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LA County Seeks More Emergency Response Volunteers

Kiran Kazalbash
Executive Producer

California emergency services officials warned of the dire need for more trained volunteers in Los Angeles, Friday because of the threat that first responders will be overstretched when a major disaster strikes the region.

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Red Cross Denied Access To Baba Amr

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Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

The Syrian government is preventing the Red Cross from entering the area.

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Syrian Security Forces Continue Battering Homs, Red Cross Seeks Cease-fire

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Braden Holly
Executive Producer

U.S. debates arming rebels.

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Sirte Civilians In Danger Due To Lack Of Resources

Sirte, Libya

Despite a two-day truce, patients in Sirte, Libya are fighting to live as shortages of resources continue. 

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Pipeline Blast Kills At Least 75 In Kenya

Hannah Madans
Associate News Editor

At least 75 were killed and over 100 were injured in gas-line explosion Monday that set part of the Sinai slum district in Nairobi, Kenya on fire.

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Why Has "Help for Haiti" Stopped?

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Evelina Weary
Staff Reporter

Haiti still struggling to recover from massive earthquake earlier this year.

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