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Hunger Is Afghanistan's Biggest Killer

(Nov. 6) -- Death by violence has become tragically commonplace in Afghanistan -- for Afghans, foreign troops and aid organizations alike. But a far more efficient killer stalks the Afghan people: hunger. An estimated 25 times as many Afghan citizens die every year as a result of hunger and poverty than from violence,...

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Hunger Among Latinos Soaring This Thanksgiving

NORTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. -- In the days before Thanksgiving, a holiday first celebrated by immigrants, Maria Castillo took a moment at the Lighthouse Food Pantry to recount her own perilous journey from Guatemala to the United States.

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Vicki B. Escarra: 1 in 6 Americans Still Struggle With Hunger

The USDA just released their annual U.S. food-insecurity rates -- which held steady in spite of the stagnant unemployment rate and high numbers of long-term unemployed.