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Tourists walk beside Royal Caribbean's cruise ship ?Enchantment of the Seas? after they arrive in Cozumel

Are Cruise Ships Liable For Dangers On Shore?

A newly reinstated negligence lawsuit against Carnival Cruise Line could become a pivotal piece of legislation in defining to what extent cruise ships may be held liable for criminal acts perpetrated against passengers at various ports of call.
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Tropical Storm Leslie Officially Becomes A Hurricane

Tropical Storm Leslie has strengthened into a hurricane, according to the National Weather Service. The storm, currently sitting east of Florida and the Bahamas, is not expected to make landfall in the United States, and no hurricane watches have been issues along the Atlantic coast.
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Ron Paul Delegates, Shunted To Republican National Convention's Outskirts, May Lash Out

Ron Paul's delegates will have to enjoy the cheap seats during the Republican National Convention, after the GOP assigned states whose delegations are flush with the Libertarian Congressman's representatives to the outskirts of the convention center in Tampa, Fla. The GOP hopes the whole process will go off without a hitch -- but Paul's followers could still ruin Mitt Romney's coming out party.
Tropical Storm Isaac Gather Pace As Hurricane Towards Haiti

Tropical Storm Isaac Wreaks Havoc In Puerto Rico, Gathers Strength Towards Haiti (PHOTOS)

After unleashing heavy rains in Puerto Rico, tropical storm Isaac is inching closer to the Dominican Republic and Haiti Friday, even as the organizers of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, make alternate arrangements in lieu of the National Hurricane Center's weather forecast that Isaac is likely to pass near the state's Gulf Coast Monday.
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Isaac Dumps Rain On Puerto Rico, Heads For DR

Tropical Storm Isaac unleashed heavy rain and winds off Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands as it moved across the Caribbean Thursday and could strengthen into a hurricane before tearing across the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
Leo DiCaprio Invites Robert Pattinson to Party in Puerto Rico

Leo DiCaprio Invites Robert Pattinson to Party in Puerto Rico

Is there a bromance brewing between Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert Pattinson? That's what some sources are claiming, after DiCaprio reportedly invited Pattinson to join him for a private party he is planning in Puerto Rico, to celebrate the wrap of "Runner, Runner," a film he is producing.
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Why Do The Caribbean Islands Form An Arc?

By looking at earthquake data, scientists were able to get a clear picture of the interaction between the continental South American plate and the Caribbean Plate, which is mostly oceanic.
Jessica Biel

How Jessica Biel Gets Her Amazing Bikini Body

No wonder Justin Timberlake wanted to put a ring on it! Jessica Biel was photographed in Puerto Rico frolicking in the crystalline surf and flaunting what can only be called an amazing, out-of-this-world bikini body.
Nik Wallenda

Stuntman Nik Wallenda Completes Tightrope Walk Over Niagara Falls

Nik Wallenda, a member of the famed Flying Wallendas family of aerialists, completed a historic tightrope crossing through the mist over Niagara Falls Gorge on Friday, stepping from a 2-inch wire onto safe ground in Canada to wild cheers from a crowd of thousands.
Vieques Island, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Bets On American Tourists To Repay Debt

Americans have long been in love with Puerto Rico's high-yielding municipal bonds. Now the Caribbean island hopes they will flock to its sand, surf and spanking new resorts to help pay off massive debts.
Etan Patz

Who is Pedro Hernandez? Details Emerge About The Man Who Confessed To Killing Etan Patz

The story had to wait three decades to be finally told, but now a child-disappearance case that gripped America way back when Jimmy Carter was president may have found a solution -- and, sadly, the name of a murderer. Pedro Hernandez, who was 19 in 1979, allegedly killed 6-year-old Etan Patz in a grocery store's basement in Manhattan, bagged the body and trashed it.

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