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  1. Malala Yousafzai Announces Where She Will Go to UniversityBecause the Nobel laureate is also a millennial, she announced it on Twitter.
    By Sarah Spellings
  2. And Now, Please Enjoy These 9 Photos of Animals Being WeirdSomething called the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards was announced this week. Maybe 2016 isn’t all terrible.
    By Melissa Dahl
  3. stand clear of the closing doors
    Couple Rides the N Train So Much That They Decided to Get Married on It Only in New York!
    By Caroline Bankoff
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    Young Woman Kidnapped in Philadelphia Miraculously Found AliveA happy ending to a horrifying story. 
    By Joe Coscarelli
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    Little Boy Tests Negative for Ebola in NYCWhew.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  6. happy things
    Malala Yousafzai Wins Her Nobel Peace Prize. She’s Still Only 17.The youngest winner ever.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  7. equal rites
    Supreme Court Gives Gay Marriage Another Big WinBy declining to take seven different appeal cases.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  8. happy things
    Journalist Held Hostage in Syria Is Back in the U.S.Peter Theo Curtis was reunited with his family in Boston.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  9. happy things
    Kidnapped American Journalist Freed After Almost Two Years in Syria Peter Theo Curtis was held by Al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  10. happy things
    Abducted Amish Girls Found Safe Despite Culturally Complicated SearchThere were no photos of the missing kids.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  11. happy things
    Street Named for George Carlin Accidentally Includes a ChurchThanks to a clerical error that will take months to fix.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  12. happy things
    George H.W. Bush Celebrates 90th Birthday Like a Badass (While W. Instagrams)The former president said he had one more jump in him.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  13. happy things
    Missing Autistic Teenager Home Safe After 3 DaysVery good news!
    By Joe Coscarelli
  14. puppies!!!!!!
    Dog Lost in Hurricane Sandy Miraculously Reunited With Owners 18 Months LaterThey saw a familiar face at a local animal shelter as they looked to adopt a new dog.  
    By Joe Coscarelli
  15. happy things
    Photos: American Man Meb Keflezighi Wins Boston Marathon“Take back that finish line!”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  16. that’s our joe!
    Joe Biden Goes to a Soul Food Diner: America in 5 PhotosLike apple pie and stuffed animals.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  17. equal rites
    Utah Better Get Used to the Idea of Gay Marriage, Like, NowAnother federal judge struck down another ban.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  18. puppies!!!!!!
    Blind Man Who Fell on Subway Tracks Can Keep His Guide Dog As a PetOrlando is nearing retirement age.
    By Adam Martin
  19. happy things
    Mailman Catches Twin Babies Thrown From Burning Bronx Building“I was ready to catch.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  20. happy things
    Homeless Man Who Turned in $42,000 Rewarded With More MoneyThe Internet has raised more than $70,000 for him.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  21. happy things
    N.J. College Kids Pay During ‘Burglary’: VideoNot everything is the worst.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  22. happy things
    WWE Wrestler Casually Comes Out During TMZ Airport InterviewNo big deal.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  23. equal rites
    Larry Kramer Got Married in His Hospital BedCongrats.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  24. equal rites
    Iconic Gay-Rights Moments Through the YearsA look back.
  25. stand clear of the swinging legs
    Subway Pole Dance-Off Somehow Ends PeacefullyYay.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  26. happy things
    Roller Coaster From Annie Hall Returns to ConeyThe new Thunderbolt is a bit fancier.
    By Adam Martin
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    Upper West Side Parents of ‘Killer Nanny’ Victims Are Having a BabyThey announced the good news on Facebook.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  28. animanhattan
    Times Square Barker Finds a Lost Long Island CatTwo years later.
    By Adam Martin
  29. happy things
    New York Classifieds Lead to Celebrity Meet-CuteThanks to Anderson Cooper.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  30. stand clear of the closing doors
    At Least One Subway Disaster Averted This WeekA group of people at Bowling Green worked together to pull a man from the tracks. 
    By Andre Tartar
  31. happy things
    Homeless Boot Recipient Stashed His New FootwearHe’s not sure what to think of all this attention.
    By Adam Martin
  32. happy things
    Family of Homeless Boot Recipient Says He Is Welcome Anytime But “he’s chosen that life.”
    By Andre Tartar
  33. happy things
    Who Cares What That Homeless Man Did With the Boots a Cop Bought Him?Let’s not get all cynical about this.
    By Adam Martin
  34. happy things
    NYPD Officer Caught On-Camera Doing Really Nice ThingA tourist’s photo of a cop buying boots for a homeless man has gone viral.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  35. crimes and misdemeanors
    New Yorkers Refrained From Violently Attacking One Another for an Entire DayMonday saw no shootings, stabbings, or slashings in New York City.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  36. happy things
    Sam Champion Is Gay, Getting MarriedThe Good Morning America weatherman has come out publicly to mark his happy announcement.
    By Joe Coscarelli
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    Last Kiss Photog Loses Contest, Lands Real GigMo Gelber’s Last Kiss picture didn’t work out the way he planned, but it still worked out.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  38. happy things
    Subway Hero Delroy Simmonds Got a JobHooray!
    By Dan Amira
  39. real estate
    Oprah Sells Penthouse for $7.75 MillionThereby saving a single mom.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  40. local heroes
    Long Island’s 92-Year-Old Movie Bootlegger Is Untouchable Because he’s basically a saint.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  41. happy things
    New York City Middle Schoolers Rule at ChessThey won the National High School Championship.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  42. happy things
    Shot Cop Going HomeKevin Brennan is a lucky man.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  43. the celebrity apprentice
    The Celebrity Apprentice Finale: Bret Michaels PrevailsIn spite of (because of?) his health problems, the former Poison front man and ‘Rock of Love’ lothario becomes the next ‘Celebrity Apprentice.’
    By Emma Rosenblum
  44. happy things
    Michael C. Hall Is ‘Fully Recovered’ From CancerWatch out, fictitious bad guys in Miami.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  45. studmuffins
    Ricky Martin Comes OutThe “Cup of Life” is not what we thought he meant it was at ALL.
    By Chris Rovzar
  46. equal rites
    All of These People Were Made Wonderfully Happy YesterdayThe Washington ‘Post’ has a great slideshow of pictures from yesterday, when gay marriage became legal in the District.
    By Chris Rovzar
  47. happy things
    A Festivus Miracle That Will Warm Your HeartThe story of a 9/11 first responder shows that good things do happen to good people sometimes.
    By Dan Amira
  48. nonthreatening leviathans!
    Ilya the Manatee Safe in Florida, Recuperating With Hot, Younger ChickWell, lukewarm. Manatees only like things that are lukewarm.
    By Carol Vinzant
  49. j-vanka
    Ivanka Trump Continues Stonewalling the Press About Her WeddingIt’s almost like she’s teasing us.
    By Chris Rovzar
  50. neighborhood news
    Is This Teddy Bear Sad or Just Hanging Out?We can’t decide.
    By Chris Rovzar
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