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Cape Cod, Long Island brace for lash of Earl Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:03AMCAPE COD, Massachusetts (CNN) -- Hurricane Earl weakened to a Category 1 storm Friday morning with maximum sustained winds of 85 miles per hour, according to an 11 a.m. ET report from the National Hurricane Center.
Downgraded Earl Still Posing A Threat Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:02AMA weakened Hurricane Earl delivered only a glancing blow to North Carolina's Outer Banks early Friday on its way up the East Coast, flooding roads on the narrow vacation islands and knocking out power but staying farther offshore than feared. There were no immediate reports of any injuries.
Earl weakens to Category 1, heads for Northeast Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:00AMEarl weakens to a Category 1 hurricane on track for Northeast, top sustained winds near 85 mph
Earl weakens to Category 1, heads for Northeast Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 10:59AM(AP:BUXTON, N.C.) Hurricane Earl sideswiped North Carolina's Outer Banks early Friday, flooding the vacation islands but causing no injuries and little damage, then chugged up the Eastern Seaboard toward Cape Cod, a weaker but still dangerous storm.
Earl weakens to a Category 1, winds near 85 mph Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 10:54AMHurricane Earl has weakened to a Category 1 storm as it heads for the Northeast and some watches and warnings have been reduced or dropped from Long Island to Maine.
Hurricane Earl pounds East Coast Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 10:53AMA weakened Hurricane Earl delivered only a glancing blow to North Carolina's Outer Banks early Friday on its way up the East Coast, flooding roads and knocking out power but staying farther offshore than feared.
UPDATE: Hurricane Earl moves up the coast Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 10:50AMJoel Westforth covers Ocean Mystique's windows with boards Thursday in Virginia Beach in preparation for Hurricane Earl.
UPDATE: Hurricane Earl moves up the coast Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 10:45AMStorm heads northeast after bringing strong winds and rain to N.C.; far less impact in southeastern Va.
Earl sideswipes Outer Banks, heads for Northeast Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 10:41AMBUXTON, N.C. (AP) - Hurricane Earl kicked up dangerous waves and rip currents along the East Coast as it blew over open water Friday toward Cape Cod after brushing North Carolina's Outer Banks, leaving flooding but no injuries on the narrow vacation islands.
Mindanao Investment Forum focuses on energy projects, agribusiness Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 10:36AMMindanao-wide projects in the energy sector were among the investment proposals showcased at the Mindanao Investment Forum held in Manila on September 1, as part of the lead-up to the 19th Mindanao Business Conferences. “We presented investment packages in energy – including renewable energy – shipping, agribusiness, mariculture and other key industries,” said Ralph Paguio, president of the ...
East Coast Bracing For Hurricane Earl Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:54PMA powerful Hurricane Earl threatened to sideswipe much of the East Coast just ahead of Labor Day, worrying countless vacationers who planned to spend the traditional last week of summer at the beach.
North Carolina Coast Prepares For The Effects Of Earl Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:55PMNorth Carolina officials late Tuesday announced the first evacuation would be Ocracoke Island beginning at 5 a.m.
Paradise in Kaikoura, New Zealand Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:48PMFinally, I hit one smack in the middle. My drive on a nifty par four rises like a Jumbo Jet, far and high in the sky. But I lose sight of the golf ball. Instead I’m caught gazing at the majestic snow-capped Kaikoura mountains. To my right I hear the waves crashing on the shore.
Typhoon Kompasu to hit South Korea this week Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:39PMWednesday, September 1st, 2010 10:16:00 SEOUL: A typhoon is expected to pass through South Korea this week, bringing heavy rains and strong winds, Yonhap news agency quoted the national meteorological agency as saying. As of Tuesday afternoon, Typhoon Kompasu, meaning "compass" in Japanese, is moving northwest from around 70 kilometers southeast of Okinawa at a speed of 26 kilometers per hour ...
Typhoon Kompasu to hit South Korea this week Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:26PMSEOUL: A typhoon is expected to pass through South Korea this week, bringing heavy rains and strong winds, Yonhap news agency quoted the national meteorological agency as saying.
Earl could force U.S. evacuations before Labor Day Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:04PMA powerful Hurricane Earl threatened to sideswipe much of the East Coast just ahead of Labor Day, worrying countless vacationers who planned to spend the traditional last week of summer at the beach. The Federal Emergency Management Agency warned people along the Eastern Seaboard to prepare for possible evacuations and ...
Ibiza police arrest 20 Britons in raid on major drug ring Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:01PM38,000 ecstasy pills and large haul of other drugs sold by nightclub workers seized on island popular with clubbers They were the kings of San Antonio, the people who fuelled the non-stop party that is Ibiza in the summer. So integrated into the island's nightlife was the gang of British drug dealers that it was often club PR people who peddled their pills for them. Today, as 20 British members ...
Twenty Britons arrested in Ibiza drug raid Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:59PM38,000 ecstasy pills and large haul of other drugs sold by nightclub workers seized in Ibiza Police have arrested a group of 20 Britons suspected of being members of a major drug ring in Ibiza after an operation that uncovered significant quantities of narcotics. A haul of cocaine, ecstasy and other drugs were seized in a series of raids at properties in the Spanish resort of San Antonio on the ...
Local eats: Islanders sample third annual Tast Guam Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:16PMVariety: An assortment of cakes and desserts were on display at the Pacific Islands Club booth at this year's Taste Guam event. Cupcakes: Pastel tres leches were on display at the Hyatt Regency Guam booth during this year's Taste Guam event.
September events Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:15PMRocking the house: International star Arnel Pineda, front man of the legendary rock band Journey, performs in concert with the AMMO Band at the University of Guam field house on Aug. 21.
Hurricane Earl threatens U.S. Coast after hitting Caribbean Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:14PMSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Earl, now a powerful Category 4 storm, barreled toward the U.S. coast early Tuesday after battering tiny islands across the northeastern Caribbean with heavy rain and winds that damaged homes and toppled power lines. Earl is forecast to potentially brush the U.S. East Coast late Thursday, before curving back out to sea, potentially swiping New England or far ...
Earl batters Caribbean, threatens US East Coast Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:54AMHurricane Earl battered tiny islands across the northeastern Caribbean with heavy rain and roof-ripping winds Monday as it rapidly intensified into a major Category 4 storm taking a path projected to menace the United States. Already dangerous with sustained winds of 135 mph (215 kph), Earl was expected to gain more strength before potentially brushing the U.S. East Coast this week and bringing ...
Quail Hollow to host the 2017 US PGA Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:51AMThe PGA of America has selected Quail Hollow Club as the site of the 99th PGA Championship in August 2017, making it the third venue in the golf-popular state of North Carolina to host the Season’s Final Major.
FEMA: U.S. evacuations may be required for Hurricane Earl Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:51AMCategory 4 storm scheduled to brush North Carolina by late Thursday
Hurricane Earl Barrels Toward U.S. East Coast Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:49AMHurricane Earl, now a powerful Category 4 storm, barreled toward the U.S. coast early Tuesday after battering tiny islands across the northeastern Caribbean with heavy rain and winds that damaged homes and toppled power lines.
FEMA Says US Evacuations May Be Required for Earl Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:42AMRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Federal officials say evacuations may be required in the U.S. if Hurricane Earl tracks too close to the East Coast.
Hurricane Earl threatens East Coast Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:42AMPROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos — Islanders wary of a possible blow from powerful Hurricane Earl pulled boats ashore and packed supermarkets on the Turks and Caicos on Tuesday as the Category 4 storm howled over open seas toward the eastern United States.
BOGO: The getaway Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:35AMYou don't have to travel far! The city of Bogo is only a two-hour drive up north from Cebu City making it a wonderful day or weekend trip. There is just enough to do there plus, it is stress-free, as well.
Chef returns to Tamaya Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 12:11AMThe Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa has hired Cheryl Scantlebury as its new executive chef. Scantlebury joins the Hyatt Regency Tamaya from the Hyatt Regency Denver in Denver, Colo., where she was the hotel’s executive chef.
Beach council approves new water park Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 12:08AMPANAMA CITY BEACH — City Council members on Thursday gave final approval to a new water park that was first given the green light by the city’s planning board a year ago. The new amusement site, which will sit on about 7.7 acres between Front...
Federal prison time for embezzler Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 12:00AMTerry Hershey will spend three years in a federal prison for embezzling $1.5 million from a family business, money even the judge doubts will ever be repaid.
Cuba Enacts 2 Surprising Free-Market Reforms Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:22PMWhat's Your Reaction?
Cuba embraces 2 surprising free-market reforms Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:12PM(AP:HAVANA) Cuba has issued a pair of surprising free-market decrees, allowing foreign investors to lease government land for up to 99 years _ potentially touching off a golf-course building boom _ and loosening state controls on commerce to let islanders grow and sell their own fruit and vegetables.
On Big Island, Worst likely behind us Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 10:11PMThe free fall of Hawaii's economy for the most part appears to be over, however, recovery will be slow for the Big Island, economists said Thursday.
Golf exploding in China? That’s a fair way to put it Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 10:03PMThere are about 4 million golfers in China and with about a 50 percent annual growth rate it is predicted that by 2020 the Asian superpower will surpass the U.S. with the world’s largest golf population.
Greece continues to entice travellers with history and beauty Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 10:00PMSantorini is considered by many to be the most beautiful of Greece's 1,400 islands.
Cuba embraces 2 surprising free-market reforms Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 9:16PMCuba has issued a pair of surprising free-market decrees, allowing foreign investors to lease government land and loosening state controls on commerce.
OUTDOORS: Weekly fishing report, Aug. 26 Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 10:00PMThe fish report is weekly. Its accuracy depends on marinaoperators, tackle shops and local fishermen we contact. Anglerscatching large fish should send the information to Outdoor NewsService, P.O. Box 9007, San Bernardino, CA 92427, or telephone909-887-3444, so it can be included in this report. Faxes can besent to 909-887-8180. E-Mail messages or fishing reports can alsobe posted to Jim ...
Baby Minogue steals the limelight Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 9:08PMDannii Minogue has made her first major public appearance since the birth of her son at the Barefoot Black-tie dinner on Hamilton Island.
All eyes on newest Minogue Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 8:41PMAll eyes were on the Dannii Minogue's seven-week-old son Ethan in his first major outing.
Working rules to protect living history Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 8:11PMThe old-fashioned streets of Gulangyu stand in stark contrast to the glitzy, modern buildings of Xiamen. [China Daily] In Gulangyu, which sits off the east coast of Fujian province, two things are missing: Petrol-powered vehicles and modern buildings.
Safety concerns raised about China crash runway Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 8:08PMYICHUN, China — A nighttime flight into a remote Chinese city ended with a violent, shaking descent and then a crash near an airport that one major Chinese airline had previously judged unsafe for night landings. More than half the 96 people onboard survived, clambering over luggage as smoke filled the broken fuselage.
All eyes on newest Minogue Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 7:56PMDannii Minogue and her partner Kris Smith were dressed to the nines for their first major event since they became parents, but all eyes were on their son Ethan.
Witnesses: Execs knew of woes at financier's bank Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 7:41PMHOUSTON -- Executives who worked with Texas financier R. Allen Stanford were aware of problems at his now defunct Caribbean bank, including fabricated investment reports and that Stanford secretly used money from investors to fund loans to himself, two financial experts testified Wednesday.
Ringing the changes Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 7:20PMDue to its location, the new area will act as a platform to promote new cooperation between Hong Kong, Macao and Guangdong under the "one country, two systems" policy.
At Large : Heroic work and a teaching moment Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 6:55PMWe look for heroes everywhere these days. We need heroes. And, needing them, we seem to find them, or at least we declare heroes. But in fact, heroism is, in its stunning mix of bravery, selflessness, higher purpose, dynamism, and unpredictability, rare indeed.
Allen Stanford's Execs Knew He Was Bilking Investors: Witness Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 2:23PMWhat's Your Reaction? HOUSTON -- Two executives who worked with jailed Texas financier R. Allen Stanford knew he was secretly using money from investors to fund loans to himself, a fraud examiner testified Wednesday.
After 4-day deluge, rain lifts on Martha's Vineyard and the first family has lunch out Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 2:14PMOAK BLUFFS, Mass. - Emerging from semi-seclusion after four days of drenching rain, President Barack Obama and his family ate lunch at a wharfside restaurant on Wednesday in their first joint public appearance since beginning their Martha's Vineyard vacation.
If a Country Sinks Beneath the Sea, Is It Still a Country? Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 2:12PMRising ocean levels brought about by climate change have created a flood of unprecedented legal questions for small island na...
east Coast Bias in pictures Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 2:10PMthis is how we East Coasters see America. It is not our fault. Media spoon feeds us this view. What follows are examples, with cheerleaders, f course. We'll ignore how Maine is tiny and long island is gone. (We also will not mention how Rhode Island being missing is a good thing.) Begin Slideshow