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Via: WRAL.com Faulty gas pedals has prompted Toyota to suspend U.S. sales of eight of its most popular models – including the Camry, Rav-4 and Corolla…Toyota’s trying to fix gas pedals that could stick and cause acceleration without warning. They’re also halting production at six North American car-assembly plants, beginning next week…This morning Toyota’s shares […]
Via NYTimes.com If you made a charitable contribution to the relief effort in Haiti, you may be able to claim a deduction on your 2009 tax return. Normally, contributions are deductible only for the same tax year in which they are made, but both houses of Congress moved quickly to make an exception, which allows […]
Via: NewsOne Friday night’s star-studded “Hope for Haiti” telethon has raised a record-breaking $58 million, with more donations continuing to pour in from around the world, the benefit’s organizers announced Saturday.
By Associated Press Site: http://newsone.com/nation/associated-press/teen-violinist-says-police-beat-him-and-tore-off-dreadlock/ PITTSBURGH – The photos taken by Jordan Miles’ mother show his face covered with raw, red bruises, his cheek and lip swollen, his right eye swollen shut. A bald spot mars the long black dreadlocks where the 18-year-old violist says police tore them from his head. Now, 10 days after […]
Site: “http://www.cnn.com A 24-year-old Haitian man was rescued Saturday after 11 days of being trapped under the rubble of a hotel. Wismond Jean-Pierre, who had no visible injuries, reportedly survived by taking small sips of soA 24-year-old Haitian man was rescued Saturday after 11 days of being trapped under the rubble of a hotel. Wismond […]
From the NY Times: Four years ago, a representative of an established business plan competition, the ORNL Global Venture Challenge, phoned Tiffany Bussey, founding director of the Morehouse College Entrepreneurship Center.
Via: WRAL Within days, the government will move 400,000 people made homeless by Haiti’s epic earthquake from their squalid improvised camps throughout the shattered capital to new resettlement areas on the outskirts.
Don’t miss Roland Martin’s exclusive interview with President Obama, airing on TV One January 18th at 8pm and 11pm. Take a sneak peak of what Obama had to say about Harry Reid. http://tvoneonline.com/video/embed/swfobject.js This text will be replaced //
Via: HelloBeautiful.com Michelle Obama turns 46 years old today, completing her first year as First Lady. Here are 46 things you didn’t know about about Michelle Obama. For more on this story CLICK HERE
Site: Creflo Dollar Ministries http://www.creflodollarministries.org/Events/Haiti.aspx COLLEGE PARK, GA, January 13, 2010 – In the wake of the current tragedy affecting the country of Haiti, Dr. Creflo A. Dollar and Creflo Dollar Global Missions have donated $100,000 to Samaritan’s Purse to provide funding in the non-profit organization’s efforts to rebuild the Haitian communities that were destroyed […]
Site: Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Wyclef-Jean/photo//100113/480/9812b29018f949598f4ce389805c4e74//s:/ap/us_haiti_wyclef_jean LOS ANGELES – Haitian-born rapper Wyclef Jean spoke out Saturday in defense of his foundation after charity screening groups raised concerns about its accounting practices. Jean said he was baffled by the timing and nature of criticism of The Wyclef Jean Foundation Inc., which has already raised more than $2 million […]
Via: HipHopWired.Com Two of AmeriKKKas front lining idiots have been recently feeling the heat because of their racist sentiments and remarks made toward Haiti after the tragic earthquake. As Hip-Hop Wired previously reported, Pat Robertson claimed the incident happened because Haiti “made a pack with the devil.” Ignorance a bliss, Rush Limbaugh said the tragedy […]
