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Haiti
Haiti's infrastructure especially vulnerable as hurricane hits
by
Gigi Douban
Oct 4, 2016
The country is still trying to recover from an earthquake in 2010.
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Of poverty and sacrifice in Haiti
by
Kai Ryssdal
Aug 27, 2013
Edwidge Danticat's new novel, "Claire of the Sea Light," describes the economic difficulties of life in Haiti, even before the 2010 earthquake.
Sandy's damage extends south, to Haiti
by
Jeff Horwich
Nov 6, 2012
Before Sandy hit New York, New Jersey, and the United States, it made its way through the Caribbean. Haiti received some of the worst damage -- More than 10,000 Haitian houses were destroyed.
Haiti marks earthquake’s second anniversary
Jan 12, 2012
Though billions of dollars of aid was promised after the 7.0 earthquake in Haiti two years ago, much reconstruction work remains to be done.
The 411 on mobile giving
Jan 12, 2012
A just-released study says texting donations for crises like the Haiti earthquake could become the new norm.
MIDDAY UPDATE: Illinois raises income tax, California's budget, and Haiti -- One year later
Jan 12, 2011
Illinois state legislators raised the state income tax from 3 percent to 5 percent, a 66 percent hike. In plain terms, if you owed the Illinois...