TALLAHASSEE — Authorities and residents in Florida were keeping a cautious eye on Tropical Storm Ian as it rumbled through the Caribbean today. It is
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Powerful Hurricane Fiona Roaring By Bermuda, Then Off To Canada
SAN JUAN — Fiona, a Category 4 hurricane, pounded Bermuda with heavy rains and winds early Friday as it swept by the island on a
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Fiona Brings Hurricane Winds To The Turks and Caicos Islands
COCKBURN TOWN — Hurricane Fiona raked the Turks and Caicos Islands on today as a Category 3 storm after devastating Puerto Rico. Hurricane conditions were
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Fiona Nears Dominican Republic After Pounding Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — Hurricane Fiona bore down on the Dominican Republic today after knocking out the power grid and unleashing floods and landslides in Puerto
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Tropical Depression Seven Expected To Bring Rain To USVI On Saturday Afternoon
MIAMI — A disturbance with a low chance for development Tuesday is now Tropical Depression Seven, according to the National Hurricane Center. Forecasters began issuing advisories on
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Ecuadorian National Cops Guilty Plea After Smuggling 2,861 Pounds of Cocaine
CHRISTIANSTED — A native of Ecuador pleaded guilty to a drug conspiracy charge in federal court today, authorities said. Anthony Rommel Cuero Garcia, 24, of
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Charles’ Succession Stirs Caribbean Calls For Reparations, Removal of Monarch As Head of State
KINGSTON — The accession of King Charles to the British throne has stirred renewed calls from politicians and activists for former colonies in the Caribbean
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Venezuelan Who Claimed ‘Pirates’ Put A Gun To His Head and Made Him Smuggle Cocaine Gets 4 Years
CHRISTIANSTED — A Venezuelan defendant who claimed that armed pirates forced him and 10 others to smuggle 121 pounds into St. Croix got nearly four
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Shark Attack in the Bahamas Kills 58-Year-Old American Woman
NASSAU — A 58-year-old Pennsylvania woman died in a bull shark attack in The Bahamas on Tuesday, police said. The woman has been identified as
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Cuban Scientists Work To Save Rare Crocodile
CIENAGA DE ZAPATA — Shirtless and waist-deep in the dark waters of Cuba’s palm-speckled Zapata Swamp, researcher Etiam Perez releases a baby crocodile confiscated from
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