Mandela Day builds bring 67 homes across South Africa
Habitat for Humanity mobilizes volunteers to construct 67 houses in honor of Mandela's 67 years of public service. Annah Nhlapo in Orange Farm will receive keys Friday after 22 years in a shack with her five children. The effort marks Mandela's 94th birthday and spans nationwide.
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Annah Nankie Nhlapo
Habitat For Humanity
South Africa
Mandela
Nhlapo
Orange Farm
Damascus violence escalates as helicopter raids hit central city
Rebels facing a major assault as government forces use helicopter gunships in Damascus for a third day. Clashes spread, residents flee, and families prepare to abandon homes amid the capital's deepening crisis. Iraq urges citizens to return, while Kofi Annan pursues peace talks in Moscow.
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Damascus
Parliament
Presi
Bashar Assad
Iraq
Syria
Kofi Annan
Moscow
Boy Scouts of America reaffirm policy excluding gays
After a two year confidential review the Boy Scouts of America again uphold the exclusion of gays. The 11 member committee cited parental support and will take no action on a reconsideration resolution. Critics call the decision a missed opportunity for inclusion.
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Boy Scouts of America
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Deron Smith
Associated Press
Smith
U.S. Supreme Court
Scouts’ National Executive Board
Bob Mazzuca
Jennifer Tyrrell
Ohio
Change.org
Tyrrell and
Aban
Mazzuca
U.S
Chad Griffin
Human Rights Campaign
Oregon man survives rare Black Death case in Bend
Steven Dubois reports Paul Gaylord, a 59-year-old Oregon welder from Prineville, contracted bubonic plague after a cat bite. He endured a month on life support, faces possible loss of fingers and toes, and seeks housing after a moldy manufactured home prompted concern for his health.
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Ore
Paul Gaylord
Gaylord
Bend
U.S
Charlie
Veterans Administration
Diana Gaylord
St. Charles Medical Center
Redmond
Foie Gras Returns Amid California Ban Resistance
In San Francisco a Presidio Social Club lunch featured Karlene Bley enjoying foie gras despite a California ban on selling force fed product. Club says federal land exempts them while animal rights groups cite cruelty and law legality. Former senator Burton condemns evasion.
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Los Angeles
Presidio
San Francisco
California
John Burton
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