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Thursday, February 27, 2014

Racial Discrimination: How far have we come?

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Despite some perceived improvements, 45 years brings little change in perceptions that Blacks are discriminated against in some key asp...
Monday, February 24, 2014

Moms Demand Action and Facebook in talks to stop the facilitation of gun sales to minors and dangerous people online

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Pictured here is a weapon used to play games online by teens. photo: Samir Kamble Moms reveal gun sold via Facebook to 15-year-old w...
Monday, February 17, 2014

How well do football helmets protect players from concussions?

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The Cincinnati Bearcats, UC Bearcats unveil red chrome helmet. photo: cincinnati bearcats (PRN/USN) PHILADELPHIA, February 17, 2014 ...
Saturday, February 15, 2014

Kenya makes bold moves to address climate change risks

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Kenya: dead and dying animals in previous drought in Arbajahan, in northern Kenya’s  Wajir County. photo: brendan cox / oxfam   (PRN)...
Thursday, February 13, 2014

Food desert task force takes aim at hunger in Virginia

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According to a new report commissioned by the Virginia General Assembly, more than 1.4 million Virginians — 17.8 percent of the populatio...
Tuesday, February 11, 2014

International probe a must in Sri Lanka

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SRI LANKA: Relief worker handing out food to those in need. photo: unhcr PRN/USN) WASHINGTON , February 11, 2014 - United States Tamil...
Monday, February 10, 2014

Breaking the cycle of youth unemployment, poverty

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Young unemployed men play cards in an abandoned warehouse in Conakry (Sept 2013). photo: tommy trenchard /irin© (IRIN) DAKAR, Februar...
Friday, February 7, 2014

The removel of dogs and cats by death at Sochi prior to the Olympics sparks heightened concern

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Moscow: it is alledged that a band of intelligent dogs keep viciously attacking people. courtesy image / becker It's more than Soc...
Thursday, February 6, 2014

Masco: Home Improvement Manufacture gives more than $1 million in support of Military Veterans

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U.S. Navy Sailor seen handling flag during Submarine commissioning. photo: abhi ahmadadeen /BMLTV© (PRN) TAYLOR, Mich. , February 6, 20...
Monday, February 3, 2014

Indonesian Volcano eruption displaces people and buries crops

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Indonesia's Erupting Mount Sinabung. photo: dana spector (IRIN) JAKARTA, February 3, 2014 -Thousands of people displaced by steadil...
Saturday, February 1, 2014

California Senate approves online Credit Card Privacy Bill

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SB 383 addresses a state Supreme Court decision ( Apple v. The Superior Court of Los Angeles ) which eliminated long-standing privacy ri...
Friday, January 31, 2014

‘No progress to speak of’ as first round of UN-sponsored Syrian peace talks ends

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Joint Special Representative of the UN and the League of Arab States for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi (second left) arrives for news conference....
Monday, January 27, 2014

Historic peace deal ends five-decade conflict in the Philippines

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Enhancing governance in Mindanao: (from left) U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director Gloria Steele, US Ambas...
Sunday, January 26, 2014

Maryland Members Of Moms demand action renew call for change in light of deadly shooting at Columbia Mall

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Kevin Baker, a 19-year-old veterinarian student at Harold Washington College in Chicago, was shot and killed last week by gunmen who want...
Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Mayor de Blasio releases preliminary findings on the death of Myls Dobson

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Mayor Bill de Blasio announced findings and recommendations on the homicide of 4-year-old Myls Dobson, who was found dead on January 8th ...
Saturday, January 18, 2014

Blue Sun launches the most advanced Biodiesel Plant in the world

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Blue Sun's enzymatic processing system at its St. Joseph, Missouri facility. The system relies on a proprietary solution developed by...
Friday, January 17, 2014

Nation's grade drops to a dismal D+ for failure to support emergency patients

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Las Vegas Emergency | Summerlin Hospital Medical Center. photo: LIA community /emergency care (PRN/USN) WASHINGTON , January 17, 2014  ...
Thursday, January 16, 2014

Refugee arrival in Uganda raise humanitarian security concerns

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A South Sudanese refugee boy with his belongings after crossing into Uganda at the Elegu border point. The boy fled fighting in his home ...
Monday, January 13, 2014

The humanitarian crisis in South Sudan deepens as heavy fighting continues: some 395,000 people have fled their homes

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Around 352,000 people have been internally displaced. Fighting around Bentiu and Bor is reported to have led to signficiant population m...
Friday, January 10, 2014

Major win for the climate: Voluntary Market closes door to HFC-23 projects

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Visual of the greenhouse gas effect. photo: live sciences (PRN/USN) WASHINGTON, January 10, 2014 -   Environmental Investigation Agen...