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Simon Cowell and Company Help Haiti

You might know him as the cranky judge on American Idol , but Simon Cowell has a soft and charitable side. And it was on full display this week

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Kim’s Auctioning Off Stuff From Her Closet

Reality star Kim Kardashian is opening her closet for charity. The stunning brunette is auctioning off her own clothes to raise money for the earthquake victims in Haiti . Kim and her boyfriend Reggie Bush , along with her sisters, are putting the items up for auction on eBay

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Scientologists Profiteering in Haiti

Our Scientology sources tell us there’s an interesting reason that Travolta and company are swarming into Haiti. And it’s even more appalling than you might have thought — tragedy profiteering. Travolta arranged for one plane of supplies to get to Port-au-Prince, and personally flew another Boeing 707 there himself.

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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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Haiti Contributions Now Tax-Deductible

President Obama signs bill into law shortly before ‘Hope for Haiti Now’ telethon. By MTV News staff UN Force Commander Florian Vieira Peixoto distributes water to a child in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Friday Photo: Marco Dormino/ Getty Images More than 130 of Hollywood’s biggest stars came together Friday (January 22) for MTV’s “Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief” telethon. There are many ways viewers can contribute to the telethon — and now those contributions can be tax-deductible.

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Inside the Hope for Haiti Now Telethon

What’s got more film and television stars than the Golden Globes and is more important than the Oscars? That would be Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief,…

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Man buried in Haiti rubble uses iPhone to treat wounds, survives

U.S. filmmaker Dan Woolley was shooting a documentary about the impact of poverty in Haiti when the earthquake struck

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George Clooney Urges Haiti Telethon Viewers To Help In ‘Whatever Way You Can’

MTV’s ‘Hope for Haiti Now’ telethon airs Friday at 8 p.m.

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Swizz Beatz Recalls How ‘Stranded,’ Jay-Z/U2 Haiti Benefit Song, Came Together

Charity single, which also features Rihanna, will debut during MTV’s ‘Hope for Haiti’ telethon. By Jayson Rodriguez Swizz Beatz Photo: Andrew H

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