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World War II veteran doesn’t let coronavirus lockdown stop him from graduating college at 96 years old

The coronavirus crisis has meant huge restrictions on our lives, but one Italian book lover hasn’t let the pandemic get in the way of achieving his dream after graduating from college at 96 years old ...

Teenage boy loses both parents to COVID-19 just four days apart

A Georgia teen has become the latest to witness the ruthlessness of COVID-19, having lost both of his parents to the virus just days apart. According to reports, 17-year-old Justin Hunter’s father died from coronavirus ...

Abandoned baby discovered at recycling center 9 months ago finally laid to rest

In October 2019, a baby’s body was found at a recycling center in San Jose, California. Investigators attempted to locate the child’s family, but months after the alarming discovery no one had claimed the baby. ...

Herman Cain, former presidential candidate and CEO, dies from coronavirus at 74

The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed another high-profile victim: businessman Herman Cain, known for his bid for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, has died at 74. Cain had been hospitalized due to complications from the coronavirus ...

Florida man charged with fraud after using COVID-19 relief funds to buy $318,000 Lamborghini

Almost as soon as COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, individuals and businesses began to feel the economic impact. Millions were put out of work, and countless businesses had to shut their doors for weeks on ...

Police are searching for the missing mother of lost toddler found in Florida

Police in Miramar, Florida are desperately trying to get a lost little boy home to his mother — wherever she is. The toddler, about 2 or 3 years old, was found wandering on his own ...

13 nuns from same convent die of COVID-19: “It went through like wildfire”

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage families and communities, a blight on society that will never be forgotten. Tragic reports now detail how thirteen nuns at the Felician Sisters convent in Michigan have died of ...

Best friends given 2% survival rate at birth beat the odds and graduate together

Two inspiring best friends who were give only 2% chance of survival at birth have overcome enormous odds to graduate from high school together. As per a Reddit post by user Tom Frost, his son ...

Handyman forced to stand in hot sun with a sign begging for work – until construction boss sees it and calls him in

It was a tough ask for a man who had 25 years of handyman experience and suddenly found himself homeless and jobless. Robert Simpson has a family to feed and was working and managing to ...

Young brothers lose their dad from COVID-19 two weeks after going to mom’s funeral

Thus far the COVID-19 pandemic has torn apart an untold number of families across the U.S., families who likely believed they would come through it unscathed. Some people, thankfully, have not had a brush with ...