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GIESBEEK, NETHERLANDS (AFP) – Angler Mark Kouwenhoven grins as he wades into what’s left of a dried-up Dutch lake where his colleagues are throwing slime-coated fish into buckets. It’s not the kind of catch they’re used to – but that’s because this time they’re helping the government to save the fish from the drought gripping […]

Is heading for catastrophe. the un estimates that around 23 million people, over half the afghan population, face an acute shortage of food. thats a rise of nearly 40% since april this year. international aid, which has been keeping the economy afloat, has all but dried up, as world leaders consider their approach to the taliban regime. as the bbc�*s yogita limaye reports, some families have reached the point where theyre selling their children to make ends meet. her report from the western ci...

The defense rests without calling any witnesses. what do you make of that. >> reporter: well, its consistent with what they say, rick gates committed these crimes and paul manafort didnt know about it. so theyre saying that the prosecution didnt meet their burden beyond a reasonable doubt that manafort committed these crimes. so, theyre going to weave in all of the documentary evidence some of which the jury has season and some it has not seen, to paint a picture of paul manafort making millions...

Me. dan, how crucial is it for mueller here? >> its important for the legitimacy of the investigation because of all the attacks that have, you know, been levied against him. i think, as you point out, in the lead-up here, this trial is not related to russia and its not related to the russia investigation. but there are some things that we might be able to glean from the trial that do relate to that russia investigation. >> such as? >> including who manafort was dealing with, what russian offici...

Floors. but most of this giant building is empty. as if thats not bad enough they spent $32 million on two other parking garages next door which they also defaulted on that also arent being used. throw in a couple of other pet projects, and all told, stockton wracked up a pretty hefty bill. they decided to pay for it the old-fashioned way. they borrowed for it. by issuing municipal bonds to cover the costs of the projects. but when the housing bubble burst, the tax revenue they were counting on ...

that. >> that is very bold. very bold. cant wait to share the ending with you. good morning. welcome to "early start." im zoraida sambolin. >> im john berman. this morning mitt romney is in ohio. so is bobby jindal and jeb bush. >> parade? >> coincidence? it is sort of a parade. all about the veepstakes. also the key state of ohio. more coming up. also nelson mandelas 94th birthday. well hear from former president clinton who just visited with the icon in a cnn exclusive. thats com...

They didnt have the same increase in housing values during the boom period. theyve actually had an easier recession than a lot of other states. california and i think a lot of it came about during the boom period where a lot of these places stockton for example, which is another city thats going bankrupt, they thought that they were going to have this huge boom and they saw their house prices expand. they saw a lot of investment and development and when it all dried up, they were sort of left ho...

And check out maintain my privacy.com where you do a lot of your work. >> were here to empower people and make them more aware of the issues so they dont get bit down the road. >> thanks, robert and joey, appreciate it. >> thanks. >> coming up on the show, new video of the hero vendor who helped sound the alarm and stop a deadly terror attack in time square. who is he? that story coming up. >> growing in the gulf of mexico, the oil slick growing and tripling in size as we speak. today, president...

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