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Legal-aid groups for the poor endure severe budget reductionsThe day before Maria Nunes fled Florida for Seattle, her abusive husband beat her unconscious. ... |
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When pockets are empty, Americans dig deeper to helpAs more Americans turn to charity amid worsening economic gloom, operators of food banks and other aid groups are relying on the surprisingly resilient generosity of their neighbors and finding that even when times are tough, people still give. ... |
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Charitable giving nationwide is strong, though in New York it has taken a hitAs more Americans turn to charity amid worsening economic gloom, operators of food banks and other aid groups are finding that even when times are tough, people still give. Charities in New York, however, whose fates are tied more directly to the stock market, have been hit harder by a decrease ... |
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Aid groups: Trapped Congo refugees starvingRead full story for latest details. ... |
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Child soldiers, sexual violence used in DR Congo: aid groupsGeneva -Children have been recruited as soldiers by rebel groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo and woman and girls have suffered sexual violence, UN officials said Friday. The rebels need to immediately release the children, said Veronique Ta... ... |
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Fresh Congo fighting forces aid workers to withdrawAid workers have been forced to withdraw from eastern Congoby continued heavy fighting today between rival militias. Rebels led by the renegade Tutsi general Laurent Nkunda clashed with pro-government Mai Mai militia today, threatening a fragile ceasefire around the provincial capital, Goma.The ren ... |

