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Former US Olympic boxer Muhammad Ali watches a tribute video at the U.S. Olympic Committee Benefit Gala at USA House at the Royal College of Art on July 26, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Joe Scarnici/Getty Images)

Ali to receive Liberty Medal honor

Kathy Matheson, Associated Press
HILADELPHIA (AP) - Retired boxing great Muhammad Ali will visit Philadelphia to receive the Liberty Medal, an award recognizing his longtime role as a fighter outside the ring for humanitarian causes, civil rights and religious freedom...
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In this Friday May 25, 2012 photo provided by Parkwood Entertainment, Beyonce performs at Revel in Atlantic City, N.J., for the resort's premiere. (AP Photo/Parkwood Entertainment, Robin Harper)

Beyoncé joins UN's global humanitarian campaign

Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - Beyonce is teaming with the United Nations and humanitarian aid organizations on a global campaign to encourage people around the world to get involved...
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Alicia Keys performs at City Of Hope Honors Clear Channel CEO Bob Pittman With Spirit Of Life Award - Inside at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA on June 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for City of Hope)

Alicia Keys' nonprofit to honor Oprah

Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - Oprah Winfrey is getting a tribute from Alicia Keys...
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Muhammad Ali due in London for July 25 fundraiser

Associated Press
LONDON (AP) - A sports charity says boxing great Muhammad Ali will attend a London gala benefit in his honor two days before the Summer Olympics...
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President and Founder of the National Action Network Rev. Al Sharpton (R) speaks as Tracy Martin, father of Trayvon Martin who was fatally shot by neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman in Florida, listens during a news conference April 11, 2012 in Washington, DC. It has been reported that Zimmerman will be charged in the Trayvon Martin shooting according to Florida special prosecutor Angela Corey. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Sharpton will recieve BET's Humanitarian Award

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BET is honoring Rev. Al Sharpton with its Humanitarian Award at their annual BET Awards, according to the New York Daily News...
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on August 17, 2011 in Mogadishu, Somalia.

Mogadishu is losing 'Most Dangerous City' label

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MOGADISU, Somalia (AP) - Mogadishu is losing a label it never wanted in the first place: The World's Most Dangerous City...
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Fleeing residents flood Sudan town; food scarce

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TURALEI, Sudan (AP) - Market stalls in town were completely empty of food. The only items for sale were cigarettes and phone chargers...
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Manute Bol, NBA player-humanitarian, dies at 47

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Bol died at the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville, where he was being treated for severe kidney trouble and a painful skin condition...
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Declassified US document reveals decades of disrespect to Haiti

Garry Pierre-Pierre
OPINION - It is a chillingly candid - some would say arrogant - document from U.S officials who see little use for Haiti ...
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A US army soldier, of the 82nd Airborne Division, gives bags of rice and cereals to an earthquake survivor during a food distribution operation in the Cite Soleil slum of Port-au-Prince, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010.
AP Photo / Ramon Espinosa

US troops more than welcome in Haiti — for now

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Despite a checkered history in Haiti for the forces that are now providing a huge humanitarian mission, little dampens Haitians' enthusiasm for the U.S. military...
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