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Robert and Monica Kinder adopted five girls and two boys (one not pictured in the top photo) and fostered more than 20 children over the past decade.

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Dr. Leslie Gordon and Dr. Scott Berns are pictured with their son, Sam Berns, who had progeria and died in 2014 at age 17.

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U.S. Marines collect toys during the annual Toys for Tots drive on Nov. 29, 2020 in Miami, Florida. The items collected will benefit children whose families can't afford toys for Christmas.

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David Deutchman, 82, holds Logan Brulotte, 5 months

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'ICU grandpa' who won hearts by snuggling babies dies from pancreatic cancer

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FILE PHOTO: Early voting begins in Louisiana

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Eric Hale said that while he's the first Black man to be named Teacher of the Year in Texas, he's not the first Black man to deserve the honor.

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'I know what it's like to survive': Teacher taps into past trauma to help kids

Lucas Galloway, from left, Jaebyn Drake, Rhett Schieder and Audrey Wilcox pose for a selfie with Baby Yoda on Sept. 20, 2020, while fighting the Holiday Farm Fire in Blue River, Oregon. Beleaguered firefighters in the western United States have a new force on their side: Baby Yoda. In early September, A 5-year-old Oregon boy named Carver and his grandmother delivered a toy version of \"The Mandalorian\" character to a donation center for firefighters. The toy came with a handwritten note from Carver saying the toy was meant to be \"a friend\" in case they got lonely. Since then, Baby Yoda has been to four wildfires in two states. (Courtesy of Audrey Wilcox via AP)

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5-year-old donates Baby Yoda doll to firefighters

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