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- Reuters
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PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - When Lydie Jean-Baptiste saw her neighbors running from their homes on Saturday and felt the ground begin to shake beneath her feet, the 62-year-old Haitian was flooded by terrifying memories of the earthquake a decade ago that devastated her hometown. For many in the poor Caribbean nation, Saturday's major quake - which killed more than 300 people and left hundreds injured - revived the trauma of the Jan. 12, 2010 temblor from which the country was still reeling. Her neighborhood of Delmas, in the southern outskirts of Port-au-Prince, was tossed by Saturday's quake, whose epicenter was some 150 km (90 miles) to the west of the capital.
- Business Insider
Elon Musk invites residents and members of the public to take a tour of Tesla's new Gigafactory in Germany
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- SheKnows
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- Who What Wear
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- Scary Mommy
Texas Judge Says the Delta COVID Surge Has Left Dallas With “Zero ICU Beds Left for Children”
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- Hello Giggles
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- Deadline
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- BGR
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- The Daily Beast
Police Arrest Teen Accused of Helping GOP Strategist’s Underage Sex Trafficking
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- TheGrio
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- KTRK – Houston
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- The New York Times
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- Deadline
Former Bravo Reality TV Star And Surgeon Accused Of Rape Will Likely Face New Charges
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- South Florida Sun Sentinel
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- The Root
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- Idaho Statesman
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- The New York Times
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- BBC
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