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Interview: Doctors Without Borders amputating limbs on the streets

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Port-au-Prince, Haiti – Doctors helping survivors of the earthquake in Haiti have turned to conducting surgeries in the streets of Port-au-Prince, the head of Doctors Without Borders in Haiti told the German Press Agency dpa. The international organization Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) has long been active in Haiti, operating three hospitals in Haitian capital Port-au-Prince alone. However, the hospitals all suffered such severe damages in Tuesday's devastating quake that they can no longer be used.

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Hubris in Haiti: Wyclef Jean’s History of Overselling Yele’s Ability to Help

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Wyclef Jean ‘s aspirations for his foundation, Yele Haiti , to be more than just a celebrity vanity project have long been outstripped by realities on the ground, people who’ve worked in Haiti for the organization tell Gawker. People who have worked for Yele Haiti in the past are speaking up to express concern that Jean’s celebrity is drawing urgently needed donations away from established NGOs and to Yele, which they say is ill-equipped to deliver urgently needed disaster relief. The people who spoke to Gawker say they are motivated by a fear that Jean’s celebrity and very real desire to help his homeland are diverting scarce resources from more capable and transparent organizations

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Where Are Haiti Earthquake Relief Funds Going?

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Millions in donations have been raised since the earthquake in Haiti on Tuesday, but where is the money going?

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Madonna, Gisele, Matt & George Open Hearts, Wallets to Haiti

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Celebrities aren’t only teaming up to encourage Americans to help relieve the earthquake-devastated Haitians, they’re also leading by example, with several stars reaching deep into their…

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Report From Haiti: Survivors Struggle, Bodies Fill The Streets

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

‘Too many people died, and you can smell it in the air,’ one survivor says. By Erik Parker 16-year-old Jean McKenzie wears a mask to block the smell of dead bodies Photo: Eric Peterson Erik Parker is a freelance journalist who was in Haiti when the earthquake struck on Tuesday. You can read his tweets and view his photos at Twitter.com/TheParkerReport.

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Haiti Earthquake Relief: How You Can Help

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

It’s very easy to contribute: Here are several several organizations that are already providing relief. By James Montgomery A Haitian woman is helped after being trapped in rubble in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Tuesday Photo: Lisandro Suero/ AFP/ Getty Images In the wake of Tuesday’s devastating 7.0 earthquake in Haiti, artists like Haitian native Wyclef Jean have already put out the call for help . Now, here’s your chance.

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Marvel sues Spider-Man, Hulk artist heirs for rights

Posted on January 9, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Marvel is suing the family of the late artist Jack Kirby in a bid to retain copyright to some of the company's best-loved comic book characters. Legal action, filed in New York, sought to invalidate 45 notices sent by his heirs, claiming rights to characters would revert to Kirby's estate in 2014. Marvel maintains Kirby's illustrations, published between 1958-1963, were “for hire” making the heirs' claims invalid

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