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If lifesaving procedures and advanced medical care were used within three to five minutes after cardiac arrest, the longterm survival rate would likely have been greater
Study Shows Survival After Cardiac Arrest Depends On Locality  Video clip available
Study shows that there are differences in emergency response across US and Canada
Pittsboro is a small, southern community with big ideas
Small Town Creates Its Own Self-Sufficient Way of Life  Audio Clip Available
People find ways for their local economy to grow and thrive
Morning commuters walk past Lehman Brothers headquarters in New York, 16 Sept 2008
New Yorkers Say They Will Get Past US Financial Upheaval  Audio Clip Available
Last week's turmoil hit Wall Street, the nation and the world pretty hard, but NYC residents are keeping their tough, impervious, can-do attitude alive and well
Anti-Iran demonstrators near UN building, 22 Sep 08
Jewish Groups, Israeli Supporters in NY Rally Against Iran  Audio Clip Available
Thousands of demonstrators rallied outside the United Nations building
Search and rescue team drives on a flooded road during search of the Sabine Pass area of Port Arthur, Texas, 14 Sep 2008
Economists See Quick, but Costly Recovery From Hurricane Ike
Hurricane caused damage estimated at near $20 billion
Huts in the Global Village replicates actual dwelling in Africa
Global Village in US Teaches People about Worldwide Poverty  Video clip available
American business group learns what it is like to have little food
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American Red Cross Offers Helping Hand  Audio Clip Available
Volunteers help people whose lives have been turned upside down by disaster
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New York's Yankee Stadium Closes Forever  Audio Clip Available  Video clip available
Final game signals end of an era for the 'House that Ruth Built' 
The Bethlehem Steel plant in Bethlehem, Pa. ceased operations in 1998
Famed Steel Plant Undergoing Radical Transformation  Audio Clip Available  Video clip available
Bethlehem Steel, once second largest steel manufacturer in U.S., will be resort casino
Every year, more than 5,000 climbers from all over the world come to northeast Wyoming to climb what is a sacred site of worship for many American Indians  
World Peace Sculpture Dedicated at Devil's Tower  Audio Clip Available
Artist hopes to bring harmony with a circle of sacred smoke in white marble
The banking system that helps poor women in Bangladesh has come to America and it is helping women like Elvira Medina, an immigrant from the Dominican Republic who now lives in New York
Micro-Lending Comes to New York City  Video clip available
Bangladesh's Grameen Bank opens New York branch to help lift the poor out of poverty
Over 300 volunteers, mostly from the neighborhood, come to the garden to learn how to garden and also to support the project
Residents Turn to Inner City Gardens to Save on High Transport Costs  Video clip available
Volunteers turn an urban parcel into a food-producing garden