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In just 2 weeks, 11 people have died in rip currents along the Gulf Coast
Read full article: In just 2 weeks, 11 people have died in rip currents along the Gulf CoastWithin two weeks - 11 people have died in rip currents along the Gulf coast. That’s according to preliminary reports from the National Weather Service.
10 deaths caused by dangerous rip currents off Florida and Alabama beaches
Read full article: 10 deaths caused by dangerous rip currents off Florida and Alabama beachesA firefighter from Georgia and two fathers who drowned while trying to save their children are among at least 10 recent victims of dangerous rip currents along Gulf of Mexico beaches stretching across Florida’s Panhandle to Gulf Shores, Alabama.
EXPLAINER: 'Grip,' 'chatter,' other Olympic ski racing lingo
Read full article: EXPLAINER: 'Grip,' 'chatter,' other Olympic ski racing lingoAs in many sports, and plenty of other fields, Alpine skiing has a lingua franca — those are the words and phrases that allow folks from various places to communicate in a shared language.
Haiti braces for Grace, Florida for Fred as storms brew
Read full article: Haiti braces for Grace, Florida for Fred as storms brewTropical Depression Grace is drenching Haiti, dumping up to 15 inches of rain on a quake-damaged landscape as thousands of people huddle in fields and search for survivors.