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An Iowa rescue mission is closing its downtown thrift store and turning the retail floor into a 46-bed emergency shelter; the move will also free space for 25 beds for women and children

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An Iowa rescue mission is closing its downtown thrift store and turning the retail floor into a 46-bed emergency shelter; the move will also free space for 25 beds for women and children

Representative Image (AI-generated) As winter approaches, a rescue mission in Dubuque, Iowa, is making a major change to its downtown operations to create more emergency shelter space. The Dubuque Rescue Mission plans to close its downtown thrift store and convert the retail floor into a 46-bed emergency shelter for men. The move is also expected … Read more

Meet Sawyer Tinsley, a 16-year-old Florida teen who used yard flamingos to raise $25K for rescue pets after fostering a kitten saved her from loneliness

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Meet Sawyer Tinsley, a 16-year-old Florida teen who used yard flamingos to raise $25K for rescue pets after fostering a kitten saved her from loneliness

School life is different from what most movies show. While some get to cruise through it in their main character era, others have to suffer through deep loneliness where they struggle to find community and support. For Sawyer Tinsley, going to school was overwhelming and lonely. Her first year of middle school was not going … Read more

10-year-old Seattle boy lived in a tent while his mother battled fentanyl addiction; after an 11-month rescue effort, he entered school for the first time and said, ‘I want to go back’

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10-year-old Seattle boy lived in a tent while his mother battled fentanyl addiction; after an 11-month rescue effort, he entered school for the first time and said, 'I want to go back'

The boy had been living in difficult conditions and had never experienced school before. (Representational photo. Credit: The Seattle Times) A 10-year-old boy in Seattle walked into a school for the first time last week after spending much of his childhood living in a tent in a North Seattle park. His first day of school … Read more

Meet Joey: The 2-year-old Los Angeles rescue dog credited with finding 3 people alive beneath earthquake rubble is now up for a national hero award

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Meet Joey: The 2-year-old Los Angeles rescue dog credited with finding 3 people alive beneath earthquake rubble is now up for a national hero award

The Los Angeles County Fire Department’s search-and-rescue K-9 has already proven himself a valuable addition to the team, helping to find three people alive in earthquake debris. When disaster strikes, concrete dust and debris cover everything in sight, and finding someone alive can seem an almost impossible task. That impossible task is what Joey, a … Read more

In 1907, New Jersey’s Clementon Park opened; after surviving a 1931 fire and a $2.37 million foreclosure rescue in 2021, it has permanently closed; now the 52-acre site goes on sale

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In 1907, New Jersey's Clementon Park opened; after surviving a 1931 fire and a $2.37 million foreclosure rescue in 2021, it has permanently closed; now the 52-acre site goes on sale

After more than a century of welcoming families through its gates, Clementon Park and Splash World in Camden County, New Jersey, has announced the ‘difficult decision’ to close permanently. The landmark amusement park made the announcement on September 9, marking an end to its 119 years of operation. The property is now up for sale. … Read more

90 elite officers and CIA: Newly declassified video captures US pilot’s daring Iran rescue

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Months after the US Air Force rescued two of its pilots shot down in Iran, newly declassified videos have shown the risky operation. The rescue operation, which was carried out in broad daylight, shows rescue officers reaching officer “Bravo”, two days after the fighter jet was shot down. (Screengrab/60 Minutes on CBS News) The videos, … Read more

Rescue mission is called off for NASA’s aging Swift space telescope

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Rescue mission is called off for NASA's aging Swift space telescope

CE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The mission to save NASA’s sinking Swift Observatory was called off Wednesday, dooming the telescope to a fiery reentry later this year. Rescue mission is called off for NASA’s aging Swift space telescope NASA and Katalyst Space Technologies announced the news more than a month after the startup’s Link spacecraft rocketed … Read more

Tucson flooding: Female cyclist sucked underwater while trying to cross bridge, scary rescue video goes viral

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Female cyclist sucked underwater while trying to cross bridge; survives (KOLD NEWS)

A female cyclist survived miraculously after being sucked underwater while trying to cross a flooded Tucson, Arizona bridge. The 20-year-old woman had to be revived with CPR. Female cyclist sucked underwater while trying to cross bridge; survives (KOLD NEWS) A shocking eyewitness video of the woman has gone viral on social media. The Pima County … Read more