In 1996, the police in Jamaica mistook Buffett for a drug smuggler after he landed his seaplane with the singer Bono and others on board and opened fire on it.
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AIDS Relief Program Under Threat as G.O.P. Insists on Abortion Restriction
A decades-old program created by President George W. Bush to combat AIDS around the world is at risk of being sucked into a partisan dispute over abortion, with some Republicans threatening to block its renewal.
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When Politics Saves Lives: a Good-News Story
The decision to fund medications to treat H.I.V.-AIDS patients in sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean flew in the face of expert advice. But the U.S. did it anyway.
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Books You Can Read to Understand What’s Going on in Sudan
For a deeper understanding of what’s going on, here’s what to read.