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  • The Osprey is a military aircraft that has the power of an airplane and the ability to maneuver like a helicopter. Once hailed as the military vehicle of the future, the Osprey has encountered a number of setbacks, the latest of which came Tuesday when four people alleged to be responsible for a 2003 shutdown of the Marines' Osprey fleet were indicted.
  • The Supreme Court rejected the overall limits on how much individuals can donate
  • Lee Health is low on blood and looking for donations.
  • A drug task force made a donation for students at Stewart County High School in Tennessee to use in agriculture classes. It was growing equipment they had seize. To the surprise of many, some marijuana was found among the donated items.
  • Hosts of a cancelled wedding donated an elaborate reception to 200 of Atlanta's homeless. We talk to the woman behind the donation, and the head of a local nonprofit that feeds the hungry.
  • Peter O'Dowd of KJZZ tells us what happens to the stuff that doesn't sell in thrift stores.
  • A food bank in Wales was given a can of Heinz kidney soup that was 46 years old. There's also a price tag in an old currency. The food bank reminded people to check dates.
  • Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert launched his own political superPAC last year, and the gag raised a lot of money. Colbert has announced that leftover cash will go to charities including Habitat for Humanity and Hurricane Sandy Relief.
  • The deadly collapse of a textile factory in Bangladesh has heightened awareness about cheap clothes. Many Americans have become used to inexpensive clothing, but the garments are also discarded at a remarkable rate: Billions of pounds of clothing are recycled each year; nearly half is exported.
  • Donating tissue is full of contradictions: A gift of generosity fuels a $1 billion industry.
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