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Firefighters Rescue Dog from Austin Flood, Carry Grateful Canine to Safety

This photo ought to make your week. The Austin Fire Department has been unfortunately very busy over the last few days, coming to the aid of those affected by massive flooding in the area. With over 15 inches of rain falling on Central Texas, entire neighborhoods have been evacuated and rescue workers have been on the scene around the clock. But it’s not just those with two legs who need assistance, as photographer Preston Culver captured a heartwarming moment between firefighters Matt Harvey and Michael Cooper yesterday. Check out their admirable effort below in pulling a canine to safety: This lucky pooch wasn’t the only furry friends to be saved by generous human beings over the past few weeks. Feel better about humanity via this story about an abandoned dog nursed back to health and this tale of a pit bull being rescued from a sewer .

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Kobe’s the Best Right Now, but Not Ever

Filed under: Celtics , Lakers , NBA Playoffs , NBA Finals LOS ANGELES — OK, so he isn’t Michael, and try as he might for the rest of his career, he’ll never be Magic, either. Still, Kobe being Kobe is great enough. Kobe Bryant is great, by the way, even though he spent most of Thursday night inside Staples Center operating as if he were dribbling with one hand on the ball and the other around his throat. Which brings us to a problem for Bryant, especially since his admirable yet unreachable goal is to rise higher than anybody in NBA history. This was a Game 7 — the ultimate of games in sports for the elite — and somebody not named Kobe Bryant was the most valuable player. It was Ron Artest , Bryant’s teammate on the Los Angeles Lakers , and Artest forgot that he only was supposed to be a bit player in Bryant’s show by becoming the more consistent performer for the evening.

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