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300 in Limbo as Houston's Last Ike Shelter Closes

Many still wrangling with FEMA, other agencies, blast 'ridiculous lies'

Houston Chronicle Houston Chronicle Oct 16, 08 11:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Red Cross will boot nearly 300 Hurricane Ike survivors from its remaining Houston shelter Sunday, the Chronicle reports, leaving them to the care of federal and local agencies some accuse of “ridiculous lies.” The possibility of transitional housing does little for one FEMA reject, who was told her still-soggy apartment was livable, but faces Child Protective Services action if she moves back. More »

More about:  Hurricane Ike • Houston • FEMA • homeless • American Red Cross • bureaucracy • shelter

Media Focus Elsewhere Hurts Gulf Coast Relief Efforts

Media coverage pales in comparison to Katrina disaster

MSNBC MSNBC Sep 25, 08 10:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Relief organizations are struggling to raise funds for their work in hurricane-battered areas of Texas and Louisiana, a marked difference from 2005, when millions flowed in to help Katrina victims. “The camera and the lights didn't stay on” this time, a Red Cross worker tells MSNBC, distracted by fresher stories about the financial crisis and political campaigns. More »

More about:  Hurricane Ike • Hurricane Gustav • relief • Gulf Coast • American Red Cross

 New York, New York,
That Teetering Town

Masters of Universe tighten their belts as Wall Street quakes

Reuters Reuters Sep 16, 08 4:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amid the financial fallout, even Manhattan's wealthiest consumers are beginning to curb their spending, Reuters reports. Wall Street tremors and belt-tightening by the rich are bound to hit New York City especially hard, and will rock stores, restaurants—and even charities. "We still have not hit the bottom of the cycle," warned Mayor Mike Bloomberg. New York—and London—have long relied on the securities industry for taxes, jobs and lavish spending that support fashion and entertainment businesses. More »

 Obama Dials Back
 Campaigning to
 Watch Gustav 

Supporters received Red Cross donation requests from campaign

Associated Press Associated Press Sep 1, 08 2:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama curtailed his Labor Day speeches to unions in the Midwest today to keep the focus on the Gulf Coast, asking instead for silent prayer and donations to the Red Cross. Republicans, after scaling back the opening of this week's convention because of Hurricane Gustav, had criticized Obama for continuing to campaign, the AP reports. More »

More about:  Barack Obama • Michigan • Hurricane Gustav • Wisconsin • labor unions • American Red Cross • Labor Day

 Scientists Grow Blood
 From Stem Cells

Major breakthrough in controversial field

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Aug 20, 08 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists have manufactured human blood in a laboratory using embryonic stem cells, reports the Los Angeles Times. The project represents a major technical breakthrough in the controversial area of stem cell research. Researchers made significant quantities of several blood types, but still have a number of hurdles ahead before producing blood that could be used in a transfusion. More »

Man Trades Baby Name for
$100 Gas Card

Free fuel on offer
for everything from brothels to bloodbanks

Reuters Reuters Jul 18, 08 11:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Orlando man agreed to name his baby after two local radio hosts in exchange for a gift card worth $100 of gasoline, Reuters reports. The listener will collect the card in December, when his son is born, after producing a birth certificate. He's not the only American susceptible to offers of free gas these days: from brothels to churches, fuel has become a better lure than cash. More »

More about:  gas prices • gas • church • brothel • American Red Cross • newborn

 Red Cross
 Disaster Fund Is Broke 

As economy wreaks havoc with donations, relief agency down 'to zero'

Washington Post Washington Post Jun 17, 08 8:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - The American Red Cross, reeling from dealing with catastrophic floods in the Midwest, is facing its own disaster as it runs out of money to pay for relief aid. The charity has raised just $3.2 million to pay for shelters, food, and other costs—a fraction of the $40 million that may be needed in seven states hit by floods, reports the Washington Post . More »

More about:  Hurricane Katrina • fundraiser • Mississippi River • Midwest floods • American Red Cross • national disaster relief fund

 Old Blood Is Bad Blood: Study 

Heart patients whose transfusions sat around have worse survival rates

USA Today USA Today Mar 20, 08 6:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Donated blood may have a much shorter shelf life than previously thought, finds a study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine . Transfusions using blood at least two weeks old increased heart-surgery patients' post-operative death risk by 30%, researchers discovered, though the current expiration date for blood is 6 weeks after donation, reports USA Today. More »

Red Cross Prez Forced Out for 'Relationship'

Link to female worker 'punch in stomach,'
says group official

New York Times New York Times Nov 28, 07 5:57 AM CST
(Newser) - The president and CEO of the Red Cross was forced to resign yesterday for having an inappropriate "personal relationship with a subordinate employee" just six months after he was hired. "This is a huge punch in the stomach," said an organization official. Mark Everson was the Red Cross's third president in eight years. More »

More about:  Hurricane Katrina • charity • IRS • CEOs • nonprofit • American Red Cross • Mark Everson • sex in the workplace

Blood Transfusion Danger Identified

Depleted nitric oxide hikes heart risk: study

Time Time Oct 9, 07 3:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Blood stored for transfusions starts to go bad within hours after it's removed from the body and can hurt more than help many people who receive it, reports Time magazine. Doctors have long known that transfusions put many patients at higher risk for heart attacks and death, and now a new study has identified the culprit as depleted levels of nitric oxide in banked blood. More »

More about:  heart disease • American Red Cross

Drug Giant Sues Red Cross Over ... Red Cross

Johnson & Johnson claims trademark infringement

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Aug 9, 07 10:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pharmaceutical behemoth Johnson & Johnson has filed a lawsuit in federal court against the American Red Cross over its signature logo, the Wall Street Journal reports. The suit claims the humanitarian organization is violating the Johnson & Johnson trademark by licensing the signature red cross symbol to companies for use on products such as first aid kits. More »

More about:  lawsuit • pharmaceutical companies • Red Cross • American Red Cross • Johnson and Johnson • logo • Mark Everson

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