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Indiana woman charged in daughter's starvation death
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Authorities have filed murder charges against a southern Indiana woman for what they say was the starvation death of her disabled 25-year-old daughter five years ago. Investigators say 52-year-old Dorothy Axsom of...Tags: Indiana, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Disasters and Accidents, Murder
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Starvation of NJ 8-year-old echoes 2003 tragedy
IRVINGTON, N.J. (AP) — The death of an 8-year-old Irvington girl allegedly starved to death by her mother has echoes of another New Jersey child starvation case in 2003. That tragedy prompted the state to overhaul its child welfare system to...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, New Jersey
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U.S. policy seen as factor in Somalia famine deaths
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — It was the catastrophe everyone knew was coming yet no one seemed able to stop. According to analysts, a violent Islamist militia was partly to blame for thousands of deaths in Somalia's food crisis from 2010 to 2012,...
Tags: Mercy Corps, Terrorism, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Somalia, Africa
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Fierce lobbying counters White House push for food aid reform
Reuters* White House seeks biggest change in aid since Cold War * Opposition began work months ago on Capitol Hill * Reforms have mostly detractors, few supporters in Congress By Charles Abbott WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - A White House plan to modernize...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Pakistan, U.S. Senate, Lifestyle and Leisure, Politics
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In Theory: Should there be morality in the markets?
Q. At a time of near-record food prices, Pope Benedict XVI has denounced speculation in commodities markets as “immoral” and called food and water “a basic human right.” According to the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization,...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Ethics, Social Issues, Litigation and Regulation, European Union
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$3.9 Billion Pledged to Prevent E. Africa Famines
Channel 2 NewsInternational donors say they won't allow a repeat of last year's Horn of Africa famine and are gearing up to spend billions of dollars on programs to let communities withstand cyclical droughts. International donors have pledged to spend $3.9...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Africa, Droughts, Charity, Natural Disasters
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hCG diet leaves some hungry for less
When Lynn Patterson resolved to lose weight early this year, she took a hormone normally associated with pregnancy, not dieting.
The 53-year-old Catonsville nurse went on the hCG diet, named for human chorionic gonadotropin, a hormone that is produced...Tags: Weight, Placebo, Health and Safety at School, Lifestyle and Leisure, Skype
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Mail Call - Aug. 18
“I see old John Boehner did it again. He’s getting rid of an institution down in Congress, the page program. Said he’s going to save $5 million a year — a whole $5 million. Wow, John, you’re supposed to save jobs, not...Tags: Bankruptcy, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Politics, Elections, Tea Party Movement
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Maryland relief agencies combat famine in Africa
Waves of refugees arrive daily to Kenya, some having walked weeks through unforgiving desert with virtually no possessions, and yet local relief workers report optimism among the millions threatened by the historic famine and drought spreading through the...Tags: Social Issues, Agriculture, Weather, Politics, United Nations
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Crisis in the horn of Africa
The world has been slow to react to the growing specter of famine in Somalia, despite repeated warnings by the United Nations and aid organizations that millions of people are at risk. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said that nearly 4 million...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Somalia, Social Issues, David Cameron, Relief and Aid Organizations
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Weather offers hot challenges
We’ve been asking for it and we finally got some heat. And once again, it was the humidity that got to us. With cool, wet weather this spring, last week was a real test. Air conditioning was a necessity for those fortunate enough to work inside. ...Tags: Treaties, Raspberries, Disasters and Accidents, Summer Squash, Food Industry
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NKorea food shortage worst in years despite farms
SUNAN, North Korea (AP) — It’s an unlikely sight: hundreds of ostriches, a bird native to sunny Africa, squatting and squabbling in the morning chill on a sprawling farm in North Korea. Even stranger: In winter, some wear quilted vests....Tags: North Korea, Agriculture, European Union, Seoul (South Korea), Food Industry
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