 Video: Rachel’s cause inspires thousands to give
 Nine-year-old Rachel Beckwith turned down birthday presents so she could raise money for clean drinking water instead. Beckwith died in a car crash recently, but Charity: Water continues to receive donations in her name. Lee Cowan reports. (Nightly News)
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Video: Economy flatlines in first quarter
 Gross domestic product rose just 1.3 percent this spring, lower than what economists had forecast, and the economy was basically flatlining during the first quarter. On Friday, all indices were down on Wall Street. CNBC’s David Faber reports. (Nightly News)
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Video: Car makers, government set new fuel efficiency goals
 After months of negotiations with the government, car makers, including Detroit's Big Three, have agreed to ambitious new goals for fuel efficiency. By 2025, cars sold in the United States will have to get 54.5 miles per gallon. NBC’s Anne Thompson reports. (Nightly News)
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Video: Norway unites to remember victims of mass murderer
 Norway held the first funerals on Friday for victims of the massacre that happened a week ago. The number of dead has now been raised to 77. Reports say the accused shooter bought his bullets by mail order from the United States. Lester Holt reports. (Nightly News)
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Video: In famine, children hit hardest
 NBC’s Rohit Kachroo has the latest from the Horn of Africa, where the situation is so dire that mothers are abandoning their newborn children in their fight for survival. (Nightly News)
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Video: Texas eagerly awaits storm
 In Texas, tropical storm Don is expected to hit on Friday night, bringing rain to a region suffering from drought. Weather Channel’s Mike Seidel reports. (Nightly News)
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Video: ‘Life in a Day,’ featuring you
 “Life in a Day†is a documentary project that started last year when Hollywood heavyweights Ridley Scott and Kevin Macdonald invited everyone to videotape whatever was going on in their lives, wherever they were, and submit it. NBC's Mara Schiavocampo has more. (Nightly News)
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Video: Offers pour in for Casey Anthony’s Pontiac
 Offers are pouring in for the infamous Pontiac Sunfire that once belonged to Casey Anthony, the Florida mother who was recently acquitted of murdering her 2-year-old daughter. WESH-TV’s Bob Kealing reports. (NBC News)
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