News Headlines for Comerio, Puerto Rico

Hurricane Omar strengthens near Puerto Rico (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Hurricane Omar strengthened rapidly on Wednesday as it raced toward Puerto Rico and the small islands of the northeastern Caribbean, threatening to bring torrential rains that could trigger dangerous floods and mudslides.

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CORRECTED: Hurricane Omar gains strength near Puerto Rico (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Hurricane Omar strengthened on Wednesday as it bore down on Puerto Rico and the small islands of the northeastern Caribbean, threatening to bring torrential rains that could trigger dangerous floods and mudslides.

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Hurricane Omar gains strength and nears Puerto Rico (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Hurricane Omar strengthened on Wednesday as it bore down on Puerto Rico and the small islands of the northeastern Caribbean, and could be a "major" storm by the time it reaches them, U.S. forecasters said.

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Hurricane Omar revs up off Puerto Rico (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Hurricane Omar strengthened slightly on Wednesday as it bore down on Puerto Rico and the small islands of the northeastern Caribbean, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

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Omar strengthens to hurricane, aims at Puerto Rico (AP via Yahoo! News)
Forecasters say Omar has reached hurricane strength with top winds of 75 mph as it menaces Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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Hurricane Omar strengthens near Puerto Rico (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters (Updates storm strength, position) By John Marino SAN JUAN, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Hurricane Omar strengthened rapidly on Wednesday as it raced toward Puerto Rico and the small islands of the ...

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Hurricane Omar threatens heavy rains for Puerto Rico (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)
Hurricane Omar is expected to bring up to 30 centimetres of rain to the Netherlands Antilles but could later dump 50 centimetres on Puerto Rico Wednesday night, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

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Hurricane Omar Strengthens Off Puerto Rico (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) - Hurricane Omar has strengthened into a Category 1 storm with top sustained winds of 85 mph off the coast of Puerto Rico and could be a major storm before it makes landfall in the Virgin Islands and the northern Leeward Islands in a couple of days, said the U.S. National Hurricane Center on Wednesday.

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Hurricane Omar revs up off Puerto Rico (Reuters via Yahoo!7 News)
MIAMI (Reuters) - Hurricane Omar strengthened slightly on Wednesday as it bore down on Puerto Rico and the small islands of the northeastern Caribbean, the U.S. National Hurricane Centre said.

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Omar Strengthens, Threatens Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands (The Tampa Tribune)
For a storm that was expected to barely reach hurricane strength, Hurricane Omar now looks like it could hit Category 2, with winds more than 100 mph, in a few days. It might not be that strong when it gets near Puerto Rico on Thursday, but as it moves northeast into the Atlantic, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center say Omar should muscle up as it heads away from land.

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