Tropical Storm Gustav threatens Jamaica
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By Horace Helps KINGSTON (Reuters) - Jamaicans deserted the streets and government offices closed as a strengthening Tropical Storm Gustav took aim at the island on Thursday on a path toward the Gulf of Mexico oil fields as a powerful hurricane. As Gustav churned through the Caribbean, Tropical Storm Hanna formed in the Atlantic Ocean with 40 mph (65 kph) winds and a track that could take it toward the Bahamas... [read full story]                    

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