Topic: Feeding America
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Five simple things to reduce food waste
Having enough food for everyone begins with reducing waste – from buying less and storing it properly to sharing more.
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Food costs soaring in US after harsh winter. Will higher prices last?
Higher wholesale food prices contributed to a jump in the producer price index in February, the US reported Wednesday. Consumers are likely to see food prices rise at least 4 percent in 2011.
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Tough year ahead for charities
While many firms are emerging from recession, nonprofits say 2011 could be worse than 2010.
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Job search for Americans will be difficult if unemployment benefits aren't extended
Job search efforts by many Americans could be hindered if Congress doesn't extend unemployment benefits into the fall, as one Ohio woman is discovering.
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Wal-Mart pledges $2 billion to food banks as demand rises
Wal-Mart launched a $2 billion commitment to feeding hungry Americans Wednesday. It will donate more than 1.1 billion pounds of food, and it will help food banks become more efficient.
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Retail giant Wal-Mart will donate $2 billion to US food banks
Wal-Mart is planning to donate $2 billion over the next five years to US food banks, more than doubling its annual rate of giving.
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'Tis the season for grace and charity, even in a Grinch economy
From Palm Desert, Calif., to Boise, Idaho, people go to extra lengths to help the needy this holiday season. 'The harder things get, people are more generous,' says one charity organizer.
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As hunger rises in US, so do creative ways to help
One example: Some corporations are being urged to skip their annual holiday party and donate the money to help the hungry instead.
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