"Today is a day when we as a nation, along with our many friends around the world, mark with a heavy heart and great sadness this moment of unbearable loss for the many families involved," he said.

“今天是一天当我们作为一个国家，和世界各地的朋友一起，带着沉重的心情和巨大的悲痛来铭记这个给许多牵连其中的家庭带来无法承受之损失的时刻，”他说。

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For families with young children, this is a perfect Father's Day activity.

对于有小孩的家庭来说，这是一个绝好的父亲节活动。

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India's widespread poverty -- 800 million Indians live on less than $2 a day -- leaves many poor families with no other choice than to put their school-age children to work.

印度普遍的贫穷（有八亿印度人每天生活费不超过2美元），使得很多贫困的家庭不得不让他们仍在上学年纪的孩子去工作。

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But it wasn't until tragedy struck in 1994 at Storm King Mountain, Colorado, where 14 firefighters perished in a single day, that Minor was overcome with a need to assist the families.

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It ends on Christmas day with lunch and a party for families who do not have the money for turkey and trimmings.

BBC: Comfort in a cold climate

After a day or two reacquainting themselves with their families at Christmas, most will race back to their desks next week, hungry to make another killing.

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