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Dominican merchants close border market over ban

Merchants in the Dominican Republic have shuttered a large border market in protest over neighboring Haiti's ban on poultry and egg imports. Full story

2 out of 3 people face hunger as Haiti woes mount

The hardship of hunger abounds amid the stone homes and teepee-like huts in the mountains along Haiti's southern coast. Full story

Fabled 19th-Century Shipwreck May Hold Gold Treasure

The wreck of a fabled 19th-century gunrunner that may also contain a treasure in gold has been identified off the coast of South Carolina. Full story

Haiti hosts 1st conference on mining efforts

Haiti brought in mining experts from around the world Monday in hopes of developing precious metals in one of the world's poorest countries. Full story

Aristide gives evidence in murder case to Haitian judge

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide appeared in public for the first time since returning from exile more than two years ago, testifying in court on Wednesday about the assassination more than a decade ago of a popular radio journalist and human rights activist Full story

History of transnational adoption rife with abuse

   Author and journalist Kathryn Joyce joins Melissa Harris-Perry to discuss a four-year long investigation into adoption and how international adoption in recent years has evolved into an evangelical movement.

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Irish cellphone entrepreneur banks on a smarter Haiti

A Haitian horror story, three years later

A volunteer’s look at Haiti’s devastation

Haitian officials say U.S. travel advisory unwarranted

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  Is a 13 year pathway to citizenship ‘humane’?

The Cycle hosts and author Edwidge Danticat discuss the bipartisan Gang of 8’s progress on comprehensive immigration reform, as well as what immigrants think about the policies.

  Organizer proposes solution to ineffective Haiti donations

For the past three years Hugh Locke has been conducting an unusual experiment in Haiti. It is a new development model he calls "exit strategy aid" – a strategy of sponsoring short-term, self-sustaining aid projects instead of long-term programs that create a dependency on handouts.

  Jan. 12: Nightly News Saturday broadcast

NBC’s lester Holt hosts this edition of Nightly News which includes: An update from Dr. Nancy Snyderman on the latest in this season’s flu outbreak; a report from Mark Potter on the people of Haiti and how they are coping three years after a powerful earthquake leveled thier country; and look at a w

  Three years after quake, Haiti still rebuilding

Three years after a violent earthquake hit Haiti and left millions homeless, the capital city, Port-au-prince, is bustles as rubble is cleared. However, unemployment hovers at about 70 percent. NBC’s Mark Potter reports.

  From the Archives: 2010 Haiti Earthquake

NBC’s Brian Williams, Lester Holt, Ann Curry, Kerry Sanders and Al Roker report from Haiti the day after it suffered a catastrophic 7.0 earthquake.

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