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Divided America: Reflections on Climate Change
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus061271Before it got too overheated, America wasn't that split by global warming, but now emotions are rising with the temperatures."I am definitely bearing witness to climate change," said Diane...
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Doctor: drop in patient numbers at Idomeni camp
The number of migrants and refugees seeking medical care at a mobile Greek Red Cross hospital at the Idomeni camp has significantly decreased, according to one of the doctors who volunteers there. The hospital is the main medical...
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Activist sets up cinema in Greenhouse for culture-deprived youth
LEAD IN:Residents of a small Tunisian village transformed an old greenhouse into a cinema so they, too, can have access to culture.STORY-LINE:The excitement is growing. These children are about to watch a movie.It sounds rather banal for...
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Engineers inspected buildings for structure damage while Napa residents and homeowners started the long clean-up and recovery process after Sunday's 6.0 earthquake. (Aug. 25)
(knocking down broken glass from window pain)
(sweeping up broken glass nats)
SOUNDBITE (English) Jon Crane, General Manager, Norman Rose Tavern:
"We lost about 25 percent of our liquor, beer and wine inventory yesterday. It was a big...
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Volunteers provide services, food and coffee to fighters
LEAD IN:Now that the fight for Sirte is finally coming to an end, some services are gradually getting back to normal to aid and support the Libyan troops on their final push against the Islamic State fighters.STORY-LINEBrand new tyres...
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Hawaii's stray cats threaten endangered seals
LEAD IN:Hawaii's legions of stray cats are threatening the endangered Hawaiian monk seal. While officials want to reduce the feral cat population - whose faeces carry a disease that can kill the rare marine mammals - cat advocates oppose...
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Charity Clothing Bank helps families over Ramadan
LEADINA Charity Clothing Bank has been set up in Amman for people in need during Ramadan.The organisation aims to help over 70,000 people have new clothes for the current holiday, Eid al-Fitr.STORYLINEThis is a clothing store with a...
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Wife of ex-US VP helps children cope with flood trauma
More than 1,200 people are still sheltering at an emergency shelter in downtown Houston in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, according to the Red Cross.
Many of those taking refuge at the George R. Brown Convention Center are...
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New medical facility opens in Zaatari
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Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) opens the largest multi-specialty medical facility in Zaatari camp.
The new facility will receive 350 patients daily and decrease pressure on overcrowded medical...
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FEMA chief: Harvey operation still focused on saving lives
The administrator of the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) William "Brock" Long, said on Wednesday that federal resources are still in "lifesaving, life-sustaining mode," in response to the massive floods in Hurricane...
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Americans Mark 9/11 With Volunteer Projects
Some Americans are marking the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks by volunteering on service projects.
In New York City, shifts of volunteers, a few hundred at a time, gathered at the Intrepid Sea, Air...
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FEMA: Harvey Relief Still in 'Life-Saving' Mode
The administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) William "Brock" Long, says federal resources are still in "lifesaving, life-sustaining mode," in response to the massive floods in Hurricane Harvey's aftermath.
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Americans Mark 9/11 With Volunteer Projects
Some Americans are marking the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks by volunteering on service projects.
In New York City, shifts of volunteers, a few hundred at a time, gathered at the Intrepid Sea, Air...
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Some families in Puerto Rico still waiting for electricity
Standing outside his pastel green home perched on a remote mountain in Puerto Rico's Adjuntas region, Domingo Ortiz Perez prays as he waits for electricity to be restored.
He hasn't had any power since Hurricane Irma hit...
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Volunteers join forces to clean up Manila Bay shoreline
The clean-up operation of Manila Bay's shoreline began Saturday, ahead of next weeks 'International Coastal Cleanup' awareness day.
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Volunteers prep for annual Alaska sled dog race
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race may not start until March 7, but there's a lot going on behind the scenes before it gets that point.
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General Motors workers step up to make masks
Hundreds of workers at General Motors and other auto companies have gone back to work to make face shields, surgical masks and ventilators in a wartime-like effort to stem shortages of protective gear and equipment.
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Residents of Donetsk receive food packages and other aid from billionaire businessman
Scores of Donetsk residents queued outside a food bank on Friday, many of them pensioners dependent on hand outs because their state pensions haven't been paid for months.
Aid distribution centres have been set up in every district of...
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Afghan Red Cross campaign for AIDS awareness
1. Wide of volunteers holding HIV/AIDS campaign banner at Kabul's Red Crescent Society headquarters
2. Mid of volunteers holding HIV/AIDS campaign banner
3. Close of volunteers
4. Volunteers holding HIV/AIDS campaign banner marching...
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Volunteers make the final arrangements in Nome, Alaska, ahead of the first musher in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race to hit town. Among the last items was putting the finish banner up over the famed burled arch finish line on Monday morning. (March 10)
Volunteers make the final arrangements in Nome, Alaska, ahead of the first musher in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race to hit town. Among the last items was putting the finish banner up over the famed burled arch finish line on Monday...
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Lithuanians prepare for parliamentary elections and referendum on nuclear future
1. Wide exterior of Lithuanian parliament and political poster
2. Close of Lithuanian flag at parliament
3. Wide of political campaign posters
4. Close of poster
5. Wide exterior of YES Party election headquarters
6. Mid of election...
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Man's personal memorial to 3,000 US soldiers killed in Iraq
1. Various of men placing white crosses in the sand
2. US flag at the front, beach with crosses in the background
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Stephen Sherrill, Memorial Volunteer:
"I remember the very day. I was on a peace march on our...