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VIA: MTV News Since the first news of Tuesday’s devastating earthquake in Haiti began trickling out, former Fugees member Wyclef Jean has been urging people to text donations to aid his homeland. As he flies back to the U.S. on Friday (January 15) after assessing the damage on the ground from the 7.0 earthquake that […]

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Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, was struck by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake near the capital that destroyed buildings and left thousands of people dead or missing. The United States is sending first responders to Haiti to assist victims of a powerful earthquake, as part of a coordinated American response that includes the […]

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Musician Wyclef Jean, who was born in Haiti, implores Haitians in America to “step up” in this clip from CNN. “As we sit here there are people in the dark…we are in a state of emergency,” said Wyclef. PREVIOUS: Haiti native Wyclef Jean is asking for assistance for victims of a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that […]