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130 Survive Colombia Jet Crash
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) –A Boeing 737 jetliner filled with vacationers crashed in a thunderstorm and broke apart as it slid onto the runway on a Caribbean island Monday. Only one of the 131 people on...
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Netflix To Stream Movies, Shows In Latin America
LOS GATOS (CBS/AP) — Netflix is expanding its movie and TV show streaming service into 43 countries throughout Latin America. It’s the online movie rental company’s largest international expansion yet....
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2 California Men Arrested On Gay Cruise In Caribbean
ROSEAU, Dominica (CBS / AP) — Two California men on a gay cruise of the Caribbean were arrested Wednesday in Dominica, where sex between two men is illegal. Police Constable John George said police...
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Bay Area Man, Sister Survive Ship Sinking In Caribbean
ST. LUCIA (CBS / AP) — The fishing trip off the rugged north coast of St. Lucia was supposed to last all day, but about four hours into the journey, the boat’s electric system crackled and popped. Dan...
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Police Detail Rescue Of Bay Area Man, Sister In Caribbean
ST. LUCIA (CBS / AP) — A boat captain and his first mate swam through dangerous waters for nearly a day before they were rescued after a sinking that was also survived by their two U.S. passengers,...
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6.4-Magnitude Earthquake Rocks The Caribbean Near Barbados
BARBADOS (CBS SF) — The U.S. Geological Survey says a 6.4-magnitude earthquake has struck the Caribbean nation of Barbados. The quake’s epicenter was located 72 miles northeast of Bathsheba, Barbados,...
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Category 5 Hurricane Irma Bears Down On Caribbean; Florida Prepares
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Irma grew into a dangerous Category 5 storm, the most powerful seen in the Atlantic in over a decade, and roared toward islands in the northeast Caribbean Tuesday...
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ST. JOHN’S, Antigua (AP) — Hurricane Irma roared into the Caribbean with record force early Wednesday, its 185-mph winds shaking homes and flooding buildings on a chain of small islands along a path...
View ArticleHurricane Irma Death Toll Rises As Threat Increases For Florida
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Fearsome Hurricane Irma cut a path of devastation across the northern Caribbean, leaving at least 10 dead and thousands homeless after destroying buildings and uprooting...
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Hurricane Maria Strengthens To Category 5; New Warnings Issued In Caribbean
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (CBS News) — Hurricane Maria is now a Category 5 storm, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Monday evening. Air Force Reserve aircraft data indicates that Maria has...
View ArticleMagnitude 7.6 Quake Strikes Caribbean, Tsunami Advisory For PR, Virgin Islands
(CBS SF) — A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Tuesday night in the Caribbean Sea near Honduras, according to the United States Geological Survey. A tsunami advisory is in effect for the islands of...
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Cal Maritime Training Ship Resumes Cruise After Accident In Caribbean
VALLEJO (CBS / AP) — The California Maritime Academy’s training ship Golden Bear is resuming a cruise after being damaged in an accident in the eastern Caribbean. The academy says the ship struck a...
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Oakland’s Top 3 Caribbean Spots
Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top Caribbean spots around Oakland, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to fill the bill.
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