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Ex-soldier from Laurel charged with trying to join terrorist group in Somalia
Craig Benedict Baxam was surfing the Internet from his Army base in South Korea last summer when he came across an Islamic religious website.
The soldier from Laurel had never been particularly religious. But with his deployment and his time in the...Tags: Relief and Aid Organizations, Terrorism, National Government, Punishment, Punishment
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Lisbon/Woodbine: Pair of teenagers from Troop 428 earn rank of Eagle Scout
Congratulations go to Joe Mullen for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. Joe is a senior at South Carroll High School. For his Eagle Scout project, Joe planned and executed the building and installation of several benches on the grounds at the Walter Reed...Tags: Ellicott City, Relief and Aid Organizations, Schools, Ken Ulman, Charity
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Constellation has proven a good neighbor
The American Red Cross of the Chesapeake Region knows how important it is to stay connected to your home. We have been serving Maryland's disaster victims every day for the past 107 years from our offices in Baltimore. We've changed our physical address a...Tags: Meteorological Disasters, Emergency Health Procedures, Relief and Aid Organizations, Charity, Hybrid Vehicles
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October Storm Hits Connecticut
Nov 8 Some 18,000 Connecticut Light and Power customers were still without power midday Tuesday, most in the Simsbury area. About one-third of Simsbury was without electricity, as was a quarter of Avon and Farmington, and many in Granby, Canton,...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Chris Christie, Fairfield County, Conservation, New Britain
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Several families displaced following Park Jefferson fire
SOUTH BEND — Darren McNair awoke this morning to a telephone call from a cousin telling him his Park Jefferson apartment building was on fire.
McNair, 22, and a friend, Lindsey Johnson, 18, quickly fled the building with just the clothes on their...Tags: Human Mishaps, Relief and Aid Organizations, Chicago, Rentals, Human Mishaps
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Battle of the Badges' blood drive touted a success
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterAlonso Holguin waited to do more than give back to the community Wednesday. He was among a throng of people who waited to donate blood. “Just to help out people in need,” said the 17-year-old Imperial resident. “I might be helping...Tags: Relief and Aid Organizations, The Happiest News!, Charity, American Red Cross, The Happiest News!
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Blood drives for the week beginning Jan. 9
Monday, Jan. 9- American Red Cross Donor Center, 1131 Conrad Court, Hagerstown, noon to 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9-Maugansville Ruritan, 18007 Maugansville Ave., Maugansville, 2 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11 — American Red Cross Donor Center, 1131...Tags: Elementary Schools, Schools, Relief and Aid Organizations, Schools, Charity
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Red Cross In Desperate Need of Blood
American Red CrossBefore, during and immediately after the holiday season, the American Red Cross experiences a significant decline in donor turnout at local blood drives and donor centers. This reduction in collections has put several blood types at critical or...Tags: Blood Transfusion, Human Body, Emergency Health Procedures, Relief and Aid Organizations, Christianity
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USDA says it will close 259 offices to save $150M
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture will close 259 domestic offices, labs and other facilities as part of an effort to save $150 million per year, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Monday. While the closures...Tags: Agriculture, Food Industry, Relief and Aid Organizations, Iowa State University , Health and Safety at Work
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USDA announces $308 million in aid to states
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The nation's top agriculture official is expected to announce Wednesday more than $300 million in emergency assistance to 33 states and Puerto Rico to help them recover from an unusually intense year for natural disasters across...Tags: Tools and Hardware, Conservation, Relief and Aid Organizations, Bodies of Water, Natural Disasters
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UPDATED: American Red Cross faces big fine for blood safety violations
ReporterThe American Red Cross is facing a big fine for violating blood safety rules. Some of those problems happened here in Roanoke. This month the Food and Drug Administration slapped the Red Cross with a $9.6 million dollar fine according to a letter...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Relief and Aid Organizations, Fines, Health Organizations
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No federal money for flood-damaged parks in S.D.
High water damaged 42 of the 130 state parks and recreation areas in South Dakota during 2011, but none of the 40 damaged along the Missouri River is directly eligible for federal emergency assistance for their repair, state Game, Fish and Parks Secretary...Tags: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, State Parks, Relief and Aid Organizations, Floods, FEMA
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