Muslims patrols help clean drug dealers from Brooklyn street
In Bed-Stuy the At-Taqwa Mosque and residents patrolled Fulton Street for 40 days and nights to push crack dealers away. Police backed the effort, and signs of improvement followed, though some fear dealing may shift to nearby blocks.
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World population still growing defies earlier projections
The study shows global population surpassing 5.1 billion with a 1.7 percent annual growth, expected to reach 6 billion by 1998. Developed nations grow 0.6 percent while less developed areas rise 2.1 percent. China and Africa show divergent trends challenging hopes for a rapid decline.
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