Newsvine - causeshttp://www.newsvine.com/causesNewsvine - causesen-usCopyright 2013Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:26:57 +0000Sun, 19 May 2013 00:17:33 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssReport: Global warming didn't cause big US drought http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17708960-report-global-warming-didnt-cause-big-us-droughthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17708960-report-global-warming-didnt-cause-big-us-droughtuscausesdroughtsciencesciThu, 11 Apr 2013 21:15:40 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2012 file photo, drought-damaged corn is seen in a field near Nickerson, Neb. A new federal science report looking at last year's Midwestern drought says it was a freak of nature that wasn't caused by man-made global warming. The 50-page drought task force report written by dozens of scientists from five different federal agencies looked into why forecasters didn't see the more than $12 billion drought coming. The researchers concluded that it was so unusual and unpredictable that it couldn't have been forecast. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)</p>Fashion designers drawn to causes near and dear http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/20/16044714-fashion-designers-drawn-to-causes-near-and-dearhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/20/16044714-fashion-designers-drawn-to-causes-near-and-dearentertainmentusfashioncausesfavoriteThu, 20 Dec 2012 16:54:39 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This April 2009 photo provided by Urban Zen shows fashion designer, Donna Karan, speaking at the Urban Zen Nutrition Forum in New York. Karan’s husband, Stephan, died in 2001 of lung cancer. It’s also when her Urban Zen Foundation was born, and it supports a program of integrative health therapy. (AP Photo/Urban Zen)</p><p>In this Oct. 15, 2012 photo provided by Michael Kors, from left, Ryan Murphy, Gwyneth Paltrow and Michael Kors attend the God's Love We Deliver 2012 Golden Heart Awards in New York. Kors’ commitment to God’s Love We Deliver, an organization that delivers more than one million meals per year to house-bound people suffering from illness, isn’t a here-today, gone-tomorrow trend. He has been involved for two decades, and this year he was honored with its lifetime achievement award. (AP Photo/Michael Loccisano, Neilson Barnard for Michael Kors)</p><p>FILE - In this Sept. 24, 1996 file photo, First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, second from left, hosts, from left, designer Ralph Lauren, Katharine Graham, chairman of the board, The Washington Post Company, and Princess Diana during a breakfast at the White House in recognition of the Nina Hyde Center for Breast Cancer Research. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)</p>Autism research may be about to bear fruit http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/09/11101318-autism-research-may-be-about-to-bear-fruithttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/09/11101318-autism-research-may-be-about-to-bear-fruitushealthcausesmedautismautism-causesMon, 9 Apr 2012 16:28:31 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this undated photo provided by the UC Davis Health System, Irva Hertz-Picciotto is shown. Irva Hertz-Picciotto, a researcher at the University of California, Davis, is leading a study into what sparks autism disorders. More than $1 billion has been spent over the past decade searching for autism’s causes. (AP Photo/UC Davis Health System)</p><p>Chart looks at sources of autism research funding.</p>Police: Dog caused crash that shut down NM freeway http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/26/10513228-police-dog-caused-crash-that-shut-down-nm-freewayhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/26/10513228-police-dog-caused-crash-that-shut-down-nm-freewayuscrashcausesdognew-mexicous-newsMon, 27 Feb 2012 01:44:57 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postAmerican brigadier general dies in Afghanistan http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/03/10313877-american-brigadier-general-dies-in-afghanistanhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/03/10313877-american-brigadier-general-dies-in-afghanistanarmyafghanistancauseswarsoldierbrigadieronly-on-msnbc-comclearallhighest-rankingSat, 4 Feb 2012 01:57:40 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A 49-year-old brigadier general died of apparently natural causes in Afghanistan, the Army said Friday, the highest-ranking soldier to die during the war. </p>Bernanke tilts debate on key roots of unemployment http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/15/5297464-bernanke-tilts-debate-on-key-roots-of-unemploymenthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/15/5297464-bernanke-tilts-debate-on-key-roots-of-unemploymentuseconomycausespoliticsunemploymentfederal-reserve-chairman-ben-bernankeFri, 15 Oct 2010 21:08:30 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postLibyan Airbus may have been attempting go-around http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/13/4279129-libyan-airbus-may-have-been-attempting-go-aroundhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/13/4279129-libyan-airbus-may-have-been-attempting-go-aroundeulibyacrashcausesplaneworld-newsafriqiyah-airwaysThu, 13 May 2010 17:55:05 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>The wreckage of Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771 is seen from an airplane flying over the crash site in Tripoli, Libya Thursday, May 13, 2010. The Dutch boy who was the sole survivor of a plane crash that killed 103 people greeted his relatives with a smile Thursday after they rushed from Holland to his hospital room in Libya and doctors said the 9-year-old was out of danger after successful surgery on his shattered legs.(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)</p>Billionaire fulfills ‘pact with God’ http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/23/4058379-billionaire-fulfills-pact-with-godhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/23/4058379-billionaire-fulfills-pact-with-godcausesroyal-navygivingcatholic-churchalbertcharitablebbc-newsonly-on-msnbc-comdaily-mail

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makeTue, 23 Mar 2010 17:55:41 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postUS bobsled, skeleton teams slide for causes http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/14/3501871-us-bobsled-skeleton-teams-slide-for-causeshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/14/3501871-us-bobsled-skeleton-teams-slide-for-causessportsolympicsforcausessliding-for-causesSat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:19 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postGas pedal, floor design at issue in Toyota recall http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/30/3336142-gas-pedal-floor-design-at-issue-in-toyota-recallhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/30/3336142-gas-pedal-floor-design-at-issue-in-toyota-recallbusinessuscausesmatsfloor-matsWed, 30 Sep 2009 21:59:42 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postAnalysts: Several factors involved in missing jet http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/01/2886297-analysts-several-factors-involved-in-missing-jethttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/01/2886297-analysts-several-factors-involved-in-missing-jeteubrazilcausesplaneworld-newsair-franceMon, 1 Jun 2009 19:35:38 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postStar power meets philanthropy with celeb charities http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/25/1912765-star-power-meets-philanthropy-with-celeb-charitieshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/25/1912765-star-power-meets-philanthropy-with-celeb-charitiesentertainmentcausescelebsThu, 25 Sep 2008 20:19:09 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This Sept. 3, 2008 file photo shows singer Fergie as she hugs one of the children at Safe Space NYC, which works with disadvantaged children and families in New York. Fergie is a spokesperson for the MAC AIDS Fund youth initiative for HIV prevention. For today's celebs, charity work has almost become part of the job as their star power names became affiliated with everything from domestic violence to breast cancer. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)</p><p>This Sept. 22, 2008 file photo shows television personality Martha Stewart as she attends the Metropolitan Opera season opening night gala performance at Lincoln Center in New York. For today's celebs, charity work has almost become part of the job as their star power names became affiliated with everything from domestic violence to breast cancer. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, FILE)</p><p>This Jan. 2, 2007 file photo shows U.S. talk show queen Oprah Winfrey, center, during an opening ceremony of her Leadership Academy for Girls School at Henley-on-Klip, South Africa. For today's celebs, charity work has almost become part of the job as their star power names became affiliated with everything from domestic violence to breast cancer. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell, FILE)</p><p>This Dec. 3, 2003 file photo shows Bono, the Irish rock star and humanitarian, as he talks about his efforts in the fight against AIDS in Africa, during a webcast interview with the Kaiser Family Foundation in Washington. For today's celebs, charity work has almost become part of the job as their star power names became affiliated with everything from domestic violence to breast cancer. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, FILE )</p><p>This March 23, 2008 file photo shows Leonardo DiCaprio speaking in Hong Kong. For today's celebs, charity work has almost become part of the job as their star power names became affiliated with everything from domestic violence to breast cancer. (AP Photo/Tungstar, file)</p><p>This Sept. 3, 2008 file photo shows singer Fergie as she poses for photographs while visiting Safe Space NYC, which works with disadvantaged children and families in New York. Fergie is a spokesperson for the MAC AIDS Fund youth initiative for HIV prevention. For today's celebs, charity work has almost become part of the job as their star power names became affiliated with everything from domestic violence to breast cancer. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)</p><p>This undated photo provided by Kaplow shows Lauren Conrad wearing the Have a Heart necklace. All proceeds of the necklace benefit the girls' m.powerment campaign committed to preventing the cycle of dating abuse and partner violence. For today's celebs, charity work has almost become part of the job as their star power names became affiliated with everything from domestic violence to breast cancer. (AP Photo/Kaplow, Mark Von Holden) </p>Power Lines Blamed for San Diego Fire http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/17/1103103-power-lines-blamed-for-san-diego-firehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/17/1103103-power-lines-blamed-for-san-diego-firewildfirescausessouthern-californiaus-newsSat, 17 Nov 2007 04:12:47 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post