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Cool green bags of food for the hungry from A Simple Gesture.

A Simple Gesture helps combat hunger in Paradise.

A tow pushes a barge past a sandbar on the Mississippi River near the confluence with the Missouri River north of St. Louis., on Friday. Many sandbars normally under water on the two rivers are now exposed as the drought has caused river levels to drop.

Low Waters Close 11-Mile Stretch Of Mississippi River

Record drought has tested the river and the Army Corps of Engineers, which is attempting to keep it open.

More Misquitos Carrying Infectious Disease Found in Berkshires

Massachusetts officials are confirming more positive samples of mosquitos infected with transmittable diseases in the Berkshires. WAMC’s Berkshire Bureau…

Persons walk across the campus of Saint Louis University in St. Louis in 2006.

For First Time, Latinos Represent Largest Minority Group In Colleges

In 1972, Latinos aged 18 to 24, represented 2.9 percent of college students. They're now 16 percent.

Better Place is building a network of electric car battery changing stations throughout Israel. The idea is to make changing a spent electric battery as easy as pulling into the gas station for gasoline. Here, Better Place CEO Shai Agassi is shown in front of a cutaway model of an electric car at the company's showroom in Tel Aviv earlier this month.

Don't Charge That Electric Car Battery; Just Change It

Some drivers in Israel now have electric car batteries that never need to be charged. They can just pull into Better Place, a company that has built battery changing stations designed to be just as convenient as gas stations.

A man harvests fruits of the Jatropha tree in Taabo, Ivory Coast. Jatropha, which is grown in many parts of the world, has fallen from favor as a diesel fuel substitute.

How A Biofuel Dream Called Jatropha Came Crashing Down

People thought the hardy Jatropha tree was the answer to the food vs. fuel debate, until it wasn't. Financial hard times and a misunderstanding revealed this biofuel to be like all the rest — in need of good food and water.

Patricia and Steven Cumber run the Food Tailor food truck in downtown Oshkosh, Wis. It's their primary source of income after Steven lost his job as a welder.

In Wis. Swing County, Voters Criticize 'Handouts'

Many voters in Winnebago County feel that under President Obama, the government has tried to do too much. "I'm not a big fan of how big the government's gotten or how many people are living off the government now," says farmer Charlie Knigge.

Dave Hill - Tasteful Nudes

Dave Hill is a comedian, writer, and musician. He has written for The New York Times, Salon, The Huffington Post, NY Daily News, Guitar World and is a…

Rosie O'Donnell Had Heart Attack, Uses Verse To Spread News And Message

In a poetic post, she also urges other women not to ignore the symptoms as she did for a day. Doctors found that an artery was 99 percent blocked and installed a stent.

The latest data paint a brighter picture of aging in America.

Oldest Americans Living Longer, And Are Fitter And Richer, Too

Long-term gains in longevity continue. Today's 65-year-olds can expect to live a tad over 20 more years. That's a huge jump from 1980, when 65-year-olds could expect 14 more years of life. A big part of the reason is that deaths from heart disease and stroke have plummeted by nearly 50 percent.

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