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Nine Reasons to Love the United Nations
The Nations of the world can gather this week with pride on the occasion of the 63rd session of the General Assembly of the...
US Makes Progress in Finding Homes for Homeless People
On July 30 the US Department of Housing and Urban Development reported the number of chronically homeless people living in shelters and on the...
Robin Hood Raises Almost $60 Million for the Poor
The Robin Hood Foundation, which raises money from the rich to give to the poor, collected $56 million in a single night during their...
175,125 Coats for Those In Need
One Warm Coat, a non-profit organization supporting local coat drives announced that the first ever Warm Coats & Warm Hearts Coat Drive collected 175,125...
GM to Fill Historic Order for 1,700 Hybrid Buses
Major new orders from transit agencies in Washington D.C., Philadelphia and Minneapolis/St. Paul for up to 1,732 GM hybrid-powered buses will almost triple the...
Vote for America’s Favorite Heroes
Less than one week remains to vote for your favorite hometown heroes in the 6th Annual Volvo for life Awards. The winner will receive...
Murder Numbers in NYC Lowest on Record, Say Police
"New York City is approaching its lowest yearly murder rate in its recorded history," with 120 fewer people killed in 2007 than last year....
Delivery Companies Switch to Hybrid Vehicles
Coca-Cola this week introduced hybrid delivery trucks in New York City in a bid to save fuel and cut emissions... No more fumes and...
Church Meets $1 Million Katrina Goal
"Parishioners at Fountain Baptist Church in a New York City suburb reached their goal this month: to raise $1 million for communities hit by...
Ladybugs Used in Place of Insecticides in NYC
To avoid using chemical insecticides, groundskeepers at one of New York City's biggest apartment complexes have released 720,000 ladybugs to help control pests like...
NYC School System Honored as ‘Model of Reform’
New York City public schools have won the 2007 Broad Prize for Urban Education, a $1 million award honoring the most improved school systems,...
Latte Art in Coffee Cups Served in NYC Cafe (Video)
A coffee shop in New York city is creating latte art on the surface of espressos with steamed milk. Complex flowers, hearts and even...
Chase Opens its First “Green” Bank Branch in U.S.
Environmental issues dictate building materials at the first "green" branch for Chase banks. From ceiling tiles made from recycled material down to bamboo floor,...
Seven-Part Harmony Live on Paris Subway (Video!)
New York City hip-hop artists N7 were riding the Paris subway when they broke into song -- an incredible a capella rendition of Phil...
Bald Eagle Soars Off Endangered List: 11,000 Pairs From Only 417
In one of the world's greatest conservation success stories, bald eagle populations have climbed from a dismal count of just 417 nesting pairs in...
NYC’s Yellow Cabs to Go Hybrid Within 5 Years
Every yellow taxi cab in New York city will be a fuel-efficient hybrid by 2012, and in the meantime, better gas mileage will be...
15,000 Children Sing for Sick Boy at Shea Stadium
A charity group called Songs of Love has recorded 12,000 original songs personally for sick children, including this song for seven-year-old Ronald Sterling, who...
Chevy Fuel Cell Car Goes 300 Miles Without Refueling — on Hydrogen
General Motors made history yesterday as its Chevy Sequel became the first electric fuel cell vehicle to achieve 300 miles on one tank of...
19 Hearst Magazines to Include “Please Recycle” Logo Beginning in July
Hearst Magazines will use the Table of Contents page to encourage its readers to recycle those contents instead of tossing them in the trash....
Tax Facts For Freelancers (Part 1)
GNN will begin a weekly series to help you with your taxes — especially beneficial to folks like me who haven't done them yet! Today,...