Caribbean braces for new hurricane season amid lingering devastation
In San Juan and the Virgin Islands residents cope with shelters and tarpaulin roofs as Alma forms near Mexico and forecasters predict 11 major storms this season. Survivors recount damaged homes and stalled repairs from Marilyn and Hugo while officials warn many communities remain vulnerable to even weak storms.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Alma
Mexico
Pacific
Atlantic
Caribbean
Gulf of Mexico
Arthur
Florida
Bernie James
St. Thomas
Marilyn
James
Hugo
Kirk Grybowski
Virgin Islands
Water War surrounds Elephant Butte lake transfer plan
Fisherman Lee Weeks denounces a congressional proposal to transfer Elephant Butte water rights to irrigation districts. Farmers face higher costs, while locals like Mesilla grower John Piachuke warn water bills could rise, and Rep. Joe Skeen backs the plan as districts push to gain title to dam, land, and 2.2 million acre feet of water.
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Elephant Butte
N.M
Lee Weeks
Newexico
John Piashuke
Hawaii
Montana
Congress
West
New Mexico
Clayshulte
Joe Skeen
R-N.m
Rio Grande
Skeen
Butte Dam
Linda Ortega
Elephant Butte Dam
Rina
Don Brady
Sea life yields potential cancer drug sources off Florida
Florida Atlantic University chemist Russ Kerr studies the brugula neritina, sponges, soft corals and sea squirts to identify enzymes that produce anticancer compounds. He aims to replicate drugs in factories while protecting reefs from overharvesting.
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Kerr
Florida Atlantic University
South
Florida
The
Keys
Bahamas
Astronauts Report Little Motion Sickness On ColumbiaFlight
NASA medical experts note the Space Shuttle Columbia crew adapted quickly to weightlessness. Susan Helms leads lab experiments and says the mission should yield data on motion sickness and related space ailments, though crew sickness levels may limit findings.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
NASA
Columbia
Susan Helms
Space Shuttle
Victor Schneider
Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville
Ala
Schneider
Burglar leaves thumb at scene in Miami break-in
A suspect in a Miami apartment burglary fled after a shotgun discharge severed his thumb. Police recovered the severed digit but doctors could not reattach it. Rafael Santiago, 34, and an accomplice allegedly entered the suburban home and found the weapon in a zippered carrying case as the gun discharged.
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Miami
Rafael Santiago
Metro-Dade
Diaz
Comair plane makes belly landing at Orlando after gear problem
Comair Flight 3599 arriving from Nassau reported hydraulic failure locking the landing gear. The Embraer EMB-120 landed belly first on a closed runway with 45 foot flames, then covered with foam. No injuries. NTSB investigates. The airline said damage was minimal and passengers were rebooked.
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Orlando International
Comair Flight
Nassau
Bahamas
Warren Wright
Comair
Suien
National Transportation Safety Board
Delta
Orlando International Airport
Usair
Shayon Tay
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