Powerful Hurricane Irene heads toward Bahamas, US (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110823/ap_on_bi_ge/tropical_weather"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110822/capt.e359f05f5aac4fd783b1da275efc9de5-e359f05f5aac4fd783b1da275efc9de5-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=2SSeAUYdM6jQ4YQVPv1z5A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Civil defense workers remove fallen trees from a road after hurricane Irene hit the area in Naguabo, Puerto Rico, Monday, Aug. 22, 2011. Hurricane Irene headed out over warm ocean water on a path that could take it to northeastern Dominican Republic and part of Haiti early Tuesday and to the U.S. mainland by the end of the week. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)" border="0" /></a>AP - A rapidly strengthening Hurricane Irene cut a destructive path through the Caribbean on Monday, pounding Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic with strong winds and rain as it followed a track that could carry it to the U.S. Southeast by the end of the week.</p><br clear="all"/>

 

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