Taxi driver goes out of his way to save a 92-year-old woman from being scammed out of $25,000

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Rajbir "Raj" Singh, the owner of Roseville Cab in northern California, is being hailed as a hero for helping a 92-year-old woman from being scammed out of $25,000.

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Surgeons had violinist play during her own brain surgery so they didn't affect her talents

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The medical team at King's College Hospital in London asked musician Dagmar Turner, 53, to play the violin during brain surgery to ensure they didn't injure parts of her brain associated with musicianship.

Turner was diagnosed in 2013 with a brain tumor after suffering a seizure during a symphony.

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Jimmy Carter built a solar farm in his hometown and it now powers half of the entire city

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Jimmy Carter was way ahead of the rest of America when he put solar panels on the White House. On June 20, 1979, he made a proud proclamation:

In the year 2000 this solar water heater behind me, which is being dedicated today, will still be here supplying cheap, efficient energy…. A generation from now, this solar heater can either be a curiosity, a museum piece, an example of a road not taken or it can be just a small part of one of the greatest and most exciting adventures ever undertaken by the American people.

The 32-panel system was designed to heat water throughout the presidential residence.

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Michelle Obama opens up to Oprah about her new 'empty-nester' life with Barack

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The Obama family has been a big part of the American cultural fabric for over a decade and a half. We seen them mature as a couple and their children grow from elementary school kids to college students.

Where has all the time gone?

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