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South Windsor Haiti School
South Windsor High SchoolHaiti is one of the poorest countries in the world. In 2010, about 88% of their rural population was at poverty level after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck. Hundreds of thousands were killed and, as a result of the tragedy, people from all over the...Tags: French Literature, South Windsor, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., Natural Disasters, Haiti Earthquake (2010)
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Community & Clubs: Plenty of fish to fry at carnival
The 66th annual Fish Fry and Carnival will take place May 31 through June 2 at Fairview Park in Costa Mesa. The three-day event will include the traditional world-famous $10 fish dinners, hamburgers, hot dogs, desserts, the annual cute baby contest,...
Tags: Human Interest, Entertainment Events, Festive Events, Arts and Culture, American Legion
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Kevin Durant, NBA Star, Donates $1 Million To Red Cross For Tornado Relief
Kevin Durant donated $1 million to the Red Cross tornado and disaster relief fund to aid the victims of massive storms that devastated the greater Oklahoma City region Monday. The Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star forward has made large donations in the...Tags: Major League Baseball, Oklahoma City Thunder, American Red Cross, Dwyane Wade, Matt Kemp
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Durant donates $1 million to tornado victims
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Durant donates $1 million to tornado victims Kevin Durant donated $1 million to the Red Cross tornado and disaster relief fund to aid the victims of massive storms that devastated the greater Oklahoma City region Monday. The Oklahoma...Tags: Major League Baseball, American Red Cross, Matt Kemp, Los Angeles Dodgers, Sports
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Endurance athlete to raise funds for Haitian relief
Delray Beach resident Frank McKinney will pull a tire across the Linton Boulevard Bridge for 24 hours on Memorial Day weekend to train for what is considered the most grueling footrace in the world and also to raise money for Haiti. For the fundraiser,...Tags: Human Interest, Delray Beach, Social Issues, Car Tires, Charity
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Durant, others donate $1 million to tornado victims
ReutersKevin Durant donated $1 million to the Red Cross tornado and disaster relief fund to aid the victims of massive storms that devastated the greater Oklahoma City region Monday. The Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star forward has made large donations in the...Tags: Major League Baseball, Oklahoma City Thunder, American Red Cross, Dwyane Wade, Matt Kemp
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NBA Roundup: Del Negro out as Clippers coach
ReutersThe Sports Xchange NBA Roundup: Del Negro out as Clippers coach The Los Angeles Clippers dismissed coach Vinny Del Negro on Tuesday after the team's first-round exit in the playoffs, according to multiple reports. Del Negro's deal expires June 30,...Tags: Dwyane Wade, Matt Kemp, Memphis Grizzlies, Denver Nuggets, Chicago Bulls
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Broward women brought 143 Haitian workers to US for fake jobs, feds say
The 143 workers paid as much as $3,500 each, lured to South Florida from Haiti with false promises of steady paying jobs in construction or on farms, the hope of getting permanent residency and making a life in the U.S., they said. But when they arrived,...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Tamarac, Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice, Washington, DC
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For Philadelphia Futures director, this college success story was personal
The Philadelphia InquirerFor the last 13 years, Joan Mazzotti has made a public career of helping low-income, first-generation students from Philadelphia's public high schools get into and through college. Quietly, she and her husband, Michael Kelly, also have made it a...Tags: Science and Technology, University of Pennsylvania, Long Island, Students, Colleges and Universities
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Chandler teen celebrates sweet 16 the way she always imagined: serving Valley homeless
East Valley TribuneWhen one Chandler teenager imagined her Sweet 16 birthday, she imagined spending it the same way she has spent many Sundays in the past seven years -- with the homeless friends she served in the parking lot in downtown Phoenix. "Ever since I was about...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Social Issues, Doughnuts, Mountains, Landforms
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Congressional Democrats talk immigration in North Miami
Miami HeraldImmigration reform: It's not just about Mexicans. A group of Democratic members of Congress relayed that message Monday at an immigration forum in North Miami, home to one of the nation's largest Haitian communities. "You can't discuss a new modern...Tags: North Miami, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Extradition, Luis Gutierrez, Yvette D. Clarke
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Chicago Tribune All-State Academic Team
Scott Beck By John P. Huston,Tribune reporter Scott Beck's brain isn't the only instrument he uses to help him excel at math and science. Beck, a Highland Park High School senior, turns to the French horn to "kind of keep me balanced and keep me...
Tags: Science and Technology, Students, China Earthquake (2010), Financial Aid, Finance
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