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emergency aid stories: 14 news summaries

What the Stimulus Package Would Get Us

$800 billion, $647-page tome means big gov't again

Feb 1, 09 3:23 PM CST
(Newser) - President Obama’s $800 billion stimulus plan—which stood at 647 pages when it passed the House last week—signals a return to “unabashed” big government, the Los Angeles Times reports. Here’s what it means:
  • For the next 2 years, individuals making under $75,000 will get
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energy • health insurance • unemployment • infrastructure • tax cuts • unemployment benefits • economic stimulus package • tax credit • emergency aid • Obama administration • President Obama

Hurricanes Prompt Calls to Soften Restrictions on Cuba

Some see aid now as a path toward increased influence, cooperation

Sep 24, 08 10:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - The devastation Hurricanes Gustav and Ike wrought on Cuba has prompted the US to offer direct aid for the first time in the 47-year history of its embargo on the island, but even ardent anti-Castro Cuban Americans are pushing for more, the Washington Post reports. While not all favor... More »

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Fidel Castro • Cuba • United States • Raul Castro • Cuban embargo • emergency aid • Hurricane Gustav • Hurricane Ike • disaster diplomacy

Ike Survivors May Wait Weeks for Hot Meals, Baths

60 food shelters to open today to meed demand for supplies

Sep 16, 08 10:28 AM CDT
(AP) - More relief was on the way for Hurricane Ike evacuees today as tens of thousands waited for supplies, the electricity to return to their homes, or their first hot meal and shower. The number of distribution centers was to be quadrupled to 60 by the end of the day to... More »

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Texas • FEMA • Galveston • food aid • emergency aid • Hurricane Ike

 Stricken Houston 
 Lines Up for 
 Food, Water 

Residents scramble for survival basics in Ike's aftermath

Sep 16, 08 2:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Thousands of weary Houston residents joined lines that stretched for blocks yesterday to collect the basics they need to survive in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. Emergency supplies are being strictly rationed and each family is allowed only two bags of ice, a case of bottled water and a 12-pack... More »

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bottled water • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Houston • electricity • FEMA • Galveston • emergency aid • Hurricane Ike • Texas Gulf Coast

Long Lines Await Ike Survivors

'Eye of the aftermath' proves trying for Texas residents in need

Sep 15, 08 2:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - With a short supply of commodities like ice and gasoline forcing Texans trying to recover from Hurricane Ike to wait in hours-long lines, President Bush warned today the storm may put "upward pressure" on US fuel prices. Refineries and oil rigs sustained extensive, though not severe, damage, the Houston ... More »

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Houston • FEMA • gas prices • oil refineries • disaster recovery • oil rig • emergency aid • Hurricane Ike

Sudan's President to Face Genocide Charge

Some fear move out of the Hague could fuel instability in region

Jul 11, 08 8:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - The International Criminals Court will charge Sudan leader Omar Hassan al-Bashir with genocide Monday in the wake of a five-year campaign of violence that has left hundreds of thousands dead, the Washington Post reports. It will be the first time the court has charged a sitting head of state. But... More »

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United Nations • Darfur • Sudan • peacekeeping force • Omar al Bashir • emergency aid • International Criminal Court

Darfur Sinking Into Chaos
of Warring Rebel Groups

Rebel factions endanger massive relief effort

Jun 20, 08 10:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - The civil war in Darfur has degenerated into a tangled mess of militias and warlords battling each other, a development that threatens efforts to bring relief to the 2.5 million people affected by the fighting. Dozens of rebel groups are at war with each other, not just the government,... More »

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Africa • Darfur • Sudan • rebels • humanitarian organizations • emergency aid

Burma Arrests Activist Linked to Cyclone Aid

Dissident comedian Zarganar taken away
by secret police

Jun 5, 08 6:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Burmese junta has arrested a leading activist who led a private aid program for victims of last month's Cyclone Nargis. Zarganar, a top comedian in Burma who was also arrested during September's protests, was taken away by secret police last night, Reuters reports. The junta continues to block aid... More »

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cyclone • Myanmar • Burma • junta • Cyclone Nargis • emergency aid

 Monks Provide Myanmar Relief 

They offer comfort to 2.4 million struggling to survive

May 31, 08 10:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the wake of Burma’s cyclone, Buddhist monks have become the only source of comfort—both “material” and “spiritual”—for many thousands of homeless and destitute who have been abandoned by the government, the New York Times reports. “Monks are like parents to us. The... More »

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homeless • Myanmar • Burma • Buddhist monks • survivors • Cyclone Nargis • emergency aid

 Burma's Monks Forge 
 Secret Relief Network 

Monks lead aid effort pushed by government reluctance

May 23, 08 2:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Although Burma’s junta relented today and allowed in foreign aid workers, weeks of delays and restrictions have led to the formation of an underground network of volunteers led by monks, Internet activists, and pro-democracy students. The Wall Street Journal looks at their efforts, which risk the wrath of the... More »

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Myanmar • Burma • monks • activists • monastery • emergency aid

 China Death Toll Breaks 51K 

Beijing pledges $10B to reconstruction

May 22, 08 7:59 AM CDT
(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 • death toll • reconstruction • rescue • emergency funding • earthquake • emergency aid

Visiting UN Chief Pushes Burma to Accept Aid

Junta refuses US supplies waiting nearby

May 22, 08 7:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - UN chief Ban Ki-Moon witnessed cyclone damage in Burma today, on a trip to bring the devastated country a “message of hope” and push the junta to allow international aid for the millions left destitute, Reuters reports. “I'm quite confident we will be able to overcome this tragedy,... More »

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foreign aid • Myanmar • Burma • disaster • Cyclone Nargis • emergency aid

World Bank Nixes Loan to Burmese Junta

Military government 'in arrears' on earlier debts; aid still scarce

May 20, 08 10:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Burma looks for loans to cover an estimated for $10 billion worth of damage from Cyclone Nargis, the World Bank won't be among the lenders, the Telegraph reports. The junta has been in debt to the bank for more than a decade, and the bank is legally barred from... More »

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World Bank • Myanmar • Burma • military junta • Cyclone Nargis • emergency aid

 Burmese Junta
 Still Blocking
 Cyclone Aid 

'Second disaster' looms if aid is not allowed in

May 9, 08 4:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Emergency supplies for some 1.5 million Burmese desperately in need of help are ready to be flown into the cyclone-stricken regions—but the military junta is still blocking delivery. Only two UN planes have been allowed to land in Burma. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon tried unsuccessfully to telephone Burma's... More »

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United Nations • hunger • disease • Myanmar • Burma • junta • Save the Children • World Food Program • Cyclone Nargis • Irrawaddy Delta • emergency aid • Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance • Ban Ki-Moon

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