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Earlier this year, 3-year-old Nazia swallowed a battery, leaving her with so much scar tissue in her throat and esophagus that she is unable to breathe without a tube. Now U.S. military doctors hope someone will pay $150,000 to send the Afghan girl to a hospital in the United States that can perform the complicated surgery she needs to survive. Video 
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For a family with an autistic child, losing a home to a wildfire presents special challenges. Full Story | Video
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Brittle buildings cave in on terrified students. Teachers rarely show up. Only half of all children even attend school. Haiti's school system is collapsing, literally and figuratively, but some groups are trying to help. Full Story | Video
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Thousands of people have been displaced by fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Aid groups are trying to reach them but relief efforts have been complicated by violence. Full Story | Video
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How one person can make a difference: Hear from the experts.
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GOOGLE PROJECT 10^100
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May those who help the most win! Google's Project 10^100 is helping you Impact Your World. People across 42 countries submitted their ideas for making the world a better place -- and Google has committed $10 million to turning up to five of those ideas into a reality.
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 Tumors disfigured James O'Neal's appearance and he's waited a lifetime for a new face. Now, thanks to your generosity, he is undergoing surgeries to make that happen.
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