Speaking by telephone from Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia, he told VOA this staggering amount of money allowed the Red Cross to undertake the biggest permanent housing program in its history.

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And in perhaps the week's oddest story, the Dutch nonprofit Mars One announced that it is now accepting applications for a four-person Mars colony with hopes of establishing a permanent settlement on the Red Planet.

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Jason Todd was eventually resurrected, since of course no death has to be permanent in comics, and became an opponent of Batman for a while before reforming again, currently operating as the Red Hood in his own monthly series.

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