Valerie Green-Thomas sees them every day in her classes at the Bronx middle school where she is a special education teacher. Kids hungry, anxious, living in the dark because the electricity in their homes has been turned off. “I really wanted to come to this country, but I am so disappointed,” she said in her Jamaican accent. “To realize that the dream is not the dream.” Read full article > >

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BLOOMSBURG, Pa. — The swollen Susquehanna River began returning to its banks Friday in Pennsylvania and New York after swamping thousands of homes and businesses in some of the highest floodwaters ever seen. But most of the 100,000 people forced from their homes could do little more than worry as they waited for the all-clear. “I haven’t even been able to get close to it to see what’s left. I don’t know what we’re going to do,” said 68-year-old Carolyn White of West Pittston, Pa., who is disabled and uses a scooter to get around. Her son managed to get close enough to see that the first floor of her house was flooded, but that was about all she knew. Read full article > >

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Homes and businesses swamped in Pa., NY; most of the 100,000 evacuees wait for the all-clear

The Somali army warns people not to return to their homes in the parts of the capital, Mogadishu, recently abandoned by Islamist militants.

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More than 5,000 people have fled their homes and more evacuations may be needed as a large swath of Arizona is under a “red flag” fire alert.

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5,700 flee as winds stoke fires

Gun battles between rival factions inside a Mexican gang drive more than 2,000 residents out of their homes in Michoacan state.

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Mexico unrest displaces villagers

IVAN, Texas — With calmer winds giving firefighters a chance to get a handle on a few massive Texas wildfires Saturday, some residents returned to their homes — or what was left of them — in communities ravaged by the blazes.

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Texas residents return to homes charred by wildfires as firefighters continue battling blazes

One month after a tsunami flattened their homes, several families took a step toward normalcy and moved into temporary housing, while Japan’s prime minister promised to help fishermen along the devastated coast get back to their boats. (April 10)

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Up to one million people may have fled their homes because of violence following Ivory Coast’s disputed elections, the UN refugee agency says.

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Fierce gun battles between supporters of Ivory Coast’s two presidential rivals forced thousands of people out of their homes, adding to what is already a mass exodus from the French-speaking former African nation. The fighting died down Sunday in…

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Mass Exodus from Ivory Coast

Nearly 450,000 people have fled their homes because of the crisis in Ivory Coast, the UN refugee agency says.

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Ivorian refugees ‘almost 450,000′

Joseph Mitchell monitors youngsters on behalf of the District’s juvenile justice system, conducting daily checks that supplement the work of probation officers and social workers. He makes sure the youngsters make it to class. He stops by their homes to make sure they’re in by curfew. He sits in…

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After restricting opposition leaders Mirhossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karoubi to their homes for weeks, Iran finally made it official and placed them under arrest, reports the opposition website Kaleme. “Sources say that they have been arrested and…

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Iran Arrests Mousavi and Karaboudi

A program to help people with illness and disabilities to stay in their homes is too costly without major changes, Obama administration officials now say.

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The way that people use and live in their homes is largely ignored by existing efforts to improve energy efficiency and cut emissions, a study suggests.

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Energy goals ‘need people power’

Flooding is causing problems across north and mid Wales with fire services rescuing people from their homes and cars due to rising water levels.

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Home and car rescues in flooding