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Seventeen-year-old Malaya Hammond is being hailed as a hero of faith and courage after sacrificing her life to save her family during the devastating Texas floods. Malaya and her family were traveling to a Christian summer camp when their van was swept off a bridge hidden by rising floodwaters near Marble Falls. According to family…

Nine high school graduates will be taking the college world by storm after amassing nearly $11 million in scholarship money. Saniya Smith, Shakira Simo, Robert Hernandez, Gabrielle Henriques, Nina Gonzales, Akua Amponsah, Alyssa Rill, Rehema Ojwang and Kaylynn Little all graduated from Cardinal Spellman Catholic high school in Brockton, MA with each being awarded more than…

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Auntie Anne’s giant pretzels are an iconic staple of shopping malls. What may not be known, however, is the darkness the company’s founder, Anne Beiler, had to wade through to create the iconic brand. Beiler was born to an Old Order Amish family, meaning she grew up without electricity and modern conveniences. Her family would…

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Scott Ruskan didn’t expect his first mission as a Coast Guard rescue swimmer to make headlines across the nation. However, the 26-year-old, who once worked as a KPMG accountant in New Jersey, found himself at the center of a rescue effort that saved 165 people from devastating floods in Texas over the Fourth of July…

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