Oil patch charities feel pinch of economic downturn
In Dallas the oil industry's downturn pressures the Oil Patch charities and the United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast. The group faces a projected shortfall of at least 5.2 million as pledges fade amid layoffs. Houston area aid requests are up 23 percent while nine new agencies wait on funding.
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Street gangs raise police effort in Managua Nicaragua
Police in Managua report rising street gang crime as a social issue new to Nicaragua. Gangs calling themselves the Dragons the Sharks the Cobras and the Savages terrorize schools and neighborhoods injuring and killing, prompting a government study led by the Interior Ministry and Education Ministry.
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