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Man's act of kindness towards boy with autism alone on flight goes viral

Saturday, June 29, 2019
Man's act of kindness towards boy with autism alone on flight goes viral
An act of kindness on a flight from Las Vegas to Portland went viral after the mother of a young boy with autism shared her son's experience online.
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