This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 3 UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Without billions of dollars more to feed millions of hungry people, the world will see mass migration, destabilized countries, and starving children and adults in the next 12 to 18 months, the head of the Nobel prize-winning U.N. World Food Program warned Friday. David Beasley praised increased funding from the United States and Germany last year, and urged China, Gulf nations, billionaires and other countries “to step up big time.” In an interview before he hands the reins of the world’s largest humanitarian organization to U.S. ambassador Cindy McCain next week, the former South Carolina governor said he’s “extremely worried” that WFP won’t raise about $23 billion it needs this year to help millions of needy people “Right at this stage, I’ll be surprised if we get 40% of it, quite frankly,” he said. Last year, Beasley raised $14.2 billion for WFP, more … [Read more...] about UN food chief: Billions needed to avert unrest, starvation
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Probe of deadly Black Hawk crash underway in Kentucky
This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 6 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The nine service members who died in a crash involving two U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters ranged in age from 23 to 36 and were from seven states, the military said in releasing the names Friday as an investigative team continued its probe of the incident. A military news release said the service members came from Florida, Texas, Missouri, California, North Carolina, Alabama and New Jersey. “This is a time of great sadness for the 101st Airborne Division. The loss of these Soldiers will reverberate through our formations for years to come,” said Maj. Gen. JP McGee, commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Fort Campbell. “Now is the time for grieving and healing. The whole division and this community stand behind the families and friends of our fallen Soldiers.” Two HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed near Fort … [Read more...] about Probe of deadly Black Hawk crash underway in Kentucky
The dramatic tale of how ‘Tetris’ became a phenomenon
Henk Rogers is always looking for the next big thing, no matter the cost. That's why he risked his home and his freedom for "Tetris." He knew the game, created in the Soviet Union, would break barriers and become a hit. So he wanted to arrange to bring "Tetris" to the rest of the world, by getting it included on a yet-to-be-revealed device from Nintendo called the Game Boy. The young video game publisher flew to the Soviet Union from his Tokyo home in 1988 under the false pretext of a tourist visa, illegally entered government buildings and was monitored by KGB spies, all while the country's Communist Party fell apart around him like tumbling blocks. Rogers and a bureaucrat had to meet in parks to break down their deal. "It was dangerous - cars and rooms were all assumed to be bugged," Rogers said in a recent interview from his home in New York City. His journey and the complicated legal battle is the subject of a new film released last week in theaters and appearing on … [Read more...] about The dramatic tale of how ‘Tetris’ became a phenomenon