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Newswire: Haiti: 7.2 magnitude earthquake hits; 1,297+ dead

Earthquake destruction in Haiti By Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D., NNPA Newswire Culture and Entertainment Editor A major 7.2 magnitude earthquake has struck the western side of the Caribbean nation of Haiti. Haiti is still recovering from a 2010 catastrophic earthquake which killed 250,000 and left more than 3 million people impacted by the fallout. Seismologists […]

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