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Ike Spikes to Cat 4, Deadly
Hanna Churns Toward US

Now Josephine's waiting in the wings

Associated Press Associated Press Sep 4, 08 2:25 CDT
(Newser) - Two major storms are churning across the Atlantic, with their chances of striking the US still unclear. Hurricane Ike has rapidly strengthened to a raging Category 4, while Tropical Storm Hanna is now battering the Bahamas after killing 26 in Haiti. Hanna could hit the US  Saturday anywhere between Georgia and North Carolina, reports AP. Ike’s path is still uncertain.  More »

 Hurricane 
 Hanna 
 Is Next 

Storm expected to reach Bahamas today

Associated Press Associated Press Sep 1, 08 2:35 PM CDT
(AP) - The National Hurricane Center has upgraded Hanna to a hurricane as it brings waves, rain, and blustery winds to the Turks and Caicos islands, the AP reports. Hurricane warnings—meaning the storm is expected to arrive within 24 hours—were issued for the island chain and the central and southeastern Bahamas today, and forecasters warned that the storm could strike the US mainland. More »

More about:  North Carolina • hurricane • Hurricane Gustav • Miami • Bahamas • Hurricane Hanna

 Jewel Elopes With Her Cowboy 

Longtime pair weds in Bahamas

People People Aug 8, 08 11:40 CDT
(Newser) - Jewel eloped to the Bahamas last night with her longtime boyfriend, the rodeo champion Ty Murray, People reports. The pair, who never announced their engagement, exchanged vows at a private ceremony in which the singer wore a traditional gown and Murray donned his favorite jeans and cowboy hat. The groom currently stars in his wife’s video for her country single “I Do.” They've been together 10 years. More »

More about:  celebrity • wedding • Bahamas • Jewel

Kidnap Suspect May Be Fleeing NY by Yacht

Cops: Bahamas could be destination for Rockefeller, 7-year-old

Boston Herald Boston Herald Jul 28, 08 5:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - The man believed to have kidnapped his daughter after a custody visit in Boston yesterday could be trying to flee the country on his yacht, authorities said today. Clark Rockefeller might have been dropped off, along with 7-year-old Reigh, at New York’s Grand Central Station last night, aiming to get to his boat, moored somewhere on Long Island, the Boston Herald reports. Authorities have been questioning area marina-owners, and searched Long Island Sound from the air. More »

More about:  crime • kidnapping • custody battle • Clark Rockefeller • Long Island • Bahamas • Reigh Boss • manhunt

 Smith Son's OD Accidental: Jury 

Bahamas panel rules out criminal charges in 20-year-old's 2006 death

Associated Press Associated Press Mar 31, 08 3:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - The drug overdose that killed Anna Nicole Smith’s 20-year-old son was accidental, a Bahamas jury ruled today, recommending no criminal charges in Daniel Smith's 2006 death. The inquest, which began in November, had already determined there was no evidence of homicide; an autopsy indicated the model's son probably died from a lethal combination of methadone and antidepressants, the AP reports. More »

More about:  celebrity • overdose • Bahamas • Anna Nicole Smith • inquest • Daniel Smith

Flooding Claims 9 in Caribbean

Tropical storm batters Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico

Reuters Reuters Dec 13, 07 7:37 CST
(Newser) - Tropical Storm Olga set off flash floods in the Dominican Republic yesterday, killing at least 8 people, reports Reuters. Another man died in a mudslide in nearby Puerto Rico. The storm was downgraded to a tropical depression by the end of the day, and predicted to head between Jamaica and Cuba toward Mexico. More »

World's Best Green Hotels

Leave a footprint as small as your carry-on at a luxurious eco-hotel

Travel Leisure Travel Leisure Nov 5, 07 10:15 CST
(Newser) - Solar-heated pools, energy-conserving lights, composted food scraps . . . hotels aren't all bastions of consumption and waste. Travel+Leisure teamed up with Conservation International to assemble a list of 20 eco-friendly hotels: Spice Island Beach Resort, Grenada Soneva Fushi Resort & Six Senses Spa, Maldives Heritance Kandalama, Sri Lanka More »

More about:  list • Australia • Egypt • Colorado • Switzerland • hotel • Philippines • Tanzania • Sri Lanka • Bahamas • ecology • green building • spa • eco tourism • Maldives • green travel • LEED • Zanzibar

Hurricane Noel Toll Hits 108

Furious storm slammed Caribbean, but is expected to spare Florida

Associated Press Associated Press Nov 2, 07 3:54 CDT
(Newser) - Tropical storm Noel was upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane last night, and has claimed 108 lives, making it the deadliest Atlantic storm this year. The island of Hispaniola suffered nearly all the fatalities, with 66 reported in the Dominican Republic and 40 in Haiti, most of them in or near the capital of Port-au-Prince. More »

More about:  Cuba • hurricane • Haiti • tropical storms • Dominican Republic • Bahamas • Hurricane Noel • Tropical Storm Noel

Noel Deaths and Damage Mount

59 dead in the Caribbean as the storm takes aim at the Bahamas

Miami Herald Miami Herald Oct 31, 07 2:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - The death toll from Tropical Storm Noel rose to 59 in the Caribbean today, with the storm moving on from Cuba and headed towards the Bahamas, the Miami Herald reported today. The Dominican Republic's government reported 41 dead with 20 more missing, and Haitian authorities, who had previously reported no deaths from the storm, confirmed 18 fatalities. More »

More about:  Cuba • Haiti • Dominican Republic • Bahamas • Tropical Storm Noel

Tropical Storm Noel Kills 20

After slamming Haiti and Dominican Republic, heads for Cuba, Bahamas

CNN CNN Oct 29, 07 6:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tropical Storm Noel slammed into the Dominican Republic today with torrential rain and mudslides, leaving 20 people dead and another 20 missing. Noel was expected to drop as much as 20 inches of rain on Hispaniola, the island shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic, before heading northwest toward the Bahamas and Cuba, CNN reports. More »

Twin Tropical Depressions Form

Systems could grow into tropical storms

Miami Herald Miami Herald Sep 12, 07 2:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Twin tropical depressions sprouted today in the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic, the Miami Herald reports, and both could become tropical storms by day’s end. Forecasters expect the Gulf system to spiral toward Texas and Louisiana, bringing 10 to 15 inches of rain to the already soggy states. But officials are more concerned about the Atlantic system. More »

Top Thrills for Your Holiday Buck

Challenge yourself and whatever unfortunates you bring along in these nail-biting vacation adventures

Forbes Forbes Aug 25, 07 3:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Timid vacationers whose idea of a good time is a book and a beach chair need not peruse this list of adventures, compiled by Forbes . Dive with sharks in the Bahamas (cagediver.com) Fly a fighter jet in California (incredible-adventures.com) High-altitude skydiving in Memphis (halojumper.com ) More »

More about:  list • Russia • travel • vacation • Moscow • New Zealand • Bahamas • Bolivia • cosmonaut • adventure

Birkhead's the Baby Daddy

DNA evidence wins photographer Birkhead paternity of Daniellyn

Associated Press Associated Press Apr 11, 07 6:18 CDT
(Newser) -  Daniellyn finally has a baby daddy. DNA evidence proved that the daughter of the late Anna Nicole Smith can call paparazzo Larry Birkhead Dad. "I told you so," a jubilant Birkhead told reporters after the announcement at a court hearing in the Bahamas. He  hugged his rival, Howard K. Stern, Smith's former lawyer and companion. More »

More about:  celebrity • DNA • DNA evidence • Bahamas • Howard Stern • Anna Nicole Smith • Larry Birkhead

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