Superstorm Sandy Cleanup Endangers Homeowner’s Health

“Every morning I wake up coughing,” Patrick Zoda told NBC.

The Staten Island resident has reported that he’s been suffering a variety of lung related issues that he believes is a result of the storm damage to the home. The work on destroying walls and clearing debris causes a continual cloud of dust, insulation and mold in the building’s confined spaces. Continue reading

Uganda’s President Publicly Repents

In a surprise speech to the National Jubilee Prayers in Namboole, Uganda, President Yoweri Museveni repented of his personal sins and the sins of the nation.

“I stand here today to close the evil past and especially in the last 50 years of our national leadership history and at the threshold of a new dispensation in the life of this nation,” Museveni said. “ I stand here on my own behalf and on behalf of my predecessors to repent. We ask for your forgiveness.” Continue reading

Sandy Aftermath Brings Wide Variety of Disease

Superstorm Sandy has left more than destroyed property and farmland. The storm has also lead to an increase of illnesses through the storm’s path.

Long Island and surrounding areas are reporting a serious increase in rashes, asthma, lung infections and physical injuries due to the storm or debris. Homeowners are being urged to take precautions as they begin repairs due to the toxic muck in many homes and the potentially life-threatening mold growing inside devastated buildings. Continue reading

Over 2.5 Million Syrians Displaced By Civil War

The Syrian Arab Red Crescent relief organization has released figures with the United Nations showing that over 2.5 million civilians have been displaced in the country since the start of the nation’s civil war.

UN refugee agency spokeswoman Melissa Fleming said the group’s estimate was “very conservative” and said because of people on the run or in hiding it’s impossible to guess the actual number of people displaced by the war. Continue reading