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  1. happy sh*t
    7 Actually Good Things That Happened This WeekWhales are back in NYC, Star Wars is real, and there was a wedding in a school gym.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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    Indian Nonprofit Gives $100,000 to Man Who Tried to Intervene in Kansas ShootingTwenty-four-year-old Ian Grillot tried to step in as the suspect attacked two Indian men, killing one.
    By Jen Kirby
  3. Baby Saved From the Times Square Subway Tracks“Once I got down there, I said ‘Please God, don’t let the train move.’”
    By Nathan Pemberton
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    Liberia Declared Ebola-Free The virus killed more than 4,700 Liberians.
    By Caroline Bankoff
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    Executed 14-Year-Old Cleared After 70 YearsHe was black. They were white.
    By Katie Zavadski
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    NYC Kids Now Need a Flu Shot for Pre-KNo anti-vaxxers allowed.
    By Katie Zavadski
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    There’s Finally a Law Against Tattooing Your Dog in New YorkFinally.
    By Katie Zavadski
  8. Happy Quadruple Amputee Can Hug Again After Arm TransplantHe should get even more feeling during a year in therapy.
    By Katie Zavadski
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    DHS Won’t Force Tourists From Ebola-Stricken Countries to Go HomeThey’ll be allowed to stay for 18 months.
    By Katie Zavadski
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    New York’s (Former) Ebola Patient Hugs His Way Out of the Hospital After 19 days at Bellevue, Dr. Craig Spencer was given a clean bill of health.
    By Caroline Bankoff
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    Ebola-Infected Doctor Seems to Be Getting BetterSome positive news.
    By Caroline Bankoff
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    Gas Deal Means Ukraine Won’t Freeze This WinterPhew.
    By Katie Zavadski
  13. Voter I.D. Laws Blocked in Wisconsin, TexasCourts worried about suppressing turnout.
    By Katie Zavadski
  14. vermin!
    New York City’s Bedbug Numbers Are Way DownGood job, everyone.
    By Delia Paunescu
  15. international intrigue
    Taliban Releases Captured American Soldier After Five YearsIn exchange for five Afghan prisoners.
    By Caroline Bankoff
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    Connecticut Becomes First State to Raise Minimum Wage to $10.10 an HourThe change will happen incrementally.
    By Caroline Bankoff
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    FDNY Emergency Dispatch Deserving of Praise One worker stayed on the phone with a stroke victim for almost eight hours.
    By Caroline Bankoff
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    Brooklyn’s Most Prominent Artisanal Empire Is ExpandingTo a 150,000-square-foot Crown Heights fixer-upper.
    By Andre Tartar
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    Gabrielle Giffords Is Getting Her Skull Back TodayAnother encouraging step in her recovery.
    By Chris Rovzar
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    Martha Stewart Wants Back on the BoardShe’s allowed to serve again.
    By Chris Rovzar