Maddox Jolie-Pitt testified in his parents’ custody case and didn’t have kind words to say about his father

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Monica Pop
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When Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie became a thing back in the day, the world went crazy. As much as many felt devastated over the split between the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star and Jennifer Aniston, they were as well excited to see how the big romance that Pitt and Jolie took from the screen to real life will proceed.

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Today, the famous Brangelina couple is no longer together after the Maleficent star filed for divorce in 2016, shortly after the news of an alleged incident involving Pitt and the couple’s oldest son Maddox on the family’s private plane emerged.

Although no one knows what really happened, the alleged child abuse was investigated by the FBI and the Los Angeles Department of Child and Family Services, and Pitt was cleared of any child abuse allegations almost immediately, as per US Weekly.

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Just recently, Maddox testified against his father during the exes’ lengthy custody battle.

According to a source who spoke to US Weekly, “Maddox has already given testimony as [an] adult in the ongoing custody dispute and it wasn’t very flattering toward Brad.”

Further, the source was reported to have said: “He doesn’t use Pitt as his last name on documents that aren’t legal and instead uses Jolie. Maddox wants to legally change his last name to Jolie, which Angelina has said she doesn’t support.”

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Many media outlets which follow the story of the battle over their kids between Pitt and Jolie report that Maddox and Pitt haven’t been seeing each other in years. Jolie told the court that she and the kids are willing to offer “proof and authority in support” of “testimony regarding domestic violence.”

Brangelina’s current trial should determine custody of their children and divide their estate. 

We are yet to see the outcome of this lengthy battle.

Incredible rendition of “The Sound of Silence” performed by the band “Disturbed”

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Monica Pop
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Simon & Garfunkel’s songs are classics. Renditions of their hits, which are as popular today as on the day they were first released, have been done by a huge number of musicians, both professional artists and amateurs. And as much as we all agree that Simon and Garfunkel’s performances can never really be beaten, the one below proves us wrong.

The performance of the iconic piece of music The Sound of Silence performed by the American alternative metal band Disturbed is something truly special. The classic was recorded for the band’s album Immortalized, which was released in 2015.

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Simon himself agreed that the performance was wonderful. He shared on his Facebook a video of Disturbed singing his song on Conan’s show.

David Draiman, the group’s frontman said the band was flattered and couldn’t have hoped for a more positive outcome.

Take a look at the breathtaking performance in the video below which has been seen over 120 million times.

Michelle Obama comments on Sussexes’ bombshell interview and says she’s not surprised Meghan Markle faced racism

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Monica Pop
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Ever since the bombshell interview Meghan and Harry gave to Oprah, more and more people, including celebrities and journalists, want to have a say about everything that had been said by the former royals.

Pierce Morgan, for one, has spoken openly of how he feels about Meghan from the moment she and Prince Harry started dating. After the interview, he described the former Suits actress’ comments as “vile destructive self-serving nonsense” and criticized Harry of letting her “take down” his family and the Monarchy.

Meghan shared how she was struggling with suicidal thoughts and even sought help but was told by “senior royals” that it would affect the institution’s reputation.

“Look, I was really ashamed to have to say it at the time and ashamed to have to admit it to Harry especially, but I knew that if I didn’t say that, I would do it. I just didn’t want to be alive anymore,” Meghan told Oprah.

As a response, the Palace said that the issues raised by the Sussexes, including comments on how dark Archie’s skin would be before he was born, would be dealt privately.

The Queen’s statement read that “the whole family is saddened to learn the full extent of how challenging the last few years have been for Harry and Meghan.”

Prince William also addressed the racist allegations when asked for a comment while visiting a school in east London. He was reported saying: “We’re very much not a racist family.”

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Now, former FLOTUS Michele Obama, says she isn’t surprised by Meghan’s racial allegations and says it should serve as a “teachable moment” for the Royal family.

“This, first and foremost, is a family. I pray for forgiveness for them so that they can use this as teachable moment for us all,” Michelle told NBC News. “Race isn’t a new construct in this world for people of color, and so it wasn’t a complete surprise to hear her feelings and to hear them articulated.”

“Public service, it’s a bright, sharp, hot spotlight and most people don’t understand it nor should they,” Michelle further commented.

“The thing that I always keep in mind is that none of this is about us, it’s about the people that we serve, I always try to push the light back out and focus it on the folks that we’re actually here to serve.”

Meanwhile, Gayle King, Oprah’s friend and co-host of CBS ‘This Morning’ said Harry and Meghan confirmed to her that Harry spoke to both William and Prince Charles.

“It’s true, Harry has talked to his brother and he has talked to his father too, and the word I was given was that those conversations were not productive, but they are glad that they have at least started a conversation,” she said, as per British newspaper The Guardian.

The Palace, however, have not yet confirmed King’s remarks.

Baby puts on every facial expression there is while waking up

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Monica Pop
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Growing up some 40 or more years ago, most of us have just a number of photos and maybe a couple of videos that our parents took of us. These memories are mostly from birthday celebrations, holidays, and graduations. Nowadays, however, with the smartphones and all the technology, we easily take a bunch of photos every single day, so it wouldn’t come as a surprise that our kids will have millions of photos of themselves while growing up.

Yes, parents tend to “immortalize” every little thing their kids do, and I guess that’s good. Just like this awesome dad who is taking lots of videos of his little boy Oliver.

The clips show different situations, many of which hilarious, just like the one captured in the video below.

The sweet bundle of joy is waking up and as he is trying to open his eyes, he puts on many different facial expressions. Going from grumpy to smiling, baby Oliver is stealing millions of hearts. Over 10 millions to be exact.

The daddy films Oliver and asks him if he had slept well, to what the little gay answers with the most adorable smile. He then changes the expression again, and puts the smile on one more time. “Give this baby an Oscar,” someone commented, while others agree that he’s so cute that they can’t stop watching him over and over again.

Take a look at the video below. Cute beyond words, don’t you agree?

Two young men watched elderly lady’s every move and offered their kindness when she needed it the most

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Monica Pop
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Getting old doesn’t mean you don’t get to do many of the things you enjoyed back in the days. Many elderly know just the way how to have fun by going shopping all by themselves, eating healthy, visiting friends, and many more. This is true for those that are still vital besides their age such as this loving 93-year-old Alabama lady. Although she is in her late 90s, she is perfectly capable of taking care of herself. She has loving neighbors who are there to lend her a helping hand when needed and is loved by everyone around. She wouldn’t trade her freedom for anything, and never considered moving into a nursing home. However, she can’t stop pondering the question of how safe it is for a woman her age to be living all alone in such a big place. These thoughts are justified because we often hear of stories of elderly people being robbed by people who know there is no one else in the house except for the vulnerable old person. These people may not only steal their money, but their identity as well. And while she though no one was watching her, she was wrong. Two young men from the neighborhood were observing this lady’s routine for quite some time, eagerly waiting to approach her.
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Rodney Smith Jr. and his best friend, Terrence Stroy, had something in mind. But, if your first thought was they were intending to harm their neighbor, you can’t be more wrong. These lovely men did the most amazing thing ever; assisted a woman in need. Once they noticed her lawn mover, they didn’t hesitate a bit before they took their time and effort to mow the lawn.
“We did this sweet lady’s lawn today. She is 93, the neighbors told us that she been out their trying to cut her own lawn. Have no fear, raising men lawn care is going to make sure her lawn is done every two weeks! Making a difference in our community!”
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The way they felt after they saw the joy into the lady’s eyes was a call for the boys to make helping elderly and single mothers their mission. This inspired them to start a multi-state lawncare business catering. What’s most, they do it for free. They attend school, and besides being great students, everyone says they are the best friends one can ask for. They definitely have hearts of gold.
“I thought I needed to do something about it. That’s when I decided to cut lawns for the elderly, disabled and single mothers for free.”
Their generosity is recognized by the whole community and their ingenuity is inspiring many other young men to follow into their footsteps and be useful and productive community members. Keeping children off the streets by involving them into voluntary work makes Rodney and Terrence true visionaries. They teach the kids the true values of life, and that’s being there for those in need. Many praise their actions and encourage them to continue doing what they are doing, saying: “I love what you are doing! Keep it up!! The world could use a lot more people just like you Rodney!” and another person adds: “You are touching more hearts then you know….Proud of You!”
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Below is the whole story of how everything started and what are these guys’ future plans. Take a look and share it with friends. You may inspire someone to make a good deed today.

Meet the first student with Down syndrome to graduate from university in Oregon

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Monica Pop
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Nowadays, compared to the past, people with Down syndrome are provided with more opportunities. According to DoSomething.org, “since the 1970s, public schools are required by law to provide a free and appropriate education to children with Down syndrome.” Most of these people are capable of leading completely normal lives, of excelling at school, and of working a huge number of jobs, just like everyone else.

Cody Sullivan is a student with Down syndrome who proves that what we have said so far is completely true. This young man is the first person with the syndrome to graduate from college in Oregon. Cody got a degree from Concordia University and completed four years of studies.

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He had shown immense success when he was in elementary school as well. He was part of the West Coast Think College coalition program which helps students with Down syndrome attend regular classes.

His friends describe Cody as a hard-working student. One of them, who attended college together with him said: “So Cody would have his notes in class, that he’d taken before, that aligned to what we were working on, and then when we had a project, he’d be up there with a modified project that fit the requirements of what we were doing in class.”

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The best thing of all is that Cody got a job as a teacher’s aide at a local charter school. This young man is such an inspiration. We wish him even more success in the years to come. Way to go, Cody.

Take a look at the video below showing Cody’s story along with other stories of inspiring students.

A group of teens shovel neighbor’s driveway at 4:30 am so she could make it to her dialysis treatment

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Nicole
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The harsh winter that has frozen the country this year did not bring just bad news. The snow and the extreme cold did not stop people from doing all they could just to help their families and friends.

Last winter, the Internet community’s attention was channelled to two very brave and humane brothers, Brian and Patrick Lanigan from New Jersey. These brothers, together with their friends, did something that amazed everyone who learnt about it.

The story is really fascinating. Natalie Blair, a neighbour of these two brothers, has problems with her kidneys and she has to do dialysis on a regular basis. However, the winter snowstorm set some problems in the schedule. She wasn’t able to get out of the house. Luckily, she had those two great young neighbours. They jumped into action.

Brian is the older brother in the family. He is part of the EMT and so far in many cases he has been more than helpful to Natalie. This winter, when he was not working, he also helped her with her driveway and shovelled the snow that blocked the access of the house.

After he had cleared out the show from the driveway, Brian thought he is done with neighbour for a while. He was wrong. The night when he was doing the night shift, a terrible snowstorm was coming to the town. The driveway again was blocked and Natalie wasn’t able to go to hospital. Fortunately, Brian’s brother stepped up.

Even though Patrick and his friends were supposed to go to school the next morning, they did not think twice and immediately started planning the shovelling action. Since Natalie is doing the dialysis in the mornings, their plan was to clean the driveway early in the morning, before school. That early time was 4:30 am!

Patrick and his friends gathered up in front of the house and started shovelling. By the time the sun was up, Natalie’s driveway was accessible and she was able to do her dialysis. The boys were pleased to help the lady, even though that left them without sleep. Luckily they had 2 more hours before school and they all got some rest.

These acts of compassion, help and good-doing are what we need. The terrible winter that we had had was very difficult for all of us. Imagine how people with long-term illness felt. They were scared that they will be stuck in their houses without the help they need on a regular basis. Luckily, there are people like these New Jersey boys that will do no matter what just to help the people. Bravo boys!

Their father posted some photos of the boys that night. The comments and reactions of the people are wonderful. This ‘heroic action’ was the thing that people needed in that difficult winter period.

Mom rings bell after baby daughter’s cancer recovery in heartwarming video

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Monica Pop
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Leann and Patrick Borden were eagerly waiting to meet their bundle of joy. They couldn’t wait to hold their baby and become a mam and a dad. When sweet Lillian Grace was born, she brought joy and happiness into her parents’ lives. During the first couple of months, everything seemed to be just fine with the little one, but then, doctors noticed strange and rather limited movements shown by Lillian Grace.

As they wanted to make sure there was nothing wrong, they ran some tests and sadly, discovered a huge tumor in the baby’s brain stem. The growth of the tumor was affecting Lillian Grace’s body mechanism and left her with swellings.

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The only thing that seemed reasonable, despite the baby’s age, was to start chemotherapy treatments.

Fortunately, the body reacted pretty well and just after three weeks, the tumor was gone and the MRI came clean. Just in case, more test were done in the month that followed, and they all showed that Lillian Grace was ready to go home.

It was a moment to remember when the girl and her parents rang the cancer-free bell.

We are so happy it all turned for the best for this brave and adorable family. Check out the whole story in the video below and make sure you share Lillian Grace’s heartwarming journey with you friends.

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