This article appeared in the May 25, 2018 edition of the Monitor Daily.

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Monitor Daily Intro for May 25, 2018

There is a superhero walking the streets of Birmingham, Ala. Four-year-old Austin Perine spends his allowance buying food for homeless people.

He learned that some people don’t have a place to live after watching an “Animal Planet” documentary in which a mother panda left her cubs. His dad, Terance Perine, said, “Well, I guess they’ll be homeless for a while.” Austin wanted to know if people could be homeless – and then decided he should use his allowance to help others. Every time he hands out a chicken sandwich, he adds the same words, “Don't forget to show love.”  

His kindness has inspired a number of media reports, and Burger King has offered to add $1,000 a month to Austin’s $25 a week allowance so that he can feed more people. “Feeding the homeless is the highlight of my life,” he told CBS News

Ignoring Edna Mode of “The Incredibles,” Austin wears a cape so that he can go faster. “It blows in the wind,” he told CNN.

Now here are our five stories of the day, including a push for political unity from veterans, an attempt to reframe climate change news, and the power of laughter in the Middle East.


This article appeared in the May 25, 2018 edition of the Monitor Daily.

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