Archive for January, 2010
Idaho pastor defends church members held in Haiti (AP)
AP – An Idaho pastor condemned child trafficking as a ‘wicked and evil practice,’ defending members of his congregation detained in Haiti after they tried to bus 33 children into the Dominican Republic.
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt step out together at the Directors
Mega stars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are looking hot for each other again, People magazine reports.
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Pakistan investigates report Taliban chief is dead (AP)
AP – The Pakistani government was investigating reports Sunday that Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud died from injuries sustained in a U.S. drone missile strike launched in mid-January after he helped orchestrate a deadly bombing against the CIA in Afghanistan.
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US to help Haiti resume normal airport operations
Couple’s world shaken in Haiti earthquake
Moments before Haiti crumbles, Trisha Zakhour is resting in her apartment. The Oak Harbor native lives in a comfortable home just above the capital city of Port-au-Prince.
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Union College Students Helping With Body Recovery in Haiti
A group of Union College students focused on helping those in need are spending their first full day in Haiti.
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Haiti relief donations qualify for immediate tax relief
WASHINGTON People who give to charities providing earthquake relief in Haiti can claim these donations on the tax return they are completing this season, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
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St. Helena restaurants give to Haiti
Two downtown St. Helena restaurants — one promoting itself as “An American Restaurant,” the other serving Mexican food — were nonetheless on the same page as well as the same street this week in terms of helping the people of Haiti.
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US to help Haiti resume normal airport operations
US authorities are working with Haiti’s government to resume civilian flights at the Port-au-Prince airport.
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Haitian child quake victims flown to US for care (AP)
AP – Doctors skirted a bureaucratic logjam to save the life of two critically ill child victims of Haiti’s earthquake on Sunday, flying them to U.S. hospitals on a private jet to avoid a military suspension of medical evacuation flights.
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American Baptists detained in Haiti for child trafficking
A group of American Baptists have become embroiled in the center of a growing fear in Haiti after the devestating earthquake – human trafficking.
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5-day Davos forum ends on note of humility (AP)
AP – The world’s foremost gathering of business and government leaders wrapped up a five-day meeting Sunday with widespread agreement that a fragile recovery is under way but no consensus on what’s going to spur job growth and prevent another global economic meltdown.
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