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Red Cross Effort To Shut Down Inquiry Fails; Report Calls For Outside Oversight

1:57pm September 17, 2015

by Laura Sullivan

The American Red Cross allegedly did not fully cooperate with a government investigation of its performance and finances. Now investigators and a congressman want the charity's books open for audits.

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Rivers remained swollen and choked with debris in Roseau, Dominica, on Friday after Tropical Storm Erika had passed

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Tropical Storm Erika Falls Apart; Dominica Deaths At 20

12:05pm August 29, 2015

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

The storm caused devastating flooding and landslides on the tiny island earlier this week, but poses less of a threat to Florida, according to National Weather Service forecasts.

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In Private Letter, Red Cross Tried To End Government Inquiry

10:16am August 17, 2015

by Laura Sullivan

The charity has said it wants to "lead the effort in transparency." But when a congressman requested an inquiry into its disaster relief work, Red Cross officials wanted it called off.

Children play among the tents of Parc Cadeau, one of the camps set up in Haiti for migrants who've left the Dominican Republic after being stripped of their citizenship.

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Fleeing To Haiti, They Put Their Faith In 'God And Government'

12:21pm July 28, 2015

by Peter Granitz

Thousands of residents of the Dominican Republic — many of Haitian descent — have been stripped of citizenship. Facing deportation, they've moved into camps. Now they're living in limbo.

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Sen. Grassley Not Satisfied With Answers From The Red Cross

2:03pm July 24, 2015

by Laura Sullivan

The American Red Cross responded to detailed questions about how it spent almost half a billion dollars in Haiti. But Sen. Chuck Grassley says he and the public need more information.

The Red Cross funded these homes in the Parc Tony Colin community in Bon Repos, Haiti, after the 2010 earthquake, but residents say the structures are starting to deteriorate from water damage. Newly obtained internal reports raise questions about how the

Documents Show Red Cross May Not Know How It Spent Millions In Haiti

2:47pm July 22, 2015

by Laura Sullivan

Reports obtained by NPR and ProPublica show the Red Cross did not monitor many of the earthquake relief projects it funded. So the agency may not have answers to this week's questions from Congress.

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A student at a girl's school in Port-au-Prince walks past a mural by a famous Haitian street artist.

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The Mural That Made A Photographer Stop In His Tracks

3:50pm June 23, 2015

by Linda Poon

When Pulitzer winner Patrick Farrell saw the painting on a Port-au-Prince wall, he waited for the right moment, then started snapping.

American Red Cross News Conference In Haiti Grows Heated

1:36pm June 12, 2015

by Laura Sullivan

The Red Cross had the opportunity to explain how it spent almost half a billion dollars — but provided journalists with few answers.

NPR Red Cross Investigation Prompts Call For A Congressional Hearing

10:52am June 12, 2015

by Brian Naylor

The joint NPR/ProPublica probe found that the charity raised nearly half a billion dollars after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti but has little to show for it.

After the quake of 2010, a man stands on a rooftop yelling for any sign of his missing relatives in a Port-au-Prince neighborhood.

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Behind The Story: What Made NPR Look Into Red Cross Efforts In Haiti?

9:01pm June 05, 2015

by Jason Beaubien

The agency ran into problems in its response to Superstorm Sandy. Then came the Haiti earthquake. The Red Cross spent nearly half a billion. Our reporter wanted to find out: What did it accomplish?