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Humanitarians Honored In San Francisco For Global Charity Work
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – Five members of the International Rescue Committee received recognition Monday night for their humanitarian work around the world. KCBS’ Doug Sovern Reports: Humanitarians...
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Bay Area Woman Trapped In Haiti By Cholera Unrest
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – A Marin County woman in Haiti doing agricultural work has been stuck in the northern city of Cap Haitien because of riots sparked by a deadly cholera outbreak. More than 1,000...
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Marin County Woman Returns Home From Haiti After Being Stuck
NICASIO (BCN) — A Marin County woman made it back home last weekend after being stuck in Haiti due to recent unrest in the country from a cholera epidemic, and said Thursday she is happy to be with her...
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Bay Area Relief Workers: Fight Not Over In Haiti
RICHMOND (KCBS) – One year ago Wednesday, a devastating earthquake swept through Haiti, killing tens of thousands of people. Bay Area relief workers say a cholera outbreak has also proven deadly....
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Sean Penn’s Charity To Help Demolish Haiti’s Palace
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI (CBS/AP) The nonprofit aid group founded by Sean Penn in the aftermath of Haiti’s deadly 2010 earthquake will oversee demolition of the wrecked National Palace, the Haitian...
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Community Corner: Bay Area Man Helps Rebuild Haiti
SAN MATEO (KCBS) – President Jimmy Carter, his wife and a team of volunteers traveled to Haiti recently to build homes in Léogâne the epicenter of the January 2010 earthquake. This was part of Habitat...
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Jefferson Award Winner Helping Create Brighter Future In Haiti
PACIFICA (KPIX 5) – A business trip to Haiti changed the life of a Pacifica woman. This former paralegal and mother of three is now dedicated to improving the lives of families by bringing clean energy...
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Madonna Visits Haiti To Observe Ex-Husband’s Aid Work
Sean Penn & Madonna (credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images) (CBS SF/AP) – Madonna is in Haiti to visit humanitarian projects that ex-husband Sean Penn has been overseeing since the Caribbean nation’s...
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Immigration Official Warns 40,000 Haitians On Their Way To U.S. Via...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A top U.S. immigration official says 40,000 Haitians may be on their way to the United States amid what she calls an “emergency situation” on California’s border with Mexico....
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Hurricane Matthew Roars Into Haiti; Bound For Cuba, Florida
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CBS / AP) — Hurricane Matthew slammed into Haiti’s southwestern tip with howling, 145 mph winds Tuesday, tearing off roofs in the poor and largely rural area, uprooting trees and...
View ArticleAfricans Startled By Trump’s Sudden And Vulgar Attention
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Africans were shocked on Friday to find President Donald Trump had finally taken an interest in their continent. But it wasn’t what people had hoped for. Using vulgar language,...
View ArticleTrump Defends Self After Comments, Says: ‘I’m Not A Racist’
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump, on the defensive in the wake of recent disparaging comments about Haiti and African nations that have revived questions about whether the leader of...
View ArticleJudge Won’t Dismiss Lawsuit Challenging Termination Of Temporary Protected...
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A federal judge in San Francisco Monday turned down a U.S. Justice Department request for dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the planned termination of temporary protected...
View ArticleJudge Blocks US From Ending Temporary Protected Status For Some Immigrants
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from ending protections that let immigrants from four countries live and work legally in the United States, saying the move...
View Article5.9 Magnitude Quake Hits Northern Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 5.9 earthquake has shaken northwestern Haiti. There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake was centered about...
View ArticleFamily Frantically Trying Locate Haitian Boys Bound For SFO Who Were Detained...
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) – Two boys from Haiti are being detained by Customs and Border Patrol. They were returning to the Bay Area. One of them goes to school and the youngest is 9-years-old. “So far it’s...
View ArticleHundreds Dead Following Magnitude 7.2 Earthquake in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CBS News) — A powerful earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday morning, killing at least 304 people and leaving hundreds of others hurt, authorities said. The 7.2 magnitude quake was...
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Novato Couple Gears Up to Help Haiti Recover From Deadly Earthquake
NOVATO (KPIX) — On Saturday at about 8:30 a.m. local time, Haiti was rocked by a massive earthquake about 90 miles west of the capital of Port au Prince. Early reports showed buildings had been toppled...
View ArticleHaitians In the Bay Area Feel Impacts of Devastating Earthquake
NOVATO (CBS SF) — A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday morning, killing at least 300 people and leaving more than 1,800 people hurt, according to authorities. The epicenter of the quake...
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