Moderate quake srikes off Japan: USGS (AFP)
Sat Mar 13th at 8:50 am
AFP - A moderate 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of the Japanese island of Honshu on Saturday, seismologists said, but there were no immediate repor...
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Fort McHenry returning from Haiti mission
Sat Mar 13th at 12:00 am
The USS Fort McHenry is due back in Virginia waters after a nearly two-month humanitarian mission to Haiti. The amphibious dock landing ship and 357 sailors and Mari...
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Sat Mar 13th at 12:00 am
The USS Fort McHenry is due back in Virginia waters after a nearly two-month humanitarian mission to Haiti. The amphibious dock landing ship and 357 sailors and Mari...
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Money not helping Real Madrid win
Sat Mar 13th at 12:00 am
Maybe Real Madrid president Florentino Perez will eventually be proven right. Maybe if he spends the most money on amassing the best players the trophies will follow. ...
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Sat Mar 13th at 12:00 am
Maybe Real Madrid president Florentino Perez will eventually be proven right. Maybe if he spends the most money on amassing the best players the trophies will follow. ...
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Andre Agassi entertains in Indian Wells tennis benefit
Fri Mar 12th at 11:05 pm
The showcase stadium was sold out Friday night. Andre Agassi hit a forehand that almost hit Pete Sampras in the back, and everyone in the stadium in the Indian Wells ...
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Fri Mar 12th at 11:05 pm
The showcase stadium was sold out Friday night. Andre Agassi hit a forehand that almost hit Pete Sampras in the back, and everyone in the stadium in the Indian Wells ...
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2 months after Haiti quake, housing still elusive (AP)
Fri Mar 12th at 10:56 pm
AP - Trash and sewage are piling up at the squalid tent camps that hundreds of thousands have called home since Haiti's devastating earthquake — and with torrential ra...
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2 months after Haiti quake, still no shelter for legions of quake survivors as rains approach
Fri Mar 12th at 7:57 pm
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Trash and sewage are piling up at the squalid tent camps that hundreds of thousands have called home since Haiti's devastating earthquake ...
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Fri Mar 12th at 7:57 pm
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Trash and sewage are piling up at the squalid tent camps that hundreds of thousands have called home since Haiti's devastating earthquake ...
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Direct Relief International Launches Online Mapping Tool for Haiti Earthquake Medical Aid
Fri Mar 12th at 7:48 pm
Direct Relief International (DRI) - USA SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- As Direct Relief International continues to respond to the Haiti earthquake with major shipments of me...
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Fri Mar 12th at 7:48 pm
Direct Relief International (DRI) - USA SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- As Direct Relief International continues to respond to the Haiti earthquake with major shipments of me...
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Memorial honors Lynn students, faculty who died in Haiti earthquake
Fri Mar 12th at 7:41 pm
BOCA RATON They were remembered as people who died doing what they loved: helping those who were less fortunate. About 1,500 people attended the memorial service for ...
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Fri Mar 12th at 7:41 pm
BOCA RATON They were remembered as people who died doing what they loved: helping those who were less fortunate. About 1,500 people attended the memorial service for ...
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UN chief making second post-quake visit to Haiti (AP)
Fri Mar 12th at 7:39 pm
AP - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he is heading to Haiti on Sunday for his second visit since the devastating earthquake to prepare for the upcoming donors confe...
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USTR Kirk opposes bill to cut shoe import tax
Fri Mar 12th at 6:37 pm
Source: Reuters * Kirk says one country would benefit too much * Industry official says Kirk referring to China * USTR "neutral" in talks on Hait...
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Fri Mar 12th at 6:37 pm
Source: Reuters * Kirk says one country would benefit too much * Industry official says Kirk referring to China * USTR "neutral" in talks on Hait...
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U.N.'s Ban to return to earthquake-devastated Haiti (Reuters)
Fri Mar 12th at 6:18 pm
Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Haiti on Sunday to meet the country's leaders and people left homeless by a January earthquake that killed hund...
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UN chief heading to Haiti for second post-quake tour to discuss upcoming donors conference
Fri Mar 12th at 4:39 pm
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he is heading to Haiti on Sunday for his second visit since the devastating earthquake to prepare for the upco...
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Fri Mar 12th at 4:39 pm
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he is heading to Haiti on Sunday for his second visit since the devastating earthquake to prepare for the upco...
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Chile faces $30B price tag for quake recovery, but in better position to pay than Haiti
Fri Mar 12th at 4:16 pm
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile may need to spend twice as much as Haiti to recover from its devastating quake and tsunami, but it doesn't have the same desperate need fo...
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Fri Mar 12th at 4:16 pm
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile may need to spend twice as much as Haiti to recover from its devastating quake and tsunami, but it doesn't have the same desperate need fo...
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UN's Ban to return to earthquake-devastated Haiti
Fri Mar 12th at 2:36 pm
Source: Reuters * Ban Ki-moon to meet with Haiti's leaders * Will visit camp for displaced earthquake victims By Megan Davies UNITED NATIONS, March 12 (Reuters) ...
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Fri Mar 12th at 2:36 pm
Source: Reuters * Ban Ki-moon to meet with Haiti's leaders * Will visit camp for displaced earthquake victims By Megan Davies UNITED NATIONS, March 12 (Reuters) ...
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Kids use free time to help create meals for Haitian earthquake survivors
Fri Mar 12th at 2:36 pm
10,000 meals are ready to be shipped to Haiti thanks to some volunteers in the Quad Cities. Kids of all ages tied on aprons Friday and packaged the meals during the K...
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Fri Mar 12th at 2:36 pm
10,000 meals are ready to be shipped to Haiti thanks to some volunteers in the Quad Cities. Kids of all ages tied on aprons Friday and packaged the meals during the K...
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Two months after Haiti quake, aid groups still scrambling (AFP)
Fri Mar 12th at 1:51 pm
AFP - Two months after Haiti's January 12 earthquake, aids groups were still scrambling Friday to provide for the 1.3 million people left homeless amid growing insecur...
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Quiet Hero
Fri Mar 12th at 1:34 pm
International Medical Corps (IMC) - USA Samuel Abelard is an unlikely hero, quietly lending a hand as Haitians rebuild the pieces of their broken lives. The graying 5...
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Fri Mar 12th at 1:34 pm
International Medical Corps (IMC) - USA Samuel Abelard is an unlikely hero, quietly lending a hand as Haitians rebuild the pieces of their broken lives. The graying 5...
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Haitian judge: New child-trafficking charge filed against American missionaries' leader
Fri Mar 12th at 12:55 pm
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The last of 10 American missionaries detained in Haiti on suspicion of kidnapping is facing a new charge. Judge Bernard Saint-Vil says La...
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Fri Mar 12th at 12:55 pm
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The last of 10 American missionaries detained in Haiti on suspicion of kidnapping is facing a new charge. Judge Bernard Saint-Vil says La...
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Bulletin Board
Fri Mar 12th at 12:21 pm
Saturday's highlights Census Awareness, 8 a.m. at Willie Webb, Sr. Park, 3601 NW 21st St., Lauderdale Lakes. Free. Call 954-535-2832. Community Garage Sale, 8 to 11 ...
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Fri Mar 12th at 12:21 pm
Saturday's highlights Census Awareness, 8 a.m. at Willie Webb, Sr. Park, 3601 NW 21st St., Lauderdale Lakes. Free. Call 954-535-2832. Community Garage Sale, 8 to 11 ...
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Turkey coup plot: What's behind the tumultuous identity crisis (The Christian Science Monitor)
Fri Mar 12th at 11:59 am
The Christian Science Monitor - The recent arrests of dozens of high-ranking military officers here â among them the former heads of the Navy and Air Force â for t...
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Fri Mar 12th at 11:59 am
The Christian Science Monitor - The recent arrests of dozens of high-ranking military officers here â among them the former heads of the Navy and Air Force â for t...
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Haiti Prime Minister to ACT:
Fri Mar 12th at 10:42 am
Action by Churches Together (ACT) - Switzerland 12 March, 2010 Port-au-Prince - Haitian Prime Minister Jean Bellerive says the election planned for this year will go...
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Fri Mar 12th at 10:42 am
Action by Churches Together (ACT) - Switzerland 12 March, 2010 Port-au-Prince - Haitian Prime Minister Jean Bellerive says the election planned for this year will go...
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Haitian Relief Fundraiser
Fri Mar 12th at 7:38 am
An art exhibit brings a sample of New Orleans flavor to Greensboro. As part of Women's History Month, The African American Atelier is featuring "Thrown Rocks, Building...
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Fri Mar 12th at 7:38 am
An art exhibit brings a sample of New Orleans flavor to Greensboro. As part of Women's History Month, The African American Atelier is featuring "Thrown Rocks, Building...
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Pinera govt projects $30 billion in quake damage (AP)
Fri Mar 12th at 7:11 am
AP - Calling on Chileans to dry their tears and get to work to rebuild the nation, Sebastian Pinera is already setting an example.
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HAITI: Don't forget the elderly
Fri Mar 12th at 3:18 am
Source: IRIN Elderly people need more attention in the response to January's earthquake in Haiti and more appreciation of the role they can play in the relief effort,...
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Fri Mar 12th at 3:18 am
Source: IRIN Elderly people need more attention in the response to January's earthquake in Haiti and more appreciation of the role they can play in the relief effort,...
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As Haiti works on recovery, a shift in global relief effort
Thu Mar 11th at 11:07 pm
Surrounded by tens of thousands of shacks and naked children, the commanders of the leading foreign military forces Thursday toured the largest encampment in Haiti's q...
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Thu Mar 11th at 11:07 pm
Surrounded by tens of thousands of shacks and naked children, the commanders of the leading foreign military forces Thursday toured the largest encampment in Haiti's q...
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A Disastrous Year: 2010 Death Toll Already Abnormally High (LiveScience.com)
Thu Mar 11th at 9:17 pm
LiveScience.com - Just a few months into 2010, and Mother Nature has delivered a slew of costly and deadly natural disasters. From the catastrophic Haiti and Chilean e...
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Billionaire Pinera takes power as quakes jolt Chile (Reuters)
Thu Mar 11th at 6:43 pm
Reuters - The ground shook and buildings swayed as billionaire Sebastian Pinera took over as Chile's president on Thursday, tasked with rebuilding after a massive eart...
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UN struggles to get funds for Haiti quake recovery
Thu Mar 11th at 5:04 pm
Source: Reuters UNITED NATIONS, March 11 (Reuters) - The United Nations is struggling to provide support to earthquake-ravaged Haiti, as donor nations have been slow t...
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Thu Mar 11th at 5:04 pm
Source: Reuters UNITED NATIONS, March 11 (Reuters) - The United Nations is struggling to provide support to earthquake-ravaged Haiti, as donor nations have been slow t...
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Obama gives $1.4 million Nobel prize to 10 charities (Reuters)
Thu Mar 11th at 4:46 pm
Reuters - President Barack Obama on Thursday named 10 charities to share his $1.4 million Nobel Peace Prize, with causes ranging from wounded veterans to Haiti's earth...
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Thu Mar 11th at 4:46 pm
Reuters - President Barack Obama on Thursday named 10 charities to share his $1.4 million Nobel Peace Prize, with causes ranging from wounded veterans to Haiti's earth...
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Obama gives $1.4 mln Nobel prize to 10 charities
Thu Mar 11th at 4:36 pm
Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday named 10 charities to share his $1.4 million Nobel Peace Prize, with causes ranging...
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Thu Mar 11th at 4:36 pm
Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday named 10 charities to share his $1.4 million Nobel Peace Prize, with causes ranging...
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Two kidnapped foreign aid workers freed in Haiti (Reuters)
Thu Mar 11th at 2:43 pm
Reuters - Two foreign aid workers with Doctors Without Borders in quake-hit Haiti were kidnapped and held for nearly a week before being freed early on Thursday, the i...
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Thu Mar 11th at 2:43 pm
Reuters - Two foreign aid workers with Doctors Without Borders in quake-hit Haiti were kidnapped and held for nearly a week before being freed early on Thursday, the i...
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Two kidnapped foreign aid workers freed in Haiti
Thu Mar 11th at 2:31 pm
Source: Reuters PORT-AU-PRINCE, March 11 (Reuters) - Two foreign aid workers with Doctors Without Borders in quake-hit Haiti were kidnapped and held for nearly a week ...
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Thu Mar 11th at 2:31 pm
Source: Reuters PORT-AU-PRINCE, March 11 (Reuters) - Two foreign aid workers with Doctors Without Borders in quake-hit Haiti were kidnapped and held for nearly a week ...
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Chile lifts tsunami alert on coast after tremors (Reuters)
Thu Mar 11th at 1:51 pm
Reuters - Chile's navy lifted a tsunami warning for the country's coast after strong aftershocks shook the capital Santiago on Thursday, following the swearing in cere...
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Nutritional aid is cost-effective measure against health and hunger problems, World Vision tells Congress
Thu Mar 11th at 1:29 pm
World Vision - USA March 11, 2010, Washington, DCAid that promotes nutrition and food security has wide-ranging benefits compared to its costs in the fight against po...
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Thu Mar 11th at 1:29 pm
World Vision - USA March 11, 2010, Washington, DCAid that promotes nutrition and food security has wide-ranging benefits compared to its costs in the fight against po...
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Contacting the U.S. Dept. of State
U.S. State Department toll-free number for Americans to call for information about family members in Haiti:
1-888-407-4747. Or provide information via e-mail.
In Haiti, calls concerning the welfare of U.S. citizens can be made to the Embassy’s Consular Task Force in Port-au-Prince at 509-2229-8942, 509-2229-8089, 509-2229-8322 or 509-2229-8672.
1-888-407-4747. Or provide information via e-mail.
In Haiti, calls concerning the welfare of U.S. citizens can be made to the Embassy’s Consular Task Force in Port-au-Prince at 509-2229-8942, 509-2229-8089, 509-2229-8322 or 509-2229-8672.
How to Help:
Charitable organizations active in Haiti include:
Charitable organizations active in Haiti include:
Action Against Hunger
American Red Cross
American Jewish World Service
AmeriCares
Beyond Borders
CARE
Catholic Relief Services
Childcare Worldwide
Direct Relief International
Doctors Without Borders
Feed My Starving Children
Friends of WFP
Haitian Health Foundation
Hope for Haiti
International Medical Corps
International Relief Teams
Medical Teams International
Meds and Food for Kids
Mercy Corps
Operation USA
Oxfam
Partners in Health
Samaritan's Purse
Save the Children
UNICEF
World Concern
World Vision
Yele Haiti
American Red Cross
American Jewish World Service
AmeriCares
Beyond Borders
CARE
Catholic Relief Services
Childcare Worldwide
Direct Relief International
Doctors Without Borders
Feed My Starving Children
Friends of WFP
Haitian Health Foundation
Hope for Haiti
International Medical Corps
International Relief Teams
Medical Teams International
Meds and Food for Kids
Mercy Corps
Operation USA
Oxfam
Partners in Health
Samaritan's Purse
Save the Children
UNICEF
World Concern
World Vision
Yele Haiti