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March 4, 2023

Michael Jordan’s $10 Million Donation to Make-A-Wish Is the Largest in Its History

Michael Jordan is widely regarded as one of the best basketball players of all time. His legacy, however, goes beyond his NBA championships and records. The sports icon has been a supporter of the Make-A-Wish  Foundation since 1989—a couple of years before his first NBA championship—when he first fulfilled the dream of a kid with a critical illness. Now, to celebrate his 60th birthday, Jordan donated $10 million to Make-A-Wish America.

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February 22, 2023

Study Finds People on 4-Day Work Week Schedule Are Happier and Equally Productive

Back in June 2022, over 60 UK-based companies launched a six-month trial of a four-day work week. While other countries, such as Belgium and Iceland, have given it a go, researchers and workers around the world anxiously awaited the results of the British experiment. As a multi-layered venture and the largest of its kind (as it featured close to 2,900 workers)

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February 17, 2023

Cat Saved From Earthquake Rubble by Turkish Firefighter Won’t Leave Rescuer’s Side

It has been nearly 11 days since the 7.8-magnitude earthquake and its aftershocks struck the Turkey-Syria border, and rescues are still underway. As teams try to excavate through the devastation of fallen buildings, they are uncovering surviving people as well as animals. Turkish firefighter Ali Cakas saved a scared cat from the rubble, and the traumatized kitty has been glued to his side ever since.

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