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Pete Buttigieg: 'Hurricane Beryl Is Proving To Be A Highly Destructive Storm'
Monday, July 1, 2024 - 9:14pm | 586Read More...Transport Secretary Pete Buttigieg expressed concern over the impact of Hurricane Beryl on transportation, particularly flights, amid a potentially active hurricane season. The hurricane, which is currently causing significant destruction, is expected to affect travel to the Caribbean. What...
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Elon Musk's Own Team Just Removed His Clip About Haiti Cannibalism On X Because It Violated Community Guidelines
Thursday, March 14, 2024 - 10:23pm | 691Read More...Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk had a post removed from his own platform, X (formerly known as Twitter), due to a breach of community guidelines. What Happened: On Wednesday, Musk responded to an NBC News article about Haiti’s ongoing humanitarian crisis and escalating violence...
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These Awesome Charts Highlight Just How Diversified (or Homogeneous) Some Nations' Exports Are
Friday, April 12, 2013 - 3:36pm | 136Read More...Ever wondered what the leading exports of Antarctica or North Korea or the Solomon Islands are? Well you've come to the right place. Courtesy of the Wikimedia Commons and the Observatory of Economic Complexity, Benzinga has compiled an array of export tree maps from countries and regions around the...
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Musician Michel Martelly Elected Haitian President
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 9:48am | 152Read More...Popular carnival singer Michel Martelly won nearly two-thirds of the vote to be Haiti's next president. While final results will not be announced until April 16, Martelly dominated an election season that was filled with drama. The first round of elections was tainted with considerable fraud,...
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Haiti Funds Promised But Haven't Been Delivered
Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 11:46am | 320Read More...$5.3 billion in funding was promised by donors at an aid conference in March, almost two months after the earthquake, but less than 2 percent of that money has been handed over to the United Nations-backed entity set up to handle the money, according to CNN world. There have only been four...
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Investment Bank Jefferies Raises Millions For Haiti Relief
Friday, January 15, 2010 - 5:58pm | 171Read More...Investment Bank Jefferies Group Inc. (NYSE: JEF) has raised over $4.5 million dollars for the relief effort in Haiti. The New York investment bank has set a goal of $6 million by days end. Chief Executive Officer Rich Handler said that the firm will donate all of its net commissions and salaries...
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US Companies' Swift Reaction To Haiti Disaster
Thursday, January 14, 2010 - 11:38am | 279Read More...US companies have reacted quickly to the devastation in Haiti with plans to donate money and resources to the the island nation's relief effort. The following are just some of the recently announced aid packages that US companies are donating: UPS (NYSE: UPS) is offering $500,000 in cash and $500,...
