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National Disasters

Not All Charities Are Created Equal

Ebong Eka | Posted 01.20.2013 | Home
Read More: American Red Cross, Fema, Charitable Giving, Irs, National Disasters, Hurricane Sandy, Tax Deductions, Home News
Ebong Eka

As tempting as it may be to donate funds to another or new charity, not all charities are created equal... and some may even be scams!

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Two Quakes Rattle Bay Area Overnight

AP | Posted 12.27.2011 | San Francisco
Read More: Bay Area Earthquake, Berkeley Earthquake, California Earthquake, Sf Earthquake, Northern California Earthquake, National Disasters, California Quake, Earthquakes, San Francisco Earthquake, Oakland Earthquake, San Francisco News

BERKELEY, Calif. -- Two earthquakes shook Northern California overnight, including a 3.6-magnitude temblor in the San Francisco area that awakened peo...

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Nine Years After 9/11: Will We Ever Be "One" Again?

Dorian de Wind | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: September 11, Political Divisions, Hate, National Disasters, Sexual Orientation, 9/11 Anniversary, Religion and Politics, Immigration, Discrimination, Society, Social Issues, Politics News
Dorian de Wind

Bad political decisions, bitter partisanship, fear mongering, and mistrust have eroded the unity and sense of common purpose that Americans shared immediately after 9/11.

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Philippines Notebook: A National Disaster Brings Death and Blame

Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Floods, New Orleans, Typhoons, Tropical-Storm-Ketsana, Manila, Poverty, Mikey Arroyo, Gloria Arroyo, National Disasters, Ketsana, Hurrican Katrina, Tropical Storm Ketsana, Katrina, Asia, Philippines, Ondoy, World News
Virginia M. Moncrieff

An overburdened city is an overburdened city and on Saturday, regardless of whether you lived in a shanty town or in a utilities-paying neighborhood, it was time to pay the price.

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