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15 Jan 2010 22:16

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U.S., World: Haitians illegally in the U.S. can stay here for a little while

  • 18 months of buffer room granted for Haitians by Obama source
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15 Jan 2010 22:07

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World: In Haiti, desperation quickly grows among the survivors

Aid is slow to come in, and reports of looting have gone up significantly. The UN’s help is anemic compared to the need: 8,000 fed, 3 million hungry. source
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15 Jan 2010 21:50

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World: The death toll in Haiti is incredibly high already, and climbing

  • 50k bodies have already been collected by the Haitian government
  • 40k bodies have been placed in mass graves, which is just awful
  • 200k people could be dead, but the exact number will be elusive source
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15 Jan 2010 08:44

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U.S., World: Cashing in on misery: Beware Haiti relief scams, guys

  • 250 people were victimized in a 2005 scam revolving around a Hurricane Katrina relief fund
  • $48,000 was bilked using PayPal by two Texas brothers; they were convicted in 2007
  • Some people have no soul, apparently. Consumer watchdog groups (as well as the Feds) are warning that scammers could try to take advantage of the Haitian earthquake tragedy, playing on emotion to try to bilk you of your money. Scammers like these showed up during both the Asian tsunami and Hurricane Katrina. So keep an eye out, kids. It could be bad. source
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15 Jan 2010 08:31

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World: Haitian aid worker: “We have heard they are digging huge mass graves”

  • Most of the city is damaged and needs to be torn down. Thousands upon thousands of dead bodies are laying all over the place. We have heard they are digging huge mass graves in the dump area.
  • Real Hope For Haiti Rescue Center worker Licia Betor • On the devastating effect of the earthquake in Port-Au-Prince. The next 72 hours are a very essential time for the country, and could mean life and death for many people if something isn’t done. They need our help. source
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15 Jan 2010 08:17

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World: The current status of Haiti: Help needed, but tough to send

  • 50,000 are said to have died in the quake
  • Help is on its way President Barack Obama and many other world leaders have promised help to the devastated country, whose largest city was leveled by the 7.0 earthquake on Tuesday evening. But huge bottlenecks are preventing help from reaching those in need.
  • major bottlenecks Among other things, the U.S. has placed its own air traffic controllers in the Port-Au-Prince airport to help ease the burdens. But a lack of fuel is creating a clog of planes that have no way to get off the tarmac. It’s having a deadly effect on survivors.
  • “Angry and impatient” Haitians in desperate need of food and water are stuck in an awful purgatory as a result. “We hear on the radio that rescue teams are coming from the outside, but nothing is coming,” said survivor Jean-Baptiste Lafontin Wilfried. source
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15 Jan 2010 08:01

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World: The Red Cross mobilizing donations for Haiti better than ever

  • $35
    million     has been donated to the Red Cross since the earthquake struck Tuesday; that’s better than Katrina and the 2004 tsunami
  • $5
    million     in donations have come from text messages from mobile phones – which is easily a record and a genius way to donate source
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14 Jan 2010 09:58

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World: Putting photos to places: The Haiti Quake, explained in map form

The destruction in Haiti is nothing short of massive. The New York Times put up a map this morning to explain the context of the tragedy. source
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14 Jan 2010 09:36

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U.S., World: Today’s a critical day for recovery from the Haiti quake

  • Recovery crews hope to coordinate today and possibly save lives. With the lingering possibility of 100,000 people dead (according to Felix Augustin, the Haitian consul general to the United Nations), aid groups are trying their best to save whoever they can. “Once we can get communications up so we can tell people where to go, what kind of help they can expect, we’ll be able to better manage the crisis,” said U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who cut short a Pacific trip to help deal with the crisis. source
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13 Jan 2010 23:33

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World: Awesome people text the Red Cross to help Haiti, hit milestone

  • $1+ million in donations from texts alone (whoa!) source
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