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Exclusive | My mom was an NYPD cop who gave her life for New York — but the state won’t give me her pension to help raise my orphaned siblings

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Exclusive | My mom was an NYPD cop who gave her life for New York — but the state won’t give me her pension to help raise my orphaned siblings

Genesis Villella remembers being the loudest, proudest parent cheering as twins Peter and Delilah crossed the stage at their 2023 high school graduation.  But looking around the stands, teeming with giddy moms and dads applauding their own kids, Villella was thunderstruck by the stinging reminder of her mother’s murder.  “Not having [our] mom there to … Read more

Orphaned baby walrus rescued in Alaska needed cuddles to survive — now she’s melting hearts at her new home in Florida

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Orphaned baby walrus rescued in Alaska needed cuddles to survive — now she’s melting hearts at her new home in Florida

Moo Deng is so last year. The newest cutie-patootie warming up to steal the social media spotlight is a rare orphaned Pacific walrus calf named Ukiaq — affectionately called “Uki” — rescued from the Arctic Ocean after being abandoned by her herd. The brave girl was just weeks old when she was found dehydrated, malnourished … Read more

Two young sisters left orphaned after mom, dad die of cancer within days of each other

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Two young sisters left orphaned after mom, dad die of cancer within days of each other

Two little girls have been left orphaned after both their mother and father died of cancer with days of each other. Nigel Joyce was battling a glioblastoma brain tumor and passed away on May 31. His wife Marjan died of breast cancer on June 6. Both had been diagnosed with cancer in the past few … Read more

Anonymous man rescues orphaned puppies, drops them off at shelter: ‘Tore at heartstrings’

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Anonymous man rescues orphaned puppies, drops them off at shelter: ‘Tore at heartstrings’

An animal shelter in Fayetteville, North Carolina, received quite a shock after a recent storm: A “nameless man” had dropped off an orphaned litter of puppies at the shelter’s door. “In the wake of a recent storm that swept through our area, we experienced a moment that simultaneously broke and uplifted our hearts,” the Fayetteville Animal … Read more