Or, your child may decide to volunteer at a soup kitchen or write a letter to the firehouse, thanking firefighters for rescuing kittens.
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Catherine Newman,
Parents,
22 Feb. 2026
The American Avalanche Association offers courses to provide education and training on safely exploring backcountry terrain and rescuing people from being swept under an avalanche.
First responders attempted life-saving measures, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
Buried alive and seconds of air left — last week, in near-whiteout conditions, an advanced ski run at Palisades Tahoe in Northern California turned into a life-saving mission.
Artificially enlarging their crotch area, either by injecting their genitals with engorging chemicals or stuffing their underwear to create bigger bulges, allows the athletes to alter their suit measurements.
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Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Feb. 2026
But the company decided to lift the ban on Instagram filters that alter facial features, such as enlarging a person’s lips or slimming their nose, instead deciding to stop recommending them, Mosseri said.
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