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  1. Ferocious Hurricane Omar swirls out to seaRead the original story

    12 min ago | Gulf Times

    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: Hurricane Omar was rapidly losing strength yesterday as it headed out to sea, after pounding the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico as a ferocious Category Three storm.

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  2. Boca Raton philanthropist, supermarket mogul Harold Toppel dead at 84Read the original story

    40 min ago | Palm Beach Post

    ... supermarket in New Jersey. The company quickly expanded, but Toppel had his eyes set on bigger things. He saw Puerto Rico as an untapped market for supermarkets so in 1954 he took his savings and invested in San Juan's first supermarket. In 1963, ...

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  3. Baby walkers recalled due to stairway fall hazardRead the original story

    1 hr ago | ABC15.com

    ... and can return them to the store where they were purchased for a full refund. My Way Corp. is based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. For additional information, contact My Way Corp. collect at (787) 758-5848 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through ...

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  4. Marine Safety Information Bulletin 9 - " U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto RicoRead the original story

    1 hr ago | United States Coast Guard

    ... in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Captain of the Port also announced earlier Thursday that all the ports in Puerto Rico including Culebra and Vieques are open for normal operations. Questions or comments regarding this bulletin should be directed to ...

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  5. Top World News PhotosRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Fox News

    ... beach at sunrise, with the outer bands of the Hurricane Omar storm system visible in the background, in Humacao, Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico was spared the effects of Hurricane Omar, which veered east of the U.S. Territory, and was quickly moving away ...

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  6. Edward LugoRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | The Toccoa Record

    ... Lugo, 88, of Toccoa, died Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008, at the home of his daughter. Born Jan. 10, 1920, in Ponce, Puerto Rico, he was a son of the late Jaime and Eugenia Morales Velez. He was married twice, first to the late Eugenia Davenport Lugo and ...

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  7. U.S. team of college stars leads by two in World Amateur Team playRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | PGA.com

    ... of just cruised from there," said the 19-year-old Fowler. "It was a good day." The U.S. was three shots clear of Puerto Rico and five in front of Wales and France, but was the only team among the top five that played at Royal Adelaide. Scotland, ...

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  8. Omar weakens to Category 1 hurricane over AtlanticRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | CTV.ca

    Hurricane Omar is now a Category 1 hurricane after it weakened rapidly over the open Atlantic Thursday.

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  9. Hurricane Omar moves through northern CaribbeanRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | The Times West Virginian

    ... calm, nothing happened," said Joselyn Ponce of the local office of emergency services. One death was reported on Puerto Rico's tiny island of Culebra. Authorities say a 55-year-old man collapsed from cardiac arrest while trying to install storm ...

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  10. Hurricane Omar strengthens, moves north of islandsRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | HeraldTribune.com

    ... Fishermen and others gathered at dusk to watch the rough surf smash against a seawall. One death was reported on Puerto Rico's tiny island of Culebra. Authorities say a 55-year-old man collapsed from cardiac arrest while trying to install storm ...

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  11. Fitch Rates Puerto Rico Investors Tax Free Fund III, Inc., Notes 'A+'Read the original story

    2 hrs ago | BusinessWire

    Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'A+' rating to $7,369,000 in 100% Principal Protected Absolute Return Barrier Notes issued by Puerto Rico Investors Tax Free Fund III, Inc.

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  12. My Way Corp. Recalls Baby Walkers Due to Stairway Fall HazardRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | PR Newswire

    ... ) Name of product: Baby Walkers Units: About 800 Manufacturer: My Way Corp., of San Juan, Puerto Rico Hazard: The walkers violate the baby walker voluntary standard and can fit through a standard doorway and are not designed to stop at the edge of a ...

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  13. Mark KimbleRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Tuscon Citizen

    ... rum, probably to protect domestic rum makers. But that tax is refunded to rum makers in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico because they are U.S. territories. That has been the case since 1986, and the bailout bill provision continued that. "There ...

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  14. Bailout Stuffed With EarmarksRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Kypost.Com

    ... their facilities over seven years, saving the industry $100 million over two years. Rum: Offers rum producers in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands a rebate on excise taxes worth $192 million over two years. Wool: Reduces tariffs for U.S. makers of ...

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  15. PHOTOS: Howling Storm Leaves Trail of DestructionRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Fox News

    ... Martin. Oct. 15: Surfers take advantage of increased swells with the approach of the Hurricane Omar in Humacao, Puerto Rico. Schools, businesses and a giant oil refinery closed Wednesday on several Caribbean islands in the path of Hurricane Omar. ...

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  16. Flashback October 17, 2000-2002Read the original story

    4 hrs ago | Saipan Tribune

    ... Ricans' bid to vote in presidential elections BOSTON -A federal appeals court Friday ruled that residents of Puerto Rico can't vote in presidential elections unless the island territory becomes a state or the Constitution is amended. The ruling ...

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  17. Hurricane Omar moves through northern Caribbean - APRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Guardian Unlimited

    ... calm, nothing happened," said Joselyn Ponce of the local office of emergency services. One death was reported on Puerto Rico's tiny island of Culebra. Authorities say a 55-year-old man collapsed from cardiac arrest while trying to install storm ...

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  18. Marine Safety Information Bulletin #8 - " Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin IslandsRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | United States Coast Guard

    Sector San Juan Marine Safety and Security Duty Officers are notifying all facilities and vessels in the San Juan Captain of the Port zone Thursday that all ports in Puerto Rico including Culebra and Vieques ...

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  19. Omar Targets Virgin IslandsRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | American Chronicle

    The AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center reports Hurricane Omar is bearing down on the islands of the eastern Caribbean, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, home to one of the world's largest oil ...

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  20. Omar Moving Away From "Lucky" Virgin islandsRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | The Ledger

    ... Fishermen and others gathered at dusk to watch the rough surf smash against a seawall. One death was reported on Puerto Rico's tiny island of Culebra. Authorities say a 55-year-old man collapsed from cardiac arrest while trying to install storm ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Virgin Islands, Central America, Christiansted, Virgin Islands, Virgin Islands, Virgin Islands, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Omar