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Saving Mud-Covered Haiti's Crops – And Mountains
"The Haitians have a saying, “beyond mountains there are mountains,” meaning after each big obstacle stands another bigger obstacle. I saw the saying come to life in the town of Cabaret. It was my first trip to Haiti, a ninety minute plane ride from Miami. So close,...
Somalian Runners - Struggle to Make the Olympics
I read this with tears in my eyes, and thinking "wow, I'm not sure I could go through this and still want to run." It really gave me something to appreciate - and something to reflect on when it comes to the athletes whose dream is for nothing more than to represent...
created by phoenixesrose | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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615 views | 22 recommendations | 8 comments
'Elephant leg' girl is ready to start running
Glad to read this news, hope she can live a normal life. " A WOMAN whose legs swelled to THREE times their normal size says she wants to go for a jog after having life-changing surgery. Elated Wang Cheng says...
created by sweet east pearl | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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1159 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
China holds funeral for panda killed by earthquake
A funeral was held today for Mao Mao, the nine-year old panda that was killed in the earthquake in China last month. The funeral was held at the Wolong Nature Reserve."The world famous panda center was badly...Insurgent spider of Basra fells Scots Guard
" A BRITISH soldier said yesterday he went to Iraq expecting to face dangerous insurgents – only to be felled by an exotic spider as he slept. Graeme Boyd's left arm swelled to five times its normal size and...Hundreds of Britons hit by flood risk
"Britain was yesterday gripped by more floods as heavy rain and winds sparked chaos on roads and railways and left householders washed out again. " Beauty Pageant Officials Probe Pepper Spray on Contestant's Gowns
Some of these pageant contestants are ruthless, with a smile on their faces."SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Beauty pageant organizers were investigating Sunday who doused a contestant's evening gowns with pepper spray... Calling All Bond Girls: MI5 Wants You
Britain's domestic spy agency is looking for more women, specifically those who reflect the various ethnic and linguistic groups that make up the modern British state."Britain's security service MI5 is keen to...
created by Jordan Yerman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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572 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment
Violent Crime Is Up - Cue the theorizing.
"DURING THE 1990s and the early part of this decade, crime fell and stayed down -- and politicians of all stripes claimed credit. Conservatives attributed the drop to tough sentencing policies that swelled the national prison population. The Clinton administration cited its...
created by Edmund Jenks | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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358 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Climate change: 22,000-plus in London protest for urgent action
"LONDON (AFP) - Between 22,000 and 25,000 protesters have converged on central London as part of global protests calling for urgent action from world leaders to tackle climate change. A Metropolitan Police...Deadly Northeast deluge prompts evacuations
"WILKES-BARRE, Pa. - Up to 200,000 people in the Wilkes-Barre area were ordered to evacuate their homes Wednesday because of rising water on the Susquehanna River, swelled by a record-breaking deluge that has...
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