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Naomi Campbell Rips the Runway for Haiti

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 15:39
According to Black Voices, Naomi Campbell sponsored a fashion show for the Haiti relief effort. There will be a charity catwalk show pairing top models and designers at New York Fashion Week. Campbell organized the first Fashion for Relief event at the Bryant Park tents in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and has since taken it to Tanzania an ...
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It's Going To Cost Haiti Millions To Fully Recover

Sun, 03/07/2010 - 09:49
According to The Washington Post, Haiti faces colossal and costly cleanup before it can rebuild. The task of knocking down, smashing apart and hauling away the mountain range of rubble left by the Jan. 12th earthquake will take years and cost as much as $1 billion, according to some estimates. ...
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Two U.S. Missionaries To Stay In Haiti Jail Over Weekend

Fri, 02/26/2010 - 17:48
According to Reuters, two U.S. missionaries will remain in jail in Haiti through at least Tuesday, while a judge takes testimony that is expected to clear them of child kidnapping charges. Investigative judge Bernard Sainvil said that before freeing Laura Silsby and Charisa Coulter he wanted witnesses that he had already examined in the Dominican Republic to give their testimony in Haiti. ...
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Human Waste Causing Health Issues In Haiti

Sat, 02/20/2010 - 10:46
According to The New York Times, the problem of disease due to the overwhelming amount of human waste has finally come to light. Public health officials warn that the waste accumulation is creating conditions for major disease outbreaks, including cholera. Doctors are already seeing a rise in illnesses such as typhoid and shigellosis. ...
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What a week: Cheney supports gays, health care profits soar

Fri, 02/19/2010 - 01:00
Five stories you don't want to miss. ...
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Haiti Missionaries Freed

Thu, 02/18/2010 - 08:36
Eight missionaries from Haiti have been released from detention, according to a story published on TheRoot.com. The missionaries are reportedly under investigation for the attempted removal of 33 children from the country without the necessary documentation. Two missionaries remain in the country. ...
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Haiti Earthquake Damage Estimated At $13 Billion

Tue, 02/16/2010 - 16:30
According to The Wall Street Journal, the Inter-American Development Bank released estimations Tuesday of the damages caused by the recent earthquake in Haiti, approximately $13.2 billion's worth. The figures place the ...
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No Decision On Bail For Detained Americans In Haiti Until Monday

Fri, 02/12/2010 - 17:42
According to CNN, a Haitian judge will not rule on bail for 10 Americans detained on child abduction charges until Monday at the earliest. A decision had been expected Thursday, but none was reached. The 10 missionaries were charged a week ago with kidnapping children and criminal association for trying to take 33 children out of Haiti without proper documentation following the na ...
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Beyonce Gears Up To Help Haiti With Fashion Line

Thu, 02/11/2010 - 17:19
According to InStyle, singer Beyonce is teaming up with the Council of Fashion Designers of America to promote the "Fashion for Haiti" t-shirt project who's proceeds will go to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund. The shirts will be $25 and feature the graphic saying "To Haiti With Love". Other celebrities in support inclu ...
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Haitian Judge May Release Americans Accused of Child Abduction

Thu, 02/11/2010 - 09:48
A Haitian judge could rule Thursday, according to CNN.com, on whether to release on bail 10 Americans detained in Port-au-Prince on child abduction charges. ...
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