Portland Coffee Shop Raises Over $87,000 to Feed People Losing Benefits as Government Shuts Down

by Andy Corbley | Oct 31, 2025 | Inspiration-GNN

Having crested 30 days of government shutdown, a Portland coffee shop has stepped up to channel donations towards supporting those in need. With Americans’ Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits lagging, Heretic Coffee Shop, which itself operates on...

Ancient Stone-Lined Basin Discovered at Roman Town Reveals Engineering Brilliance Predating Concrete

by Andy Corbley | Oct 30, 2025 | Inspiration-GNN

A massive, early republican-era water basin was recently uncovered in the ancient Roman town of Gabii, central Italy, that was constructed without concrete. While architectural students from around the world come to marvel at the Romans’ structures of marble, brick,...

Family Finds Trove of Rare Tudor Coins Buried in Backyard–Now They Can Sell at Auction

by Andy Corbley | Oct 29, 2025 | Inspiration-GNN

English news headlines are no stranger to buried treasure. Thousands of silver coins have been found by citizens up and down the country over the last 50 years. Gold ones, however, are substantially rarer, and that makes this haul of 69 gold coins from the Tudor...

Nonprofit Removes 300,000 Landmines in Sri Lanka, Allows 280K People to Return to Their Homes

by Andy Corbley | Oct 28, 2025 | Inspiration-GNN

In northern Sri Lanka, an area largely avoided by the 2 million tourists who visit the island every year, an organization has safely removed its 300,000th landmine leftover from the island’s civil war. Those mines and unexploded bombs were cleared across an area 33%...

80-Year-Old Grandma Who Learned to Swim at 59 Just Became Oldest Ever Female Ironman Finisher

by Nathan Frederick | Oct 26, 2025 | Inspiration-GNN

With every step toward the finish line, Natalie Grabow was proving it’s never too late to get started. Earlier this month, the 80-year-old grandmother from Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, became the oldest woman to ever finish the punishing Ironman World Championship...