Businessman Laurent Saint-Cyr became the head of Haiti’s transitional presidential council tasked with restoring order as gangs underscored the challenges facing the Caribbean nation.
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Oscar brings winds, heavy rains to eastern Cuba after striking the Bahamas
Tropical Storm Oscar brought heavy rains and winds to Cuba, an island already beleaguered by a massive power outage, late Sunday after brushing the Bahamas.
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Ernesto, now a hurricane, is drenching Puerto Rico and knocking out power
Ernesto strengthened into a hurricane as it dropped torrential rain on Puerto Rico and left nearly half of all clients in the U.S. territory without power as it threatened to become a major storm en route to Bermuda.
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Why climate change makes a hurricane like Beryl more dangerous
Record-shattering ocean temperatures have helped Beryl gain strength as it moves through the Caribbean. It is the most powerful Atlantic hurricane ever recorded this early in the year.
