NEW YORK (AP) — The minister for the two islands in Grenada that Hurricane Beryl first slammed into with catastrophic winds had a simple message
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Caribbean leaders hope new UK government is open to talks on slavery reparations
LONDON — Caribbean leaders hope that Britain under its new Labor government might shift its long-standing position on slavery reparations and agree to discuss how
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Over 6,000 people in Haiti leave their homes after gang attack killed dozens
SAINT-MARC (AP) — Nearly 6,300 people have fled their homes in the aftermath of an attack in central Haiti by heavily armed gang members that killed
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Hurricane Milton moves towards the west coast of Florida
MIAMI — Milton became a hurricane today. It is expected to arrive near Tampa on Wednesday as at least a Category 3, according to the
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Nearly half of Cuba without power as blackouts deepen
HAVANA — More than half of Cuba was without power on Thursday evening as fuel shortages and broken-down power plants left the government with little
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UN extends Kenya-led force to tackle gangs in Haiti, but sidelines call for UN peacekeepers
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to extend the mandate of the Kenya-led multinational force helping to tackle gang violence in Haiti,
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Tropical Storm Milton forms in the Gulf of Mexico, expected to make landfall in Florida
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Milton formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday and is forecast to bring “life-threatening impacts” to Florida — a state
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Leslie strengthens into a hurricane in the Atlantic but isn’t threatening land
MIAMI — Leslie has strengthened into a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean and isn’t threatening land, forecasters said. The storm was located Saturday about 725
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Investigators in Haiti accuse three members of transitional presidential council of corruption
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — An anti-corruption agency in Haiti on Wednesday accused three members of the country’s transitional presidential council of bribery in a scathing report that threatens
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National Hurricane Center tracking 3 systems in tropics
MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center is tracking three tropical disturbances, including two that could affect Florida over the weekend or early next week. Hurricane Kirk is a
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