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Pope Issues new Green Message for World's Catholics

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Tuesday, 01 May 2007
"The Vatican last week added its voice to a rising chorus of warnings from churches around the world that climate change and abuse of the environment is against God's will, and that the one billion-strong Catholic church must become far greener. Meanwhile  US church leaders lobby Bush on global warming." (Guardian)
 

UPDATED: American Idol Charity Donations Top $70 Million

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Posted by geri   
Tuesday, 01 May 2007
ellen degeneresThe American Idol charity telethon called "Idol Gives Back" netted more than $60 million (*) for impoverished children in Africa and America -- as well as for Boys and Girls Clubs that keep kids safe and out of trouble after school. Five million dollars was pledged by Fox parent company, NewsCorp, $100,000 was donated by one of the co-stars of the night, Ellen DeGeneres, and 70,000 people joined One.org to help eradicate poverty after a plea on the show from U2's Bono. - AP (*) UPDATE: The fund topped $70 million, says Ryan Seacrest on the Ellen show today.
 

Ex-Foes Patrol Together as Peace Advances in Ivory Coast

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Tuesday, 01 May 2007
"Once sworn foes, government and rebel soldiers in Ivory Coast on Monday began their first joint patrols in a "battle for peace" aimed at reuniting the West Africa state split by a 2002/2003 civil war." (Reuters)
 

Four-Year-Old Calls 911 to Save Mom

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Tuesday, 01 May 2007
"A toddler in Alaska knew to call 911 when his mother collapsed and lost consciousness, thanks to a children's board book his grandmother had sent several months earlier." (AP)
Buy the book: It's Time to Call 911: What to Do in an Emergency
 

75-Year-Old Man Plans to Walk 720 Miles to Fight Breast Cancer

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Sunday, 29 April 2007
"Moved into action by the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, George Nummer signed up for his first breast cancer walk at age 70. Now the ambitious 75-year-old plans to take part in all 12 Breast Cancer 3-Day walks this year, criss-crossing the nation and hoofing it across 720 miles." He will suffer some pain, he said, but it's "nothing compared to the suffering a breast cancer survivor goes through." (Clawson, Michigan - HometownLife.com)
 
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