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Comic Relief US launches new Roblox game to help children build community virtually and in real life
By JAMES POLLARD - Associated Press
Tue,08/27/24-7:02AM , 49 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — The notion that online gaming could help players develop charitable habits seemed bold when the anti-poverty nonprofit Comic Relief US tested its own multiverse on the popular world-building app Roblox las
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Way West Grill & Pizzeria owner Jake Vincent describes the amount of loss his restaurant and staff have suffered after being without power since Monday on Galveston Island on Saturday, July 13, 2024. Vincent estimates it will take three days reopen once power is restored, although he has no idea when that will happen. Vincent worries for his staff, most of whom are family members. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan)

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In beachy Galveston, locals buckle down without power after Beryl's blow during peak tourist season
By JAMES POLLARD - Associated Press
Mon,07/15/24-12:13AM , 64 Reads
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Vacuums sucked the water out of the seaside inn run by Nick Gaido’s family in Galveston since 1911 as power was still spotty nearly one week after a resurgent Hurricane Beryl swept into Texas.
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Meals on Wheels employees take advantage of an assembly line to prepare bags of food for clients, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Houston. Staff deliver hot meals as well as shelf stable items to clients daily, many of whom are still without power after Hurricane Beryl. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan)

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Houston community groups strain to keep feeding and cooling a city battered by repeat storms
By JAMES POLLARD - Associated Press
Fri,07/12/24-11:06PM , 70 Reads
HOUSTON (AP) — The deafening hum of a generator was a welcome noise Thursday evening at a Houston independent living center where several dozen seniors had lost power in the wake of Hurricane Beryl.
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This undated combination of images provided by Comic Relief's Red Nose Day shows social media users taking selfies with the campaign's filters. (Comic Relief's Red Nose Day via AP)

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Red Nose Day 2024 fights child poverty with the 'whimsy' of a candy castle, monster truck and Legos
By JAMES POLLARD - Associated Press
Thu,05/23/24-7:20AM , 36 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — An edible, life-sized cookie of the contest winner and a car-crushing monster truck ride are two of the new prizes up for grabs in the Red Nose Day 2024 campaign, which ramps up Thursday.
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