Growing up behind walls at Mitch Albom’s Haitian orphanage
Haiti’s gangs have near-total control of Port-au-Prince. Bestselling author Mitch Albom runs an orphanage in the city. Children there grow up and get an education in a haven behind walls.
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Storm Melissa reaches hurricane strength, threatening catastrophic flooding in northern Caribbean
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) U. S. forecasters issued a hurricane warning for Jamaica Saturday as Storm Melissa reached hurricane strength, threatening catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean. A hurricane warning means winds of at least 74 mph (119 kph) are expected in the area within 36 hours. “Melissa has become a hurricane with maximum sustained winds [.].