Category Archives: Hungry

Warren Buffett’s son tackles hunger in rural America

By doris | Published: April 20, 2012

Full Story at CBSNews.com (CBS News) DECATUR, Ill. – Billionaire Warren Buffett is well known for his charity work and so is his son Howard. On Thursday, Howard Buffett announced a new partnership to feed the needy with the food processing giant Archer Daniels Midland and Feeding America, a national hunger charity. Howard Buffett owns [...]

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Rolling restaurants: Some cities floor it, others tap the brakes

By doris | Published: July 26, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com SEATTLE — Craving a gourmet meal on the fly? Food trucks plying American streets are delivering increasingly varied and sophisticated fare to the urban palate. Mobile kitchens offer hamburgers made from grass-fed cows, artisan breads, ethnic blends like Korean tacos and gourmet dishes that stand up next to fine fare from [...]

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USDA sells cheese while warning against eating it

By doris | Published: November 7, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com Domino’s Pizza was hurting early last year. Domestic sales had fallen, and a survey of big pizza chain customers left the company tied for the worst tasting pies. Then help arrived from an organization called Dairy Management. It teamed up with Domino’s to develop a new line of pizzas with 40 [...]

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Haiti quake gives Guantanamo new mission

By doris | Published: January 22, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba – The Haiti earthquake is giving the American base at Guantanamo Bay a new mission: supplying aid to the devastated island nation and potentially detaining thousands of Haitian migrants captured at sea. President Barack Obama’s deadline for closing the base prison expires Friday with no new [...]

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Helping the hungry with Empty Bowls

By doris | Published: December 15, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — In a warm, fluorescent-lit clay studio at the Corcoran College of Art + Design, students, faculty and a soft-spoken priest are embarking on a mission. Their goal: Create 500 bowls for a fundraiser to help feed the hungry. “There are over 9,000 homeless people in the nation’s capital,” [...]

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