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May 20, 2019

Billionaire Pledges to Pay All Student Loan Debts for This College’s Entire Graduating Class

Student loan debt looms over many graduates. But for the 2019 class of Morehouse College, it’s no problem anymore.  On May 19, Robert F. Smith received his honorary doctorate from the school and gave the commencement address. During the speech, he surprised the new graduates by telling them that he is paying off the student loans for the class of nearly 400.

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April 23, 2019

Couple Spends 20 Years Planting an Entire Forest and Animals Have Returned

Nearly 30 years ago, Brazilian photojournalist Sebastião Ribeiro Salgado returned from East Africa, where he was on location documenting the horrors of the Rwanda genocide. Following this traumatizing project, Salgado was to take over his family's sprawling cattle ranch in Minas Gerais—a region he remembered as a lush and lively rainforest. Unfortunately, the area had undergone a drastic transformation; only about 0.5% was covered in trees, and all of the wildlife had disappeared.

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March 29, 2019

This Luxury Japanese Maternity Hospital Provides 5 Star Postpartum Care

Childbirth is one of the most amazing moments of a woman’s life but it’s also, understandably, totally exhausting. That’s why Keiai Hospital in Fujimi City, Japan offer new mothers a luxury five-day stay to help them rest and recuperate post-birth. The privately owned maternity hospital has been catering to moms and babies since 1971, so it’s well-versed in world-class care.

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