM CST

Landscaper Leaving Canada to Become a King in Ghana

'OK. No problem. I will talk to my boss'

(Newser) - A 32-year-old landscaper is leaving Canada to become the king of a 6,000-person tribe in Ghana, the National Post reports. Eric Manu—who's been living in British Columbia for the past three years—got the surprising phone call in July. “So I said, ‘OK. No problem....

Couple Downsizes
Big Wedding to
Sponsor Syrian
Refugees

Nov 20, 2015 7:48 AM CST

Couple Downsizes Big Wedding to Sponsor Syrian Refugees

They're raising $27,000 to sponsor a family of 4 instead

(Newser) - The idea came to them in September, when Samantha Jackson and Farzin Yousefian saw the tragic photo of 3-year-old Aylan Kurdi's lifeless body washed ashore after he and his family fled their home in Syria. Instead of spending tens of thousands of dollars on a big, catered wedding in...

Young Boy's
Cancer No
Match for
True Love

Nov 19, 2015 7:03 PM CST

Young Boy's Cancer No Match for True Love

'She is kinda like the real Snow White'

(Newser) - After their 8-year-old son David was diagnosed with cancer for the fourth time in his short life, his parents decided to stop treatment and let him be a normal kid for the time he had left, WTKR reports. Little did the Spisaks know what a major life event David would...

'World's Most Random
Good Samaritan' Strikes

Nov 19, 2015 11:43 AM CST

'World's Most Random Good Samaritan' Strikes

Installs hubcap for guy with only 3

(Newser) - A kind stranger has created an alter ego as "the world's most random Good Samaritan" after an odd selfless act involving hubcaps. Reddit user ThatGuyBeezy explains he's been driving around with three hubcaps ever since losing one during a trip across the country. When he got off...

Ariz. Trooper Helps
Mom Give Birth
in Her Car

Nov 18, 2015 11:36 AM CST

Ariz. Trooper Helps Mom Give Birth in Her Car

Miguel Rincon was dealing with a speeding driver when more pressing matters arose

(Newser) - Miguel Rincon was trying to settle up a speeding violation Saturday on a highway outside Bisbee, Ariz., when things went in a totally unexpected direction. A car pulled up behind him, and the driver told Rincon that her granddaughter was about to give birth, the AP reports. But Courtney Benavidez...

Father, Son Have
Poignant Talk About
Paris Attacks

Nov 17, 2015 5:05 PM CST

Father, Son Have Poignant Talk About Paris Attacks

'They might have guns, but we have flowers'

(Newser) - A video interview is going viral thanks to the poignant father-son discussion it portrays, People reports. The little boy was asked by a reporter if he understands why attackers terrorized Paris on Friday, and he answered, "because they're really mean" before adding that his family will need to...

Pregnant Woman
Reunites With
Bataclan Rescuer

Nov 17, 2015 9:42 AM CST

Pregnant Woman Reunites With Bataclan Rescuer

Man pulled her up from window ledge; both escaped

(Newser) - One of many terrifying images from Friday's Paris attacks was of a pregnant woman dangling from a window of the Bataclan. Now, a friend of the unidentified woman says she survived and has been in touch with the man who helped save her. A man identified only as Sebastien...

How a Burn Victim Got Another Man's Face

Nov 16, 2015 3:48 PM CST

How a Burn Victim Got Another Man's Face

41-year-old Patrick Hardison now has 27-year-old David Rodebaugh's face

(Newser) - In September 2001, 27-year-old Patrick Hardison was burned beyond recognition, his face melted off in a horrific house fire, his story in New York magazine begins. The Mississippi firefighter underwent more than 70 surgeries over 12 years, with every aspect of his life impacted. His relationship with his wife, Chrissi,...

Once-Homeless
Dad Whose Story
Went Viral Is
Paying it Forward

Nov 16, 2015 1:22 PM CST

Once-Homeless Dad Whose Story Went Viral Is Paying it Forward

James Moss is now helping the homeless himself

(Newser) - A once-homeless single father who was recently helped by the kindness of strangers is now helping other homeless people. James Moss moved to Denver from New York because he wanted to raise his young son in a more "peaceful place," he explained to Leon Logothetis, who found Moss...

Customer Rips Autistic Driver, Eatery Fires ... the Customer

Nov 15, 2015 1:01 PM CST

Customer Rips Autistic Driver, Eatery Fires ... the Customer

Sometimes customer isn't right, he's rude

(Newser) - The old adage about the customer always being right ground to a precipitous halt at one Alaska restaurant earlier this month when aforementioned customer called Little Italy Restaurante to loudly complain that its delivery driver had messed up an order, "was an idiot and strung out on drugs."...

A Haircut With a Point:
5 Great Things This Week

Nov 15, 2015 5:18 AM CST

A Haircut With a Point: 5 Great Things This Week

Including a woman's response to haters on Twitter

(Newser) - An inspirational haircut is among the stories this week that might just raise your spirits:

Actress Chops Off Hair, Tells of Own Childhood Cancer : When Nashville star Clare Bowen debuted her new pixie cut on Facebook, lots of fans weren't happy. After she shared her reason, however, warm reactions

...

Waitress Listens to Gut,
Helps Find Missing Teens

Waitress Listens to Gut, Helps Find Missing Teens

2 girls stopped at restaurant after disappearing in Maine

(Newser) - A waitress is being called a hero after helping point parents and police to two girls who vanished in Maine last month. Lisa Stephenson was waiting tables at the Blue Crab Grill in Newark, Del., when two young girls came in asking for jobs. "They said they were traveling...

Actress Chops Off Hair, Tells of Own Childhood Cancer

Nov 13, 2015 8:31 AM CST

Actress Chops Off Hair, Tells of Own Childhood Cancer

'It's not what makes you beautiful,' says Clare Bowen

(Newser) - When Nashville star Clare Bowen debuted her new pixie cut on Facebook, several reactions were along this line: "NO!!!!!!!" After she shared the reason behind the move, however, warm reactions are pouring in. Bowen explains she was diagnosed with end-stage nephroblastoma as a child and lost her hair...

Medal of Honor
Goes to Soldier Who
Tackled Bomber

Nov 12, 2015 1:20 PM CST

Medal of Honor Goes to Soldier Who Tackled Bomber

President Obama also informs audience he's not the lead singer of Korn

(Newser) - President Barack Obama said Thursday that a young Army captain who is the newest Medal of Honor recipient had the instincts and courage to tackle a suicide bomber in Afghanistan during a moment of selfless bravery, saving the lives of many comrades. Florent Groberg is the 10th living service member...

Teen Explains
Relativity
With Popcorn,
Nabs $400K

Nov 12, 2015 12:11 PM CST

Teen Explains Relativity With Popcorn, Nabs $400K

Meet the winner of the Breakthrough Junior Challenge

(Newser) - To most people who aren't physicists, Albert Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity is probably just a vague concept that somehow explains why Matthew McConaughey doesn't age in Interstellar . But to 18-year-old Ryan Chester, it's easy to explain—which is exactly what he's done in a...

Woman Donating
$1 for Every
Hateful Tweet

Nov 12, 2015 7:46 AM CST

Woman Donating $1 for Every Hateful Tweet

UNICEF will profit from Susan Carland's online trolls

(Newser) - "Good and evil are not equal. Repel evil with what is better." That's the line from the Koran that Dr. Susan Carland says came to mind as she sat one day mulling the best way to deal with online trolls attacking her because she's Muslim. She...

Utility Workers
Save Engagement
Ring From Sewer

Nov 11, 2015 5:20 PM CST

Utility Workers Save Engagement Ring From Sewer

Ring accidentally got flushed down a toilet

(Newser) - A team of utility workers in Jurupa Valley, Calif., performed a small miracle for a bride-to-be when they retrieved her engagement ring from the sewer after she accidentally flushed it, ABC News reports. Carissa Wolter had put the ring, along with a pair of diamond earrings, on a tissue while...

Cop Awarded
for Sending
Flowers to
Crying Speeder

Nov 11, 2015 10:43 AM CST

Cop Awarded for Sending Flowers to Crying Speeder

Ashley Catatao went 'beyond the call of duty,' says chief

(Newser) - A Massachusetts police officer who sent flowers to a crying woman she pulled over for speeding has received a commendation. Somerville Officer Ashley Catatao received a Beyond the Call of Duty Award from Chief David Fallon on Tuesday for her empathy and professionalism during the Nov. 4 traffic stop.

Delaware Gives
Beau Biden
a Final Salute

Nov 11, 2015 10:20 AM CST

Delaware Gives Beau Biden a Final Salute

National Guard names its headquarters for VP's late son

(Newser) - Delaware will name its National Guard headquarters in New Castle for Beau Biden. Gov. Jack Markell announced the honor Tuesday for the former attorney general and Army National Guard major who died of brain cancer in May. A ceremony will be held in the spring to unveil signs for the...

Woman Finds Lifesaving Kidney Donor on ... Tinder?

Nov 11, 2015 7:13 AM CST