Subject: The Optimist: The man who accidentally solved chronic homelessness; how a Md. police officer helped save a baby's life; and why Sir David Attenborough can't stop documenting nature
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Date: Sun, 10 May 2015 14:14:01 -0400 (EDT)

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SALESFORCE CEO COMBS THROUGH 16,000 WORKERS’ SALARIES TO MAKE SURE WOMEN ARE PAID FAIRLY
By Jena McGregor
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AMERICA’S OLDEST VET IS TURNING 109. HE CELEBRATED WITH CIGARS AND BURGERS.
By Elahe Izadi
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AMERICA’S POOREST RENTERS ARE FINALLY CATCHING A BREAK
By Lydia DePillis
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THIS U.S. SOLDIER REFUSED TO GIVE UP ON AN ARMY ROAD MARCH
By Dan Lamothe
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FIVE REALLY GOOD REASONS MILLENNIALS ARE ACTUALLY THE BEST
By Christopher Ingraham
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IN FRESNO, POLICE FOCUS ON BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, NOT MAKING ARRESTS
By Wesley Lowery
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MEET THE OUTSIDER WHO ACCIDENTALLY SOLVED CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS
By Terrence McCoy
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MEET THE 77-YEAR-OLD BODYBUILDER WHO WAS INSPIRED BY HER SISTER’S DEATH TO BREAK A WORLD RECORD
By Sydney Trent
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HOW A TOO-BUSY DOCTOR TRAINED FOR A 100-MILE RACE BY MAKING EVERY MINUTE COUNT
By Brigid Schulte
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WHY SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH, AT 89, CAN’T AND WON’T STOP DOCUMENTING NATURE
By Abby Ohlheiser
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STEPHEN COLBERT TO FUND EVERY S. CAROLINA TEACHER’S CROWDSOURCED GRANT REQUEST
By Elahe Izadi
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HOW A MARYLAND POLICE OFFICER HELPED SAVE A BABY’S LIFE
By Dan Morse
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