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Retiring Kentucky AD Mitch Barnhart won’t take new high-paying role at school

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LEXINGTON, Ky. — Retiring Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart won’t take on a new high-paying role at the school after all, an announcement coming days after Gov. Andy Beshear questioned decision-making at the school that included Barnhart’s move. Barnhart and University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto issued statements Thursday confirming Barnhart wouldn’t become the executive-in-residence … Read more

Mitch Albom’s Haiti orphanage in the gang-controlled capital has sheltered children from violence for years

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It’s rare you hear about something good happening in Haiti. Sixteen years after the devastating earthquake which killed some 200,000 people and left more than a million homeless, the government has all but collapsed and gangs battle for control of the capital Port-au-Prince. But tonight, we want to take you to a small oasis in … Read more

At Mitch Albom’s orphanage in violence-riddled Port-au-Prince, kids grow up behind walls

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In the Haitian capital ruled by armed gangs, where murder, rape and robberies are common, bestselling author Mitch Albom runs an orphanage that takes in the most at-risk kids.  Have Faith Haiti, with its 30-foot-tall walls, barbed wire and guard towers, looks like a prison from the outside. Inside is a haven for 56 children, … Read more