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...southern edge of the Sahara in a belt of dry savanna known as the Sahel. In good years, farmers there grow enough food for their families plus a bit extra that they can sell or store away. But the past couple of years have been tough. Last year a swarm of locusts and poor rains ruined most of the crop, forcing the people of Niger to dig into their reserves. The next crops won't be ready until later this year. Until then, thousands of people will go hungry. "Whole families are suffering because of a desperate shortage of food...
...Killer Bee Barrier. $1 million was approved to prevent so-called African killer bees from continuing their migration north from Central America. The swarm is expected to reach the U.S.-Mexican border by 1991 and launch its assault on the domestic bee population. The money will be used to set up biological barriers to trap and kill them...
...crowds swarm around them like rock stars," marvels Steven Sanderson, 34, the Stuntmen's lead electric guitarist, who is extensively tattooed, sports a cowboy hat and wears shades indoors. Why would these grandparent types appeal to the 18-to-50-year-olds? "It's unlike anything else," Sanderson says. "The first time I heard them at a rehearsal, it brought me to tears. It was one of the most emotional things I've ever seen. What happens is that the words take on a whole new meaning when they sing the songs...
Following the vote, faculty members filed out of the building, met by a swarm of journalists. “There is no noble alternative for him but resignation,” Matory proclaimed in an impromptu news conference...
...greeted by a swarm of reporters upon your arrival at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport, must you ask all of them to your wedding...