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Hurricane Sandy makes landfall in Cuba
MANZANILLO, Cuba (AP) — Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potent Category 2 storm and headed for the Bahamas after causing at least two deaths in the Caribbean. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Sandy had emerged of...
Tags: Tropical Storms, Cuba, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Haiti, Bahamas
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Strengthening Sandy means storm watch for S. Florida; T.S. Tony forms
Sun SentinelTropical Storm Sandy might rough up South Florida Thursday and Friday with strong winds, possibly causing significant beach erosion, downing power lines and trees and triggering minor coastal flooding, the National Weather Service said. While South...Tags: Weather, National Hurricane Center, Tropical Storms, Cuba, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Tropical Storm Sandy forecast to miss Florida; new depression forms
Sun SentinelTropical Storm Sandy emerged in the southwest Caribbean on Monday afternoon and for now is projected to remain clear of Florida. Also, for now, it is not forecast to strengthen into a hurricane. Meanwhile, a new depression formed in the Central Atlantic...Tags: Hispaniola, Tropical Storms, Cuba, Tropical Weather
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Review: The dark sensibilities of 'Kingston Noir'
-------------------- Kingston Noir Edited by Colin Channer Akashic Books: 285 pp; $15.95 trade paper original -------------------- Starting in 2004 with "Brooklyn Noir," the more than 50 titles in the Akashic Books series of crime fiction have been...
Tags: Edwidge Danticat, BBC, Crime (genre), Music, Entertainment
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Clearing hurdles no obstacle for Riley
Andrew Riley agreed with a laugh that any race that needs more than the straightaway might as well be a marathon as far as he is concerned. That's why the University of Illinois 110-meter high hurdles champion never has tried the 400 hurdles. "I don't...
Tags: Human Interest, Wisconsin Badgers, Teaching and Learning, Clearing, William Buford
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Caribbean for less
As winter looms and travelers line up for a Caribbean holiday, sorting through all the island options for the best values can be a challenge. Four destinations rise to the top of the list when it comes to bang for your buck in the form of modest...
Tags: National Parks, Trips and Vacations, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, JetBlue Airways, Rental Service
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Patricia Parkins' story or survival
Sun SentinelWhile living in Jamaica in February 2009, I felt pain in both breasts. My primary doctor ordered a mammogram and ultrasound. The results indicated Mammary Duct Ectasia and antibiotics were prescribed. I sought a second opinion, and that doctor confirmed...Tags: Herceptin (drug), Science and Technology, Biotechnology, Broward Health Medical Center, Drugs and Medicines
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Louis Simpson dies at 89; Pulitzer-winning poet
"A poet," Louis Simpson once wrote, "should wish for enough unhappiness to keep him writing." Simpson may not have wished for trouble, but he kept writing for 60 years — spare, powerful poems about war, infidelity, suburban alienation and other...
Tags: Adultery, University of California, Berkeley, The Washington Post, John Updike, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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Olympian Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce On Being The World's Fastest Woman
PIX11.comShelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is currently the fastest woman in the world. In the 2008 Olympic Games Shelly-Ann was a mere 21 years-old when she became the first Caribbean woman to win 100m gold at the Olympics. This year in London, she successfully defended...Tags: Times Square, New York City, Track and Field, Awards and Prizes, UNICEF
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Off-Duty NYPD Officer Stabbed Inside His Home
pix11.com | @colekirstinAn off duty NYPD Officer was stabbed inside his Jamaica home shortly after 1 p.m. today. The married father called 9-1-1 to say two men had come into his 170th Street home, stabbed him and struck him over the head. A massive police response ensued; the...Tags: Bronx (New York City), Raymond W. Kelly, New York City Police Department
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Local photographer launches coffee table book of 'real' Jamaica
Staff WriterAuthenticity is everything to David Muir. The Sunrise-based photographer’s first book “Pieces of Jamaica: The Real Rock Edition” (Words2Print Media Group, $45) is all about getting to the “realness” of the island nation....Tags: Arts and Culture, Photography, Arts, Authors
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This Week's Best Travelzoo Deals for Los Angeles
KTLA NewsJapanese Luxury Tokyo Roundtrip airfare from L.A. to Tokyo on Singapore Airlines 6 days, 5 nights at the Four Seasons Tokyo Hotel · One of the top luxury hotels in Tokyo, located on a 17-acre garden in the heart of the city · Rooms are 500-sq.ft. w/...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Travelzoo Inc., Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Caribbean Islands, Los Angeles International Airport
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