Family spends year volunteering in Ethiopia
Riverside Suburban Life - Tue Dec 8, 3:28 pm ETFor those looking for an unusual family vacation, the Kulbis family has a suggestion — volunteer in Ethiopia.
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Toroitich, Rotich dominate Las Vegas Marathon
Sports Illustrated - Sun Dec 6, 3:53 pm ETLAS VEGAS (AP) -- Kenyan runners Christopher Toroitich and Caroline Rotich won the Las Vegas Marathon on Sunday, topping a field of more than 27,600 on a frigid morning in the desert.
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Toroitich, Rotich win Las Vegas Marathon
AP via Yahoo! News - Sun Dec 6, 1:07 pm ETKenyan runners Christopher Toroitich and Caroline Rotich won the Las Vegas Marathon on Sunday, topping a field of more than 27,600 on a frigid morning in the desert.
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Amnesty International plans Write-a-thon
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Mon Dec 7, 12:17 am ETThe Pittsburgh chapter of Amnesty International will host its 23rd annual "Write-a-thon" Thursday, inviting local residents to gather in Shadyside and pen letters protesting detentions and imprisonments around the world.
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Sports shorts
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Rabbi speaks of interfaith action
Middletown Times Herald-Record - Mon Dec 7, 2:03 am ETNEWBURGH — In the eyes of one rabbi, faith is meaningless if people don't take action. Faith can heal the wounds of inequality, bring justice to all and allow all people to prosper.
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A collection of cookbooks for your holiday
Portsmouth Herald - Mon Dec 7, 2:15 am ETNew American Table
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Graveyard tourism is growing in popularity
Galveston County Daily News - Mon Dec 7, 5:05 am ETTourists not visiting cemeteries make a grave mistake.
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DJ Currency Rates Of Coffee Producing, Consuming Countries
The Forex Market - Mon Dec 7, 4:23 am ETCurrent Prior Producers Angola (Readj Kwanza) AOA 85.82 85.82 Bolivia (Boliviano) BOB 7.02 7.02 Brazil (Real) BRL 1.7315 1.7087 Burundi (Franc) BIF 1240.5 1240.5 Central African States XAF 443.5 435.71 Central Bank of West AfriXOF 443.5 435.74 Colombia (Peso) COP 2004.2 1988.6 Costa Rica (Colon) CRC 567.7 564.5 Cuba (Peso) CUP 1 1 Dominican Rep (Peso) DOP 36.1 36.05 Ecuador (USD) USD 1 1 El ...
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Ammann defies the wind for ski-jump World Cup win
EARTHtimes.org - Sun Dec 6, 10:31 am ETLillehammer, Norway - Simon Ammann of Switzerland got his first ski-jumping World Cup win in almost a year when he defied difficult wind conditions in Norway on Sunday. Ammann beat Finland's Harri Olli for victory after Austrian World Cup holder Greg...
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Local teen brings smiles to children around the world
Colorado Springs Gazette - Sun Dec 6, 8:07 pm ETWhen Nikki Saucedo began her search for a project to earn the highest award in Girl Scouting, she knew only that she wanted to do something “to enhance life.” Little did she know that her decision to make puppets to comfort children who were...
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Convention on the Rights of the Child's 20th anniversary is commemorated with events around the world
Unicef - Fri Dec 4, 6:31 pm ETNEW YORK, USA, 4 December 2009 – The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the ground-breaking human rights covenant that codifies rights for all children, everywhere, marked its 20th anniversary on 20 November. The milestone was commemorated with events across the globe.
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Graveyard tourism is growing in popularity
Galveston County Daily News - Sun Dec 6, 11:17 pm ETTourists not visiting cemeteries make a grave mistake.
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Climate awareness
Brattleboro Reformer - Sun Dec 6, 2:36 am ETOn Oct. 24, the International Day of Climate Action, people all around the world gathered to express their concerns about climate change with a dazzlingly creative array of actions designed to publicize the fact that 350 parts per million is the safe limit of CO2 in the earth’s atmosphere (we are now at 387 parts per million).
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Kenyan runners Christopher Toroitich, Caroline Rotich win Las Vegas Marathon
Los Angeles Times - Sun Dec 6, 1:10 pm ETLAS VEGAS (AP) — Kenyan runners Christopher Toroitich and Caroline Rotich won the Las Vegas Marathon on Sunday, topping a field of more than 27,600 on a frigid morning in the desert.
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Climate awareness
Brattleboro Reformer - Sun Dec 6, 2:26 am ETOn Oct. 24, the International Day of Climate Action, people all around the world gathered to express their concerns about climate change with a dazzlingly creative array of actions designed to publicize the fact that 350 parts per million is the safe limit of CO2 in the earth’s atmosphere (we are now at 387 parts per million).
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Global Health: World Toilet Day Raises a Stink
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Ethiopia: Color and identity in Ethiopia
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Uganda & Kenya: In Search of e-Governance
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Adoption: Securing the Rights of Mothers and Children
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Africa: 10 songs dedicated to African women
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