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NY dairy farmer kills his 51 cows then commits suicide

A NY dairy farmer shot and killed his 51 cows then turned the rifle on himself and committed suicide. The report on why was not divulged, only to say he had “personal” problems. Another farmer was quoted as saying it's a hard time to be a farmer

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Haiti quake victim rescue operation declared over

Haiti's government has made the “heartbreaking” decision to declare the search and rescue phase for survivors of the earthquake over, the UN says. The announcement came a day after two people, an 84-year-old woman and a 21-year-old man, were pulled alive from the rubble in Port-au-Prince. The UN spokeswoman Elizabeth Byrs says 132 people have been rescued since the earthquake 11 days ago.

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Hillary Clinton Promises Haiti’s Orphans Will Be Taken Care Of

Massive tent cities have sprung up on Haiti in the wake of the quake. By Gil Kaufman U.S.

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Wyclef Calls Haiti’s Situation An ‘Apocalypse’

Singer tells Fox News that his native country is in a state of emergency. By Gil Kaufman A day after rushing to Haiti to help with recovery efforts following Tuesday’s devastating 7.0 earthquake , Wyclef Jean told Fox News Channel’s Bill Hemmer that the situation on the ground is dire. Watch the latest news video at video.foxnews.com “This is apocalypse,” said Jean during a special report with Bret Baier about the utter destruction of the capital city of Port-Au-Prince, where first responders were struggling to deal with the reported thousands trapped under mounds of rubble from the worst earthquake to hit the impoverished Caribbean nation in two centuries.

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Fugees’ Pras Encourages Earthquake Aid To Haiti

Says he’d be open to group reuniting for benefit concert. By Gil Kaufman Pras Photo: Steve Mack/FilmMagic As he lay in bed, sick with a cold, on Tuesday night, former Fugees member Pras’ phone was blowing up with texts, phone calls and messages from friends and family attempting to reach him to discuss the devastating 7.0 earthquake that struck Haiti yesterday afternoon. “There’s no communication down there,” said Pras, who was born in Brooklyn, but whose family is from Haiti.

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7.0 earthquake hits Haiti

A major earthquake struck just off the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince on Tuesday, sparking a tsunami watch for parts of the Caribbean, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There was no immediate report of damage or injuries from the quake

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6.5-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Northern California

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Beyonce Was Shakin’ In Tokyo

Beyonce Knowles and her sister Solange Knowles were in Tokyo when the big 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit. Though the quake was a big one, Solange managed to sleep right through it.