Subject: The Optimist: Would you offer strangers a ride? I did. We had a blast.
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Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2016 14:04:17 -0400 (EDT)

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WOULD YOU OFFER STRANGERS A RIDE? I DID. WE HAD A BLAST.
When Metro shut down, I gave four strangers a ride in my car. Best. Commute. Ever.
By John Kelly
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SHE INSPIRED THOSE WITH DOWN SYNDROME AS UNSTOPPABLE — UNTIL SHE WASN’T
Laura Lee’s sudden death at 33 is being mourned across the country
By Theresa Vargas
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THIS 93-YEAR-OLD WOMAN FINALLY GOT HER LONG-AWAITED HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
"Oh, it just feels wonderful," Dorothy Huston said. "I feel like I'm 18 again and I just graduated."
By Sarah Larimer
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MEET IBTIHAJ MUHAMMAD, THE HISTORY-MAKING OLYMPIAN WHO CALLED OUT SXSW FOR TELLING HER TO REMOVE HER HIJAB
Muhammad will be the first Olympic athlete to compete for the U.S. while wearing a headscarf.
By Sarah Kaplan
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HE FLED TO THE U.S. FOR POLITICAL ASYLUM. TWO YEARS LATER, HE WON A FULL-RIDE TO GWU
George Washington University suprised 10 D.C. high school seniors with full scholarships.
By Perry Stein
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MIT SCIENTISTS FIND EVIDENCE THAT ALZHEIMER&#8217;S &#8216;LOST MEMORIES&#8217; MAY ONE DAY BE RECOVERABLE
Scientists had assumed for a long time that the disease destroys how those memories are encoded and makes them disappear forever. But what if they weren't actually gone -- just are inaccessible?
By Ariana Eunjung Cha
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IT&#8217;S HATCHED! LIVE CAM SHOWS BABY BALD EAGLE IS BORN AT THE NATIONAL ARBORETUM; NO. 2 IS COMING
Baby bald eagle hatches at National Arboretum in Northeast D.C.
By Dana Hedgpeth
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MEET THE TEEN WHO JUST WON $150,000 FOR INVENTING A DEVICE TO DIAGNOSE LUNG DISEASE
She hopes to save lives in the developing world.
By Emma Brown
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MOTHER TERESA’S FOLLOWERS IN INDIA CELEBRATE HER APPOINTMENT WITH SAINTHOOD
Pope Francis plans to canonize the caregiver to the “poorest of the poor” in September.
By Rama Lakshmi
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RICHARD GERE LENDS HIS STAR POWER TO HOMELESS WOMEN IN D.C.
The actor visited N Street Village Tuesday, then spoke at a fundraiser for the women’s shelter.
By DeNeen L. Brown
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THESE TEEN SCIENTISTS, VYING FOR $1 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS, WILL GIVE YOU FAITH IN THE FUTURE
They're solving problems related to kidney disease, lung disease and plastic litter.
By Emma Brown
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