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A Passion for Health in Haiti

April 18, 2018

Sen. Richard “Dick” Durbin, responds to a question about the Cairo housing crisis, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017, during the Paul Simon Institute’s 20th anniversary at the Hiram H. Lesar Law Building auditorium. “I went to the Cairo school today and met with the sixth graders…they actually asked the question of the principal, ’is this school going to be here next year?’…if 180 families pick up and leave…what happens to the school district? What happens to the students that remain?” said Durbin. (Mary Newman | @MaryNewmanDE)

Sen. Dick Durbin: President Trump used ‘hate-filled, vile and racist’ language in immigration meeting

January 12, 2018

Nearly one week after hurricane Maria devastated the island of Puerto Rico, residents are still trying to get the basics of food, water, gas and money from banks. Much of the damage done was to electrical wires, fallen trees, and flattened vegetation, in addition to wooden home roofs torn off. (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Trump heads to Puerto Rico after Twitter outbursts

October 2, 2017

Jose Paseta, of Hallandale, Fla., walks along Hollywood Beach amid the lead elements of Hurricane Matthew on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. (Michael Laughlin/Sun Sentinel/TNS)

Hurricane Matthew weakens as it moves to the north

October 7, 2016

5 things you should know about the Zika virus

By Rianne Coale, RedEye, Chicago

February 2, 2016

The outbreak of the mosquito-borne Zika--pronounced ZEE-kah--virus has been declared a global emergency by the U.N.'s World Health Organization.Prior to 2015, major outbreaks of Zika occurred in areas of Africa, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Isl...