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Yesterday the FBI added former Black Panther and convicted cop-killer Assata Shakur to its Most Wanted Terrorist list, placing a $2 million reward on her head. Shakur becomes the first woman and the second 'domestic terrorist' to make the list.
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Rapper/producer and politician Wyclef Jean has just dropped a mixtape and will be appearing on MTV's RapFix Live Wednesday. The Fugees founding member will be joined by Los Angeles based rapper Kid Ink.
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Three years after Haiti was hit by a disastrous earthquake, over 358,000 people continue to live in makeshift camps spread around Port-au-Prince, where they remain exposed to crime and diseases, such as the cholera outbreak affecting the country.
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Haitain-American rapper Wyclef Jean, best known for being a member of the popular Hip-Hop group, the Fugees, recently sat down with Power 106 host Big Boy to discuss his affair with fellow Fugees member Lauryn Hill and to explain the trio's break-up.
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The Haitian government is intending to close a number of orphanages. Most children in orphanages actually have living parents who place them in orphanages because they cannot afford to raise them.
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Even as Hurricane Sandy has passed through Haiti, the people of the country are far from recovering as it deals with problems that grow increasingly worse.
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In the wake of the havoc caused by the super storm on Haiti, only now is the extent of the devastation making itself known. Haitians face severe food shortages and the threat of cholera.
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As the world concentrates on the latest devastation in the US, Sandy has already done some serious damage to other countries, including Haiti and Cuba. Sandy took the lives of 54 people in Haiti and 11 in Cuba.
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Port-au-prince -
Tropical storm Issac made its presence known in Haiti, flooding the island nation that is still trying to recover from the devastating earthquake that hit two years ago, and killing at least 3 people.
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Tropical storm Isaac is bringing gale-force winds and heavy rainfall to Haiti, and is due to hit the capital on Saturday afternoon, local time.
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Since the devastating 2010 earthquake that hit Haiti, actor and activist Sean Penn has been constantly involved in assisting the Caribbean country’s recovery.
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Toronto -
Dr. Sanjay Gupta made a stop in Toronto Wednesday to promote his latest novel, "Monday Mornings." Gupta, known for his reporting on CNN and CBS News, spoke with Indigo CEO Heather Reisman about the book, medicine and the book's upcoming TV series.
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Truro -
Seeds and plant biodiversity were the focus of attention during a Seedy Saturday event recently held in a Nova Scotia town.
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Halifax -
Tracey Galusha has been using Facebook to help lost cats from across Nova Scotia make it back to their homes and families.
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New York -
From the acquittal of Casey Anthony to the death of Osama bin Laden to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the year 2011 had quite a year when it came to the news. Bing recently released the top most-searched news stories of 2011.
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Testing plans are now in the making for the delivery of 200,000 doses of cholera vaccine for approximately 100,000 people --not enough to stop the cholera, but enough to show the world the vaccine works.
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While groups like Reporters Without Borders and PEN International have been pushing an effort to get the plight of journalists detained for a decade in Eritrea attention little is appearing in mainstream media.
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Tropical Storm Irene was upgraded to a hurricane after she battered Puerto Rico packing 80 mph winds and heavy rains. Hurricane Irene, the first named storm of the season, has her eye on Florida and is expected to impact the Sunshine State by the weekend.
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Tropical Storm Emily left Puerto Rico flooded and is now aimed at Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Haitian authorities are preparing to evacuate thousands of people who are still living in tents and temporary structures following last year's earthquake.
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A woman's body lay unseen by members of the public and without anyone noticing in authority for more than two days in a public swimming pool in Fall River, Massachusetts.
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