Americans donate $18 million to Red Cross:
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[World News]: Washington, Dec 30 : The American Red Cross, in response to its appeal for funds to help tsunami-hit victims, received about 18 million dollars in donations to its International Response Fund by today afternoon.
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Survey shows that donations to the 400 largest nonprofit organizations increased by 2.3 percent in 2003, to more than $47 billion.
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LONDON -- The US government is contributing $35 million of the half-billion dollars that the world's developed nations are donating to the tsunami relief effort, and many Americans believe -- as President Bush put it earlier this week -- that their country is being its typical ''generous, kindhearted" self.
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SAULT STE. MARIE - The American Red Cross is responding to the large scale disaster in southern Asia after the earthquake off the west coast of Indonesia struck on Dec. 26 and triggered a number of tsunami
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People wanting to help victims of the tsunami can do so through the Red Cross. Betty Hale, executive director of the Blount County Chapter of the American Red Cross, said checks made out to the Red Cross with
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Bulgaria in Brief: 16 September 2004, Thursday. The Italian Red Cross donated to its Bulgarian colleagues EUR 106,000. The sum will be used to help old Bulgarians living alone in their homes.
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The Red Cross federation, the world's  biggest humanitarian group, said on Wednesday it had raised a  record $1.167 billion in just 30 days for victims of the Asian  tsunami, enough to fund a 10-year recovery plan.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - U.S. forces prepared to  start winding down their huge tsunami relief effort while  donors pledged $1.7 billion to help badly hit Indonesia recover  from a calamity which cost 226,000 lives across Asia.
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The urgent needs created by three major natural disasters &amp;#151; the tsunami in Asia, earthquake in Pakistan and hurricanes Rita, Katrina and Wilma &amp;#151; drove American philanthropy to its highest level since the end of the technology boom, a new study showed.
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President Bush said he would increase emergency aid to $350 million, putting the overall amount donated at nearly $1.2 billion from 40 nations.
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The government said Friday it was fining the American Red Cross a record $4.2 million for violating blood-safety laws. The violations include failing to reject donors who had traveled to malarial areas and allowing blood and related products to be distributed without proper testing, said Margaret Glavin, the Food and Drug Administration's associate commissioner for regulatory affairs.
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WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators fined the American Red Cross a record $4.2 million for failing to properly screen potential blood donors and other safety problems.
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The US announces a huge boost to funds pledged to aid survivors of tsunamis that claimed over 124,000 lives.
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BOISE -- In Idaho, the phones at the Red Cross continue to ring as people look for ways to help those touched by tsunami disaster in Asia.
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The American Red Cross is facing another heavy fine over blood-safety violations, bringing penalties against the organization to more than $15 million despite a promise three years ago to fix the problems.
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PIERRE, SD - South Dakotans who want to help the victims of the south Asia tidal waves and Indian Ocean earthquake should make donations of money to the American Red Cross International Response Fund, Gov.
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The United States will provide $350  million in aid for victims of Asia's devastating tsunami, a  government official said on Friday.