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Report: Hurricane Dorian inflicted $3.4B losses on Bahamas
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Dorian inflicted losses of about $3.4 billion on the Bahamas, an amount equal to one-quarter of the Caribbean archipelago’s GDP, according to a report released Friday. The report by the Inter-American Development Bank also said there were 67 confirmed deaths...
The Latest: Japan takes 2nd men's walk gold
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The Latest on the world track and field championships early Saturday (all times local): 1:00 a.m. Toshikazu Yamanishi of Japan has won the men's 20-kilometer walk, as Russia's squad of officially neutral athletes claimed another silver medal. Yamanishi held on to win by 15 seconds from...
After hurricane devastation, Gardiner wins gold for Bahamas
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — A month after Hurricane Dorian destroyed houses and livelihoods, Steven Gardiner said he was hopeful his world championship victory could bring a little happiness to the Bahamas. Gardiner's family home on the Abaco islands was one of many damaged in the Sept. 1 hurricane. His win in the...
Bar donates bills taken from wall for Bahamas storm victims
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Staff members at a Florida bar have pulled nearly $15,000 in bills from the walls to help victims of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas. The Sarasota Herald-Tribune reports that Siesta Key Oyster Bar, which is known for its dollar bill decorations, has been collecting the money since the...
Leonard, Faxon lead pro-am for Bahamas hurricane relief
What began as a group text in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian led to a simple question from Justin Leonard: What can we do? Leonard and his wife, Amanda, have property at Baker's Bay just east of Great Abaco in the Bahamas, and she was on a text chain with a woman who lives in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, and...
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Latest on the U.N. General Assembly's annual gathering of world leaders (all times local): 9:10 p.m. Russia's foreign minister is calling the dispute over the phone call between President Donald Trump and Ukraine's president "overblown," and is strongly denying House Speaker Nancy...
Miss Montana aircraft to make final supply flight to Bahamas
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Montana pilots have announced plans to make one final trip from Florida to the Bahamas to deliver supplies to those affected by Hurricane Dorian. The Missoulian reported Thursday that an airplane named Miss Montana left Missoula on Sept. 14 and landed in Fort Lauderdale two days...
In Dorian's wake, Bahamas appeals for climate action at UN
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — As the Bahamas strives to recover from Hurricane Dorian, Prime Minister Hubert Minnis appealed to world leaders Friday to tackle climate change — and encouraged travelers to visit to help the country rebuild. Telling the U.N. General Assembly the storm was "a generational...
When disaster strikes, Chef Jose Andres is on the ground
NEW YORK (AP) — After earthquakes, as hurricanes blow and drench, when wildfires chew through neighborhoods and volcanoes spew deadly lava, look for a gregarious chef toting huge and mighty paella pans. His name is Jose Andres, and he might just be changing some rules on how expedient food relief is...
Kids in Bahamas stranded with schools damaged by hurricane
GREAT ABACO ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — As unimaginable winds from Hurricane Dorian pushed the Atlantic Ocean into inland neighborhoods far from the seashore in parts of the Bahamas, homes and schools flooded beneath a wall of water more than 20 feet high. An additional 3 feet of rain poured from the skies as...
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