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Earl batters Caribbean, threatens US East Coast

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Hurricane Earl battered tiny islands across the northeastern Caribbean with heavy rain and roof-ripping winds Monday, rapidly intensifying into a major Category 4 storm on a path projected to menace the United States. Already dangerous with sustained winds of 135 mph (215 kph), Earl is expected to gain more strength before potentially brushing the U.S. East Coast ...

67 known cases of dengue fever

SIXTY-SEVEN cases of dengue fever have been confirmed so far this year in Barbados.