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Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
The village of Moale in the Central African Republic has been waiting for fresh water for 16 years. On Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. ET, viewers from around the world can watch a team of volunteers drill more than 700 feet to reach a water source to create a permanent well via a live stream from charity: water . The live drill feed has been an annual event since 2007 for the nonprofit, which focuses on providing safe drinking water to people in developing nations. Read More…
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Watch Fresh Water Well Being Drilled Live At 4:30 ET
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Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
LOS ANGELES — A protest over the fatal police shooting of a Guatemalan immigrant turned violent when some demonstrators threw bottles at officers, set trash cans on fire and refused to disperse. Television news footage showed people tossing the bottles and plastic crates at officers in riot gear late Monday near MacArthur Park, a neighborhood with a large Central American population west of downtown. Read More…
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MacArthur Park Protest Over Fatal Shooting By LAPD Turns Violent
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Monday, September 6th, 2010
WTNH 'Little Rock Nine' member Jefferson Thomas dead at 67 CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Jefferson Thomas is one of nine students who integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957. (CNN) — Jefferson Thomas, one of the so-called “Little Rock Nine,” the nine students who integrated Central High … Little Rock Nine member Jefferson Thomas dies NewsOK.com Little Rock Nine member Jefferson Thomas dies at age 68 in Ohio Today’s THV Jefferson Thomas, one of the 1st black students to attend desegregated US … KBS Radio Arkansas Online (subscription) all 195 news articles
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Monday, September 6th, 2010
Aljazeera.net Moldova's political impasse continues as referendum fails CNN (CNN) — Moldova's political stalemate is set to drag on after a referendum calling for direct election of the country's president failed due to low voter turnout, the nation's Central Election Commission said … Moldova vote on president 'fails' BBC News Moldovan referendum appears to flop on low turnout Reuters Moldova's referendum declared invalid because of low turnout RIA Novosti Voice of America
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Sunday, September 5th, 2010
The former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, who retired last week after 40 years at the central bank, says that the economy is in “a slow slog out of a very deep hole,” and that the Fed should consider additional stimulus unless the recovery shows signs of “decent progress.” The departure of the official, Donald L. Kohn, who as the Fed’s No. 2 official played a pivotal role in its handling of the financial crisis, is something of an end of an era. A staff economist who worked his way up through the ranks, Mr. Kohn was one of the last direct links to Paul A. Volcker and Alan Greenspan, the chairmen who defined the modern Fed. Read More… More on Financial Crisis
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Donald Kohn: Fed Should Consider More Stimulus
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Saturday, September 4th, 2010
AP – Health officials in Chad say an outbreak of cholera in the Central African nation has killed at least 41 people.
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Friday, September 3rd, 2010
CBC.ca Coast Guard: Sheen not likely from active oil leak BusinessWeek A day after a fire on an offshore oil platform off the central Louisiana coast, federal investigators have gone aboard to make sure no oil is leaking from the site. The Coast Guard said Friday that no oil is believed to … BP removes failed blowout preventer CNN BP removes failed blowout preventer from Gulf well USA Today US offshore oil fire may delay lift of drill ban Reuters The Associated Press
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Friday, September 3rd, 2010
(AP) SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina – Police in Bosnia say they believe they have located a young woman shown in a video throwing puppies into a river. (Scroll down for video) Police in the central Bosnian town of Bugojno said Friday they have found the girl they suspect is seen on the video killing six newborn puppies by throwing them into the river one by one. The disturbing video provoked worldwide outrage after being posted online earlier this week. Police say they have located the girl, who is a juvenile, from leads given by animal protection groups in the country. The girl’s parents will soon be questioned, police said. Under recently adopted animal protection law, people can be fined up to euro5,000 ($6,400) for cruel treatment of animals. Watch the infamous video (warning: contains graphic scenes of presumed animal cruelty):
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Girl In Puppy Throwing Video Found By Bosnian Police
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Friday, August 27th, 2010
msnbc.com MONEY MARKETS-US rate futures fall after GDP, Bernanke Reuters NEW YORK/LONDON, Aug 27 (Reuters) – US interest rate futures fell on Friday after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke did not signal the central bank would embark on a new round of Treasuries purchases to prop up the … Canada Dollar Up Moderately After Bernanke Reassures Markets Wall Street Journal CREDIT MARKETS: Bonds Make U-Turn After Bernanke Comments Wall Street Journal Treasurys drop after Bernanke, GDP not so bad MarketWatch BusinessWeek
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Thursday, August 26th, 2010
Telegraph.co.uk Mexican President Condemns Massacre of Migrants Voice of America Photo: AP Mexican President Felipe Calderon has condemned the massacre of 72 suspected migrants from Central and South America, blaming drug cartels for the killings. In a statement late Wednesday, President Calderon said the drug gangs are carrying … Migrants said shot for refusing to be drug killers msnbc.com Mexican drug cartels expand reach in Central America Reuters Mexico leader condemns killings BBC News Christian Science Monitor
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