There are many times that we find ourselves on a whole different path. Our life is never the same ever again. There is no going back. It is important to acknowledge these significant times. As many cultures do...
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation contributed $168.7 million to the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative, which aims to eradicate malaria by developing potential vaccines, raising awareness and reducing death and...
created by Terri Potratz | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 117 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice has dramatically ramped up the rhetoric condeming Russia, saying the country has taken a "dark turn." The new harsh words come at the same time that the Bush administration has cancelled a nuclear deal wth the country."Secretary of State...
created by Dave Keating | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 118 views | 14 recommendations | 2 comments
"HOUSTON, Texas (CNN) -- Federal supplies of food and water will be available to Houstonians affected by Hurricane Ike on Monday, an official said Sunday after Houston's mayor voiced concern about the aid. ...
In Howard County, Baltimore, the growing number of foreclosure filings has certainly started affecting the local economy. In an effort to address the problems brought about by the foreclosure crisis, the local government along with several non-profit groups has decided to...
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Notice in the article, how it says (in effect) that the republicans plan to use the convention to suck up to the American people and make it look like they care this time around, by turning the RNC into a red cross telethon due to Gustav."WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Officials with...
"Will three anti-whaling activists from the UK and US end up standing trial in Tokyo? Japan is attempting to press charges against activists for the first time since 2000, when protesters started harassing the Japanese whaling fleet in earnest. Earlier this week Tokyo's...
African elephants are now being slaughtered for their ivory at a rapid pace, unseen since the international ban on ivory in 1989. However, scientists are saying that what is missing is the outcry on the ivory...
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Who knew...I always thought the Russians were in the dark!!!"A shadow swept across Russia on Friday, delighting skywatchers who flocked to Siberia from around the world to see a rare total eclipse of the sun. ...
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"It is now official: the ruling regime has spilled Eritrean blood fighting all our neighbors: Yemen, Sudan, Ethiopia and Djibouti. In every case, the hot-headed and impulsive actions of the ruling regime harmed the interest of Eritrea and diminished its reputation. And in...
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"Bali, island of a thousand temples- charming, beautiful, captivating and alluring. Images of lush, green paddy fields, ancient temples, exotic performance of traditional dances, friendly people, peaceful beaches...
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I'm in Minneapolis and yesterday's downpour was pretty intense. Lots of us were worried about flying out but things generally cleared up by the evening."The metro area endured its second hailstorm in five days Thursday, this one peppered with lightning strikes and heavy...
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This is an important story:"Cairo - Every day at 4 a.m., Hagg Abdel Wahab walks down a narrow path past a simple coffee and tea shop to his bakery. For 40 years, this elderly man has donned a gray gallabeya robe smudged with white flour and baked thousands of...
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3 have died from the severe thunderstorms that swept through the mid-Atlantic yesterday. The storms knocked power out in hundreds of thousands of homes. "A band of storms that moved east from Indiana on Wednesday splintered homes, swept vehicles from flooded roads...
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