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Israeli strike destroys Gaza building with AP, other media | The Atlanta Voice
An Israeli airstrike on Saturday targeted and destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza City that housed offices of The Associated Press and other media outlets. Hours later, Israel bombed the home of Khalil al-Hayeh, a top leader of Gaza’s ruling militant Hamas group. The Israeli military said
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Haiti's interim PM confirms request for US troops to country | The Atlanta Voice
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s interim government said Friday that it asked the U.S. to deploy troops to protect key infrastructure as it tries to stabilize the country and prepare the way for elections in the aftermath of the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. “We definitely need
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Wary USVI Residents Keep One Eye Peeled On Hurricane Larry In The Atlantic
MIAMI — Following thecatastrophic path ofHurricane Ida and its remnantsover the southern and eastern U.S. this week, the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season shows no signs of slowing down. Hurricane Larry is predicted to reach Category 4 strength over the open waters of the central Atlantic Ocean this
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Llama Antibodies Might Be ‘Game Changer’ In Fight Against COVID-19, Belgians Say
GHENT, Belgium -— Llama antibodies could soon be playing a role in the global fight against COVID-19, if clinical trials being conducted by a Belgian biomedical start-up live up to their early promise. Researchers from the VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology in Ghent say antibodies extracted
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SAM I AM: Promising To Be ‘Major’ Hurricane By Next Week, NHC Says
MIAMI — The latest developed system of the 2021 hurricane season could become the year’s next major hurricane, according to forecasters at the National Hurricane Center. The NHC reports Tropical Depression 18 continues to sport maximum sustained winds of 35 miles per hour as it trundles about 1,800
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NOT TOO LATE FOR HELLO: Julian Lennon On Taking Cool Pics In Cuba
HAVANA — Whether snapping daily life in Cuba or members of the Irish rock band U2, photographer and singer Julian Lennon says the pictures he most likes taking are spontaneous. 'The ones that really I enjoy the most are … spur of the moment,' Lennon, 58, told Reuters. The son
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Who are the rebels in northern Mozambique? - Los Angeles Sentinel
They are known locally as al-Shabab, Arabic for ``youth,'' but it seems to be just a handy nickname as they don't have any known affiliation with Somalia's jihadi rebels of the same name. The post Who are the rebels in northern Mozambique? appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
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Tropical Storm Ida A Hurricane Menace To New Orleans
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Ida prompted a hurricane watch for New Orleans and an emergency declaration for the state of Louisiana as it pushed across the Caribbean toward an anticipated strike on Cuba today. Ida could be near major hurricane strength by the time it reaches the northern Gulf Coast,
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17 American Missionaries, Including Children, Kidnapped In Haiti, Group Says
PORT-AU-PRINCE — A group of 17 U.S. missionaries including children was kidnapped by a gang in Haiti on Saturday, according to a voice message sent to various religious missions by an organization with direct knowledge of the incident. The missionaries were on their way home from building an
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Mayor Tom Barrett To Become Ambassador to Luxembourg | The Madison Times
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Change could be coming to Milwaukee and it’s in the form of a new mayor. The White House announced that President Joe Biden will nominate Mayor Tom Barrett to serve as ambassador to Luxembourg. The news came on Wednesday, Aug. 25. Once nominated, Barrett must then be confirmed
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Tropical Storm Larry Expected To Become A Category 3 Hurricane Won’t Stop Here
MIAMI — A rain system over the southwestern Caribbean Sea has a 30 percent chance of becoming a hurricane in the next 48 hours, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said this morning. 'Some slow development of this system remains possible over the next couple of days if it remains over
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NHC Continues To Track 2 Disturbances In The Tropical Atlantic
MIAMI —The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two systems in the Atlantic, with chances increasing for development into tropical depressions later in the week.  The next names in the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season will be Odette and Peter.  1. Showers and thunderstorms associated with a low
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Coast Guard Collects 38 Illegal Migrants In Mona Passage, Takes Them Back To DR
SAN JUAN — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos repatriated 38 migrants to the Dominican Republic Friday, following the interdiction of an illegal voyage Thursday in Mona Passage waters near Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico. The interdiction is the result of ongoing efforts by Caribbean Border
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COVID-19 Unrest Has Created ‘Explosive’ Situation In Guadeloupe, Says Macron
POINTE-A-PITRE — French President Emmanuel Macron said violence in Guadeloupe over COVID-19 restrictions had created a 'very explosive' situation, as a general strike entered a second week on Monday and many stores remained shuttered after nighttime looting. Hours before Macron's prime minister and
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A New Republic Is Born: Barbados Celebrates Ditching Britain’s Queen
BRIDGETOWN — Barbados, a former British colony, will next week ditch Queen Elizabeth as head of state, breaking its last remaining imperial bonds with Britain nearly 400 years since the first English ship arrived at the Caribbean island. Barbados casts the removal of Elizabeth II, who is queen of
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Get Creative In The Kitchen With These Caribbean-Owned Food Brands
SAN JUAN — You don’t need to be a master chef to support Caribbean-owned food brands. For example,Loisa’s seasoningsare an easy way to switch up the chicken breast you already know how to cook perfectly.Pisqueya’shot sauces taste good on literally anything, andIsland Love Cakesrum and
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Fossil Rodent Teeth Add North American Twist To Caribbean Mammals’ Origin Story
SAN JUAN — Two fossil teeth from a distant relative of North American gophers have scientists rethinking how some mammals reached the Caribbean Islands. The teeth, excavated in northwest Puerto Rico, belong to a previously unknown rodent genus and species, now named Caribeomys merzeraudi. About the
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Early Storm Modeling Shows 2 Waves Passing South of U.S. Virgin Islands
MIAMI —The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two tropical waves in the Atlantic; including one that is better organized as of today and showing improved odds of development. In the mid-Atlantic, disorganized showers and thunderstorms associated with a tropical wave continue to move west at
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United States and France Demonstrate Military Cooperation In The Caribbean
FORT-DE-FRANCE — The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) executed a bilateral maritime exercise with the French Navy off the coast of Martinique while operating in the Caribbean Sea on Wednesday. Sioux City with her embarked MH-60S Seahawk attached to the “Sea Knights” of
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TRASH TALK: South Carolina Garbage Bin Travels All The Way To Ireland
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Instead of a message in a bottle, it was the decals on a barnacle-covered trash barrel that shows just how far it traveled, from the southeastern U.S. coast to a beach in Ireland, more than 3500 miles (5633 kilometers) from home. The City of Myrtle Beach,
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Coast Guard Takes 66 Dominicans Back After Navy Interrupts 2 Illegal Voyages
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard repatriated 66 Dominican migrants to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel Sunday near Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, following the interdiction of two illegal voyages in Mona Passage waters between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. The aircrew of a U.S. Customs and
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El Salvador Says Being World’s 1st Bitcoin Nation Isn’t About Its Money Laundering
SAN SALVADOR — Today El Salvador will become the first country in the world to recognize bitcoin as legal tender, a move President Nayib Bukele says will save Salvadorans living abroad millions of dollars in commissions on money they send home. Despite Bukele's popularity, the move has been greeted
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U.S. Virgin Islands Braces For Impact Of Tropical Storm Grace Tomorrow
SAN JUAN — Tropical Storm Grace formed to the east of the Leeward Islands this morning and continues to move west towards the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Grace has maximum sustained winds of 45 mph and is moving west. Impacts to the Leeward Islands will begin as early
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Police Say Remains Found At Bugby Hole Can’t Be Those Of Sarm Heslop: VIPD
CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Police Department is responding to inquiries from members of the British-based press, attempting to link the dead body found in Bugby Hole on May 19 to the disappearance of Sarm Heslop from St. John on March 8. 'Although detectives presently cannot identify the
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Zimbabwean Government, Activists, Face Off Over Chinese Coal Plant - Voice and Viewpoint
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Tropical Depression Eighteen Forecast To Become Hurricane Sam This Weekend
MIAMI — Tropical Depression Eighteen has formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and will become a hurricane by this weekend. However, it's uncertain whether it will strike the Leeward Islands next week. This new system is about 2,000 miles east-southeast of the northern Leeward Islands in the eastern
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Climate Change Is Killing The World’s Coral Reefs As Oceans Warm, Study Shows
MIAMI — The world's coral reefs are under attack by climate change and more will disappear if oceans keep warming, according to a report released today. The study by the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN), a U.N.-supported global data network, showed that 14 percent of the world's coral
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US, Haiti Seek Release of 17 Missionaries Snatched By Gang
PORT-AU-PRINCE — U.S. officials are working with Haitian authorities to try to secure the release of 12 adults and five children with a U.S.-based missionary group who were abducted over the weekend by a gang notorious for killings, kidnappings and extortion. The group was snatched by the 400
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Coast Guard Takes 91 Illegal Migrants Back To The Dominican Republic Today
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Reliance crew repatriated 91 migrants to the Dominican Republic today from three at-sea interdictions in the Mona Passage off the west coast of Puerto Rico. These interdictions are the result of ongoing Coast Guard and Caribbean Border Interagency group partner
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