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Greeks Call for Referendum on Bailout
The European nation of Greece has been on a financial rollercoaster recently, since it is severely …
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How Do You Protect Against a Tsunami?
Months after an earthquake and tsunami devastated the northeast coast of Japan, scientists are hard…
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Illegal Gold Miners Rush to Peru's Rainforests
As part of a collaboration with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, special correspondent Stev…
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Nicaraguan President Ortega Secures Another Term
Nicaragua is the second-poorest country in the Western hemisphere, so its people are constantly loo…
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Occupy Wall Street Protesters Barred from Camping
After about two months of protesting in New York City's Zuccotti Park, the Occupy Wall Street movem…
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U.S. Doctors, Patients Face Drug Shortages
Doctors and patients across the U.S. are struggling to attain essential prescription drugs that are…
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Strike Aims to Close Businesses, Schools
Thousands of protesters joined with the Occupy Oakland movement in a general strike aimed at shutti…
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St. Louis Teachers Discuss Dropout Crisis
Over 100 educators from St. Louis gathered for a teacher town hall to discuss the dropout epidemic …
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Refugees Flee Somalia to Escape Famine, Violence
Civil war in Somalia between the government and the al-Qaida-linked terror group, al-Shabab, is for…
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Returning Veterans Face Employment Challenges
After soldiers return from service in Iraq or Afghanistan, they often face a hurdle that's, in some…
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