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NEWS ABOUT: American Red Cross

American Red Cross stories: 11 news summaries

300 in Limbo as Houston's Last Ike Shelter Closes

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

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... More »

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Houston • bureaucracy • homeless • shelter • FEMA • American Red Cross • Hurricane Ike

Media Focus Elsewhere Hurts Gulf Coast Relief Efforts

Media coverage pales in comparison to Katrina disaster

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... More »

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relief • American Red Cross • Gulf Coast • Hurricane Gustav • Hurricane Ike • Mennonite Disaster Service

 New York, New York,
That Teetering Town

Masters of Universe tighten their belts as Wall Street quakes

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... More »

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Wall Street • Merrill Lynch • Lehman Brothers • American Red Cross • American International Group • Great Depression • Forbes magazine • Matthew Miller • New York State Restaurant Association • LuxCouture • Blue Star Jets • Association of Corporate Contribution Professionals

 Obama Dials Back
 Campaigning to
 Watch Gustav 

Supporters received Red Cross donation requests from campaign

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... More »

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

 Scientists Grow Blood
 From Stem Cells

Major breakthrough in controversial field

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... More »

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stem cell research • University of Illinois • American Red Cross • University of Minnesota • Mayo Clinic • human blood • Stem Cell Institute • red blood cells • Advanced Cell Technology Inc. • Einstein College of Medicine • globin

Man Trades Baby Name for
$100 Gas Card

Free fuel on offer
for everything from brothels to bloodbanks

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... More »

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gas • church • American Red Cross • gas prices • newborn • brothel • gift card • baby name

 Red Cross
 Disaster Fund Is Broke 

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

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... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • fundraiser • Mississippi River • American Red Cross • Midwest floods • national disaster relief fund • Jeffrey Towers

 Old Blood Is Bad Blood: Study 

Heart patients whose transfusions sat around have worse survival rates

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... More »

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New England Journal of Medicine • American Red Cross • heart surgery • Cleveland Clinic • blood transfusions • donated blood • expiration date • medical study • cardiac surgery

Red Cross Prez Forced Out for 'Relationship'

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

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... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • IRS • CEO • charity • nonprofit • American Red Cross • Mark Everson • sex in the workplace • Charity Navigator

Blood Transfusion Danger Identified

Depleted nitric oxide hikes heart risk: study

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... More »

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heart disease • American Red Cross

Drug Giant Sues Red Cross Over ... Red Cross

Johnson & Johnson claims trademark infringement

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... More »

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

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