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Associated PressNEW YORK Mayor Michael Bloomberg says New York City will help direct local donations to the victims of Japan's earthquake and tsunami.Bloomberg said in his weekly radio appearance on Friday that people who want to donate should call 311 or go to the 311 Web site.The Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City is collecting the funds.Bloomberg described the deadly earthquake and aftermath as "sad news."He says probably even the biggest nuclear bomb can't compare to the energy of a big earthquake.The tsunami was spawned by an 8.9-magnitude earthquake.

It slammed the eastern coast of Japan on Friday, killing hundreds.Copyright 2011 Associated Press

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