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  • May 2008

    • China Death Toll Breaks 51K

      CNN  |  May 22, 08 7:59 AM CDT

      China Death Toll Breaks 51K

      (Newser) - China’s official earthquake death toll has today topped 51,000, with almost 300,000 injured, and another 29,000 missing, CNN reports. Meanwhile, donations from home and abroad tallied $3 billion, while Beijing pledged another $10 billion to reconstruction efforts, including $3.6 billion for rescue and relief work. More »

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      China  • earthquake  • rescue  • death toll  • emergency aid  • reconstruction  • emergency funding

  • March 2008

    • Wounded Bear Scrambles for a Savior

      Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 15, 08 3:38 PM CDT

      Wounded Bear Scrambles for a Savior

      (Newser) - What's next for Bear Stearns? A Wall Street institution for the better part of a century, it is now scrambling to find a buyer. Its best hope is JP Morgan, which provided a temporary lifeline yesterday along with the Fed. But other possible suitors include Citibank and HSBC, the Wall Street Journal reports. In a sign of the times, the Journal notes that Bear's single biggest asset might be its building—the Madison Avenue digs could fetch $1.2 billion. More »

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      Federal Reserve  • Wall Street  • subprime crisis  • Bear Stearns  • JPMorgan Chase  • Citibank  • HSBC  • emergency funding  • Madison Avenue

  • November 2007

    • Water Runs Out In Tenn. Town

      Associated Press  |  Nov 2, 07 7:07 PM CDT

      Water Runs Out In Tenn. Town

      (Newser) - If the Southeast drought’s effects on Orme, Tenn., are a sign of things to come, folks in Atlanta should start scheduling their showers. The rural home to 145 people has run completely dry, and what water gets trucked in can be used only between 6 and 9 pm. This means citizens have to rush to get supper made, clothes washed, and baths drawn, the AP reports. More »

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      Atlanta  • Tennessee  • water  • Alabama  • drought  • Southeast  • emergency funding

  • October 2007

    • Is US Preparing Iran Air Strikes?

      ABC News  |  Oct 25, 07 5:09 AM CDT

      Is US Preparing Iran Air Strikes?

      (Newser) - A recent White House funding request has heightened speculation that the US is preparing air strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, reports ABC News. The Bush administration has asked for $88 million in emergency funds to modify B-2 stealth bombers so they can carry 30,000 "bunker buster" bombs to fulfill "an urgent operational need from commanders." More »

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      Iran  • Bush administration  • emergency funding  • Natanz  • stealth bomber  • nuclear sites

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