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The Secret Mall Gardens of Cleveland

Under its towering glass atrium, a shopping mall in Cleveland is alive with fresh food still on the vine -- cucumbers, lettuce and herbs are growing, with strawberries and tomatoes on the way. It's just one of many Cleveland-based projects, a grand plan that includes transforming malls into greenhouses and farmers markets.

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Colombian Guerilla Faction Gives Up Arms

The last remaining 45 guerilla fighters of the Guevarista Revolutionary Army have handed over their weapons on August 21st.

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"Peace through Business" Program Makes Afghan Women Entrepreneurs

12 Afghan women arrived in Michigan last week to attend business classes. After five weeks, they'll return to Afghanistan and help other women learn business skills, despite the naysayers who will try to stop them from pursuing their dreams.

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Opium Cultivation in Afghanistan Drops by a Fifth

Opium cultivation in Afghanistan has gone down by a fifth as compared to last year, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reported today. Thanks in part to good local leadership coupled with a drought, the Afghanistan Opium Survey 2008 showed a 19 percent decrease in opium cultivation to 157,000 hectares, down from a record harvest of 193,000 in 2007.

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Wal-Mart Pledges $25Mil to Disaster Recovery on Katrina Anniversary

For the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the Walmart Foundation will donate $25 million to support organizations that aid in disaster recovery.

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"On Second Thought" App Lets You Take Back What You Text

Have you ever wanted to take back an inappropriate or embarrassing text message? There's an app for that.

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Toronto Restaurant Gives Boy a Chance to Sell His Lemonade

A Whitby restaurant has offered to help a nine-year-old autistic Oshawa boy whose lemonade stand was nearly shutdown by a sour neighbour who called police on him during a recent holiday. All proceeds will go to the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.

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UPS Cuts Greenhouse Gases with 46Mil Gallons of Renewable Diesel

UPS will keep 51,000 tons of carbon dioxide out of the air by using 46 million gallons of renewable diesel made from waste oils and fat.