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Dancing Storm Troopers

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John Edwards Wants To Help Rebuild Haiti

Putting aside his personal drama, the former senator is in Port-au-Prince, where he’s planning long-term relief efforts. By Sabrina Rojas Weiss, with reporting by SuChin Pak John Edwards in Haiti on Friday Photo: MTV News On Thursday, the same day former Senator John Edwards publicly admitted that he’d fathered a child in an extramarital affair, the former presidential candidate got to work with the earthquake relief efforts in Haiti. Steadfastly avoiding talk of his personal drama, Edwards spoke to MTV News about what he was doing on the ground in Port-au-Prince

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Leona Lewis, Rod Stewart Sign On For Simon Cowell’s Haiti Benefit Single

Group will record R.E.M.’s ‘Everybody Hurts’; Coldplay, Paul McCartney have also been approached. By Jocelyn Vena Leona Lewis Photo: Theo Wargo/WireImage for Clear Channe Leona Lewis , Rod Stewart and Michael Bubl

Wyclef Jean Will Bring ‘Creole 101’ To His ‘Hope For Haiti’ Performance

‘It’s gonna be historic,’ Wyclef says of ‘Hope for Haiti’ telethon, airing Friday at 8 p.m. ET. By Shaheem Reid Wyclef Jean Photo: MTV News NEW YORK — Since last week’s devastating earthquake struck his homeland of Haiti, Wyclef Jean has been tirelessly rallying support for relief for the ravaged country via his Yele Haiti foundation and many public calls for assistance .

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Gay Paradise Officially to Be Ruled by Triumvirate

It was just announce that most of the business spaces in the Fire Island Pines will be purchased by FIP Ventures , a group consisting of Seth Weissman , former CBS journo Andrew Kirtzman , and real estate developer Matthew Blesso . Seems like we got most of the details right about Weissman, who is 26, and founded his own real-estate investment firm Weissman Equities. Blesso, 36, one of Gotham magazines top 100 bachelors is the founder of Blesso Properties and has a beautiful, eco-friendly apartment in lower Manhattan (who is the hottie in the outdoor shower?) that cost $1 million to renovate.

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Haiti earthquake: fault visible from Space

Haiti earthquake: fault visible from Space as stress had Built Underground for Decades; PHOTO A magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurred on January 12, 2010, at Port-au-Prince, Haiti, with major impact to the region and its citizens. This perspective view of the pre-quake topography of the area clearly shows the fault that is apparently responsible for the earthquake as a prominent linear landform immediately adjacent to the city.

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Rihanna Performs ‘Redemption Song’ On ‘Oprah,’ Pleads For Haiti Relief Donations

‘Don’t assume it’s going to get done — it’s only going to get done if we help,’ she says. By Eric Ditzian Rihanna (file) Photo: Jed Jacobsohn/ Getty Images Following Wyclef Jean’s appearance Wednesday (January 20) on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” to share his post-earthquake experiences in the embattled island nation of Haiti and to defend his charity against corruption accusations , Rihanna took the floor to sing a tune she recorded as a fundraising tool.

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Wyclef Jean Tells Oprah That Haiti Is Like A ‘Morgue’

‘The cemeteries are already overflowing,’ Wyclef says on ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show.’ By Jocelyn Vena Wyclef Jean (file) Photo: Michelly Rall/Getty Images Since last Tuesday’s devastating earthquake, Wyclef Jean has been his homeland’s most vocal supporter to ensure that aid is being sent to the country. He sat down with Oprah Winfrey on her show Wednesday (January 20) to discuss the current state of the nation, and shared footage he shot while visiting Haiti in the days after the 7.0 earthquake. “It’s just like the seventh hell, and walking [around] there’s two things: There’s what you see at the airport and then there’s inside the belly of the beast,” he said

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Haiti doctor takes in 100 Patients in his home

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – It wasn't long after Tuesday's earthquake leveled nearly all of the houses next to Claude Surena's that neighbors started showing up at his doorstep. For years, the 59-year old pediatrician had treated the sick at his two-story hillside home near the center of the Haitian capital. Suddenly, he was running a triage center, treating more than 100 victims on his shaded, leafy patio with food and supplies salvaged from ruined homes.

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Haiti Struck by Deadly Earthquake: Raw Video

A major earthquake rocked Haiti, killing possibly thousands of people as it toppled the presidential palace and hillside shanties alike and left the Caribbean nation appealing for international help. A five-story U.N. building was also brought down by Tuesday's 7.0 magnitude quake, the most powerful to hit Haiti in more than 200 years according to the U.S.

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