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2.7 Million North Koreans Will Starve This Month Without Aid
According to the World Food Program, North Korea may be facing one of the most serious food crisis in its history. Nearly 2.7 million people who live on the country's west coast are facing starvation this month unless food does not reach them. 2.7 million.
Saudi Arabia Donates $500 Million to Help Food Crisis
Saudi Arabia made an impressive $500 million donation to the United Nations World Food Program, the UN announced Friday.
The country, benefiting from high oil prices while many others feel the pinch, is doing its part to help assuage the developing global crisis caused by rising food prices. The effects have been seen all over the world.
Front Page: Tornadoes in VA, Militants Killed in Sadr City, UN Food Task Force
- Tornadoes in VA: Three tornadoes raced through southern Virginia yesterday afternoon, leaving more than 200 people hurt. One of the twisters left a 25-mile path of destruction. A man who works for a tree removal service and had been out for hours trying to clear the roads said, "it's just a bunch of broken power poles, telephone lines and sad faces.'" About 3,000 residents remain without power.
Rationing! It's Not Just For Your Grandparents Anymore
Call it the Big-Box Tipping Point, but you know the global food crunch has solidified from sad headline to international reality when your local Costco gets walloped.
Shoppers at the Costco in Mountain View, CA felt the first tremors of the clamp down this week — no rice! The usually packed shelves held but a few jumbo bags of rice and shoppers faced something the US hasn't really seen since WWII: rationing.
Hungry World — Are We Headed For a Global Food Crisis?
It's not fun dinnertime conversation, but the amount of news and the potential effects of growing food prices released today makes it hard to ignore. No scare-tactics, just the facts:
- India has halted rice exports. The price of rice has doubled in the last month.
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Wonder Woman: Rachel Weisz Wants to End World Hunger
Oscar winner, fashion muse, hunger advocate and mother, Rachel Weisz, juggles quite a few roles in addition to those that land her on the big screen. The British-born actress is about to embark on a whirlwind media blitz to promote her three new films this Summer, including The Brothers Bloom, which opens this week, and The Lovely Bones. While the tour of television studios will give us a better opportunity to see the beauty on our small screens, it doesn't mean the actress will be converting to the Hollywood lifestyle.
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Dirt Cakes & Ding-Dongs: Haiti & US Face Unique Food Crises
With my appetite sufficiently dampened by the up-to-the minute reports of McCain's facial growth, this story erased it completely, and the picture reduced me to tears. These children live in the Haitian, Port-au-Prince slum of Cite Soleil. Some kids make mud pies for play — but the children in the picture survive on dirt cakes.
What's Yummy This Week — YumSugar Weekly Recap
- There was a lot of gingerbread this week. From classic gingerbread cabins to mid-century modern gingerbread houses, we had something for everyone. Find a great recipe and then create your own!
Briefing Book! Illegally Hired Judges More Likely to Deport
- Justice Department: Was that the point? Immigration judges illegally hired under Monica Goodling more likely to rule for deportation. — Talking Points Memo
- Cindy McCain: Why is Cindy McCain going to Georgia?
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