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Monday, 30 August 2010 08:40 |
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 Flood waters in Pakistan are finally beginning to recede, though observers say that water levels are still much higher than normal. So far, 1,600 people have died, 6 million are homeless and 17 million people have been affected by the flooding ...
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Thursday, 26 August 2010 14:13 |
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Hundreds of Somalis have evacuated the capital city of Mogadishu as fighting between the government and rebel forces entered its fourth day. The African Union-backed Somali government is currently fighting street to street with Al-Qaeda backed Al Shabaab ...
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Thursday, 26 August 2010 09:23 |
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Attorneys general in 17 states have called on Craigslist to discontinue the adult services section of its site. Social justice activists have long pointed out that the adult services section of Craigslist is little more than a vehicle for prostitution and human trafficking ...
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Wednesday, 25 August 2010 09:22 |
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Flooding in Pakistan continues to affect millions of people in the country. Flood waters are rising in the southern part of the country, which had so far escaped the worst of it. It's resulting in a huge evacuation effort. Authorities estimate approximately 17 million people have been affected by the floods ...
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Wednesday, 25 August 2010 08:51 |
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A new report suggests that during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, police officers in New Orleans were given orders to shoot looters and given authorization to use deadly force to "take the city back." According to the report, some officers refused the orders and others questioned the broadening of when they were allowed to use force ...
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Tuesday, 24 August 2010 09:05 |
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A federal judge has issued a temporary injunction to halt the increase of federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. The judge said that embryos are necessarily destroyed during the research and more argument needs to be made by both sides before federal funding is given ...
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Monday, 23 August 2010 09:27 |
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Well, finally some good news from Pakistan. Even though 14 million people have now been affected by the flooding, the UN estimates that it has gotten 70 percent of donations needed to confront the disaster. Remember, you can donate to the Red Cross or World Vision too ...
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