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Haiti wants major camp evacuated ahead of storm

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - It was the jewel of Haiti's post-earthquake recovery: an organized relocation camp with thousands of tents billed as hurricane-resistant...
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Gregory Isaacs, Jamaican reggae artist, dead at 59

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LONDON (AP) - With his sinuous baritone and romantic songs, he became a leading proponent of the mellow "Lovers Rock" style of reggae...
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Usain Bolt: Sprint rival Tyson Gay 'hates my guts'

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LONDON (AP) - Usain Bolt won both the 100 and 200-meter titles at the 2008 Olympics in world-record times, and helped Jamaica win gold and set another world record in the 4x100-meter relay...
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Bolt signs sports' 'biggest ever' sponsorship deal

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LONDON (AP) - Bolt set world records in the 100 and 200 at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and helped Jamaica capture another gold and set another world record in the 4x100 relay...
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Slideshow: A black women's guide to 'Eat Pray Love'

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SLIDESHOW - With the launch of Julia Roberts' new film, Eat, Pray, Love, women of every hue are trying to imagine themselves on a similar spiritual quest...
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Tyson Gay qualifies fastest for 100 final in London

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LONDON (AP) - Gay did not make the best of starts in the first heat at Crystal Palace, but eased through the field after the 50-meter mark to finish 0.05 ahead of Yohan Blake of Jamaica...
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Jamaican gang leader faces drug, gun charges in NY

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NEW YORK (AP) - Jamaican gang leader Christopher "Dudus" Coke -- known for his fiercely loyal following in his own country -- also had his admirers in America...
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Police: Fugitive drug lord arrested in Jamaica

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KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Christopher "Dudus" Coke has been called one of the world's most dangerous drug lords by U.S. authorities and faces trial in New York on drug and arms trafficking charges...
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Jamaica plans island-wide assault on drug gangs

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KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - The raid by police and soldiers hunting for drug lord Christopher "Dudus" Coke triggered four days of street battles that killed 73 civilians and three security officers...
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Jamaican slum dwellers angry at troops after raid

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KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Children played on trash-strewn streets, as mostly older women headed to church in their Sunday best past soldiers and police in camouflage fatigues...
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