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Week in Review: Jay and Conan Make Way for Jimmy the Genius

Not that it’s important, considering the natural disaster that occurred in Haiti this week, but there’s a man-made disaster over at NBC. So while on…

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Joe Jonas Plans Haiti Trip, Stars Offer Support At Critics’ Choice Awards

‘Everyone needs to get involved in whatever way they can,’ Emily Blunt says of earthquake-relief effort.

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Tiger Woods Back to Being One of the Good Guys, Sends Relief Haiti’s Way

Russell Simmons tends to know what he’s tweeting about.

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Haitian Earthquake Relief Bolstered By New York Radio Station

‘We have to step up and give them a hand,’ Jeffrey Joseph from Radyo Pa Nou says. By Jayson Rodriguez, with reporting by Sway Calloway Vice president and general manager of radio station Radyo Pa Nou Jeffrey Joseph Photo: MTV News Celebrity outreach to Haiti may be dominating the headlines , but everyday heroes truly do exist in the wake of the calamity caused by the earthquake that crippled the country.

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New ‘Super Snake’ python hybrid may be on the rise in Florida

Florida has long battled an invasive population of Burmese pythons in the Everglades. But a new species of invasive snake–the African rock python has recently been found on the loose as well. At least five rock pythons, one that measured 14 ft long, have just been captured in Miami-Dade county.

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Haiti Relief: How you can help

As Haiti is still reeling from the earthquake, thousands of residents are in desperate need of help. This is the most critical time for relief efforts

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Akon Supports Wyclef And His Yele Haiti Organization

‘At the end of the day, you know where his heart is,’ Akon says. By Jayson Rodriguez Akon Photo: Larry Marano/ Getty Images Akon and Wyclef are not only musical brothers-in-arms, but the two international superstars also share a passion for humanitarianism as well. The Senegalese crooner has lent his time and money to efforts in Africa and beyond.

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If bankers donated just 10% of bonuses to Haiti, $4.7 billion would go to a country in need

So the supposed geniuses at Goldman Sachs, who helped get us into our current economic mess in the first place, just picked our pockets for no interest and bought Treasury bills?

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If bankers donated just 10% of bonuses to Haiti, $4.7 billion would go to a country in need

Tiger’s People Puzzled by Haitian Offer

Filed under: Tiger Woods Tiger Woods needs some serious PR help — but Russell Simmons hasn’t helped the cause, at least according to the Tiger Woods Foundation.Simmons tweeted that Tiger plunked down $3 mil to help the Haitian earthquake victims. But the prez of the Tiger …

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If bankers donated just 10% of this year’s bonuses to Haiti, $4.7 BILLION would go to a country in need

So the supposed geniuses at Goldman Sachs, who helped get us into our current economic mess in the first place, just picked our pockets for no interest and bought Treasury bills? That's why they deserve bonuses? And what bonuses: The above article reports that Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase combined have set aside $47 billion for bonuses

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If bankers donated just 10% of this year’s bonuses to Haiti, $4.7 BILLION would go to a country in need