On A Positive Note: New Jersey Man Praised for Sparking International Kindness Movement
52-year-old New Jersey man, Eddie Pabon, is being lauded for sparking an international kindness movement through daily high fives with members of his community. He said the movement started by simply wanting to give the kids in his West New York neighborhood a boost to their school day. "I've actually had like two teachers come up and tell me 'I love what you do. When I see my students, they're literally still full of energy after they saw you," he said.
Palestinians in the sealed-off Gaza Strip are scrambling to find safety, as Israeli strikes demolish entire neighborhoods, hospitals run low on supplies and a power blackout is expected within hours.
Claudia Goldin, a Harvard University professor, was awarded the Nobel economics prize on Monday for research that helps explain why women around the world are less likely than men to work and to earn less money when they do.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Sunday he has ordered the Ford carrier strike group to sail to the Eastern Mediterranean to be ready to assist Israel after the attack by Hamas that has left more than 1,000 dead on both sides. Americans were reported to be among those killed and missing.
Men dug through rubble with their bare hands and shovels in western Afghanistan on Sunday in desperate attempts to pull victims from the wreckage of earthquakes that killed at least 2,000 people.
