Will My Vote Be Counted This Year?

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All week, live, online town hall events will give you the chance to talk to experts about what’s happening to suppress — and protect — Americans’ right to vote this election season.

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No ‘Bailout’ for the World’s Poorest

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UNITED NATIONS, Sep 29 (IPS) - As a spreading financial crisis
threatens to deepen the economic recession in the United States, the
news of an unprecedented $700-billion bailout package reverberated
through the corridors of the United Nations last week as over 100 world
leaders gathered in New York for the annual talk-fest: the 63rd session
of the General Assembly.

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Chinese Go Car Free for a Day

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China’s second national celebration of Car Free Day — a
follow-up to green initiatives launched ahead of the Olympics — saw
varied success, reports an environmental group active in the country.

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Cubans Worry Worst Has Yet to Come

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Farmers and Cubans facing high food prices fear another hurricane will follow on the heels of Gustav and Ike, which took a harsh toll on the island nation.

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Hiroshima Survivors Share Stories, Inspire Change

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Miyako Yano and Junko Kayashige were merely children when an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. The two women now travel the world sharing their stories and calling for an end to the nuclear age.

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Africans Celebrate International Day of Peace

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Activities across Africa marking the recent International Day of Peace included a sex education campaign for Burundian refugees in Tanzania, children’s rights workshops for former child soldiers in Sudan, and performance art about peace and reconciliation in Uganda.

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Declare National Calamity, India Urged

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The Indian government should declare a national emergency to ensure relief quickly reaches the more than five million people affected by flooding, says an international aid organization.

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