Hurricane John strengthens to Category 4 off Pacific Mexico
Hurricane John strengthened to a Category 4 storm with winds near 185 mph and heavy rain threatening southern Mexico’s coast. Forecasters warned of possible landslides and flooding up to a foot of rain, while surges could reach 18 feet. A hurricane warning spanned Lazaro Cardenas to Cabo Corrientes, with watches along the Baja Peninsula.
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Puerto Vallarta
Mexico
Pacific
Baja California
United States
California
Lazaro Cardenas
Cabo Corrientes
Baja Peninsula
la Paz
Santa Fe
Hurricane John Threatens Mexican Resorts Offshore Winds Rise
A Pacific storm labeled Hurricane John menaced Mexican tourist resorts with offshore damage feared as winds reached 130 mph in the latest advisory. At Cabo San Lucas and Puerto Vallarta beaches remained largely calm with tourists and cruise operations suspended, while Anika Simon of Toronto reported unaware residents and visitors reacting to the hurricane news.
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Cabo San Lucas
Puerto Vallarta
Anika Simon
Toronto
California seals landmark state emissions deal with market system
California would become the first state to limit all greenhouse gas emissions from major industries under a market based program selling and trading emission credits. Gov Schwarzenegger and Democrats pushed a plan aiming for about 25 percent cuts by 2020 overseen by the Air Resources Board, with mixed reactions from business groups and environmentalists.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Democrats
Schwarzenegger
Steve Maviglio
Assembly
Fabian Nunez
Los Angeles
California Air Resources Board
Obama AIDS visit highlights Kenya's toll and hope
Obama toured AIDS programs in Kenya and South Africa urging testing and stigma reduction. He joined local families like Mary Otieno, who lost two sons to AIDS, and met grandmothers benefiting from micro loans under TOD. He urged focused funding for education, outreach, nutrition, and community care, while urging testing and anti stigma initiatives.
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Kenya
Mary Ahenda Otieno
Otieno
U.S
Barack Obama
Obama
South Africa
Drew Altman
Kaiser Family Foundation
Sub- Saharan Africa
World Health Organization
Bush
Peter Agulo
Homa Bay
Betty Ochella
Africa
Mark Lippert
Illinois
Democrat
Lippert
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