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New Airline Bringing Nonstop Dominican Republic Flights To NYC-Area Airport New Airline Bringing Nonstop Dominican Republic Flights To NYC-Area Airport
New Airline Bringing Nonstop Dominican Republic Flights To Nyc-area Airport An airline from the Dominican Republic will soon make its debut in the New York City area, offering budget-friendly flights to the Caribbean nation. Arajet will begin service at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), the airline said in a news release on Monday, Mar. 10. The nonstop flights to Santo Domingo will start on Monday, June 16. Newark will be Arajet's second US destination after service launches at Miami International Airport in April. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Arajet (@arajetairlines) "Arajet is commit…

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by Chris Spiker
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Families Of 3 Mass Women Who Died In Belize Say They're 'Shattered,' Praying For Answers Families Of 3 Mass Women Who Died In Belize Say They're 'Shattered,' Praying For Answers
Families Of 3 Mass Women Who Died In Belize Say They're 'Shattered,' Praying For Answers The families of three Massachusetts women who died in a luxury Belize hotel last month said the circumstances surrounding their deaths remain "unclear and suspicious." The tragedy has left them "shattered, struggling to comprehend" their grief, they wrote.  In their first public comments, the families of Wafae El Arar, Imane Mallah, and Kaoutar Naqqad thanked the community for its outpouring of support after the women were found dead on Feb. 22. The lifelong friends from Revere had traveled to Central America to celebrate Wafae’s 26th birthday. In the weeks since their death, auth…

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by Josh Lanier
Obituaries
Community Rallies For 3 Young Mass Women Found Dead In Belize; Families Question Official Story Community Rallies For 3 Young Mass Women Found Dead In Belize; Families Question Official Story
Community Rallies For 3 Young Mass Women Found Dead In Belize; Families Question Official Story Hundreds of people turned out for a memorial service for three Massachusetts women who were found dead in a beachfront resort over the weekend in the Central American nation of Belize. The women — Wafae El Arar, Imane Mallah, and Kaoutar Naqqad — are all from Revere, in their mid-20s, and of Moroccan descent. They had flown to what was supposed to be a vacation paradise to celebrate Wafae’s 26th birthday but were found dead on Saturday, Feb. 22, according to Boston 25. As news spread of their deaths, Revere, the Moroccan community, and strangers from around the globe offered words of sympat…

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by Josh Lanier
Weather
Potential New Tropical Storm May Form In Same Area That Launched Helene, Milton Potential New Tropical Storm May Form In Same Area That Launched Helene, Milton
Potential New Tropical Storm May Form In Same Area That Launched Helene, Milton The same area that launched two major hurricanes in a two-week span could be the breeding ground for a potential new tropical system. "We expect another gyre to get going over Central America later next week," said AccuWeather Lead Hurricane Expert Alex DaSilva, "From this large, slowly spinning area of low pressure, a more distinct area of showers and thunderstorms may form, and from that, a tropical depression or tropical storm may evolve." The system could take two possible paths -- either northern (as Helene and Milton did) or southern. (See the first image above.) Meanwhile, …

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
After Ida: Three Possible Tropical Systems Churning In Atlantic Basin After Ida: Three Possible Tropical Systems Churning In Atlantic Basin
After Ida: Three Possible Tropical Systems Churning In Atlantic Basin The National Hurricane Center says it's watching three areas of what it calls "potential development" in the Atlantic Basin that could become tropical systems in the coming days. The first is a tropical wave and an upper-level trough producing a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms over portions of Central America, southeastern Mexico, and the adjacent waters of the northwestern Caribbean Sea and the southern Gulf of Mexico.  A tropical depression is likely to form on Sunday, Sept. 12, or Monday, Sept. 13 while the disturbance moves northwestward and then nort…

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
Tropical Storm Moving Toward US Could Become Hurricane Tropical Storm Moving Toward US Could Become Hurricane
Tropical Storm Moving Toward US Could Become Hurricane A tropical storm that left dozens dead and more than 100 missing in Central America is moving toward the United States and may become a hurricane within hours. Tropical Storm Eta is located over the Florida Straits just north of central Cuba on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 8. (See image in red above.) It could strengthen into a hurricane before reaching Florida late Sunday night. A hurricane warning has been issued for the Florida Keys and other parts of Southern Florida are under a tropical storm warning. Elsewhere over the Atlantic basin on Sunday afternoon, recent satellite-derived wind data…

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by Joe Lombardi