Here are your top stories for this Sunday night, March 18, 2012: – Puerto Ricans head to the polls – Romney and Santorum campaign in Illinois – Julian Assange wants to be a senator – Red Bull creator dies – Fruit flies

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Eva Ekvall, the former Miss Venezuela who finished third place in the Miss Universe 2001 pageant, has died of breast cancer the age of 28. Her family confirmed that the model died at a Houston hospital on Saturday. Ekvall rose to fame in 2000 after she was crowned Miss Venezuela at 17-years-old.   One year [...]

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Sure it may LOOK like your average, everyday Christmas card…until you see what they’re posing behind. After all, what says Christmas more than a leopard murdering an antelope.  Am I right? Mayor Jorge Santini of San Juan has earned himself a spot in the hallowed halls the Awkward Family Photo blog with his 2011 Christmas [...]

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What’s that?  All the hype from Hurricane Irene left you feeling a little down?  Never fear, weather freaks, Hurricane Katia is (almost) here. While it’s technically still a tropical storm, Katia could develop into a “major hurricane” by late Wednesday or early Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center. In its 11 a.m. EDT advisory, the NHC [...]

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Hurricane Irene slammed into Puerto Rico yesterday, knocking out power to more than one million people and downing trees.  The storm then headed out over warmer ocean waters this morning on a path that could take it to the U.S. by the end of this week. (UPDATE: See the 8/23 updated forecast path here) There [...]

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Tropical Storm Emily is forecast to strengthen today as it heads toward the Dominican Republic. The storm is about 245 miles southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico, traveling west at 16 miles per hour, according to an advisory issued by the National Hurricane Center. Tropical storm-force winds currently extend 70 miles outward from the core. [...]

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Valerie Bertinelli and Shania Twain took the plunge on January 1, 2011, each getting married for the second time. In Puerto Rico, Shania married Frederic Thiebaud with about 40 guests in attendance. The couple announced their engagement at the end of last year.  They started dating when their respective previous spouses were caught cheating together. [...]

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Three-time world champion surfer Andy Irons died on Tuesday morning from dengue fever. Irons, 32, died in Dallas, Texas on his way to Garden Island after withdrawing from a surfing competition being held in Puerto Rico. Irons had been diagnosed with dengue fever in Puerto Rico and had initially sought medical treatment in Miami, Florida [...]

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I hope you have some Kleenex nearby.  Watch as Lucy, a dog that was rescued from the streets of Puerto Rico after being paralyzed in a car accident, tries to become the first ever dog in a wheelchair to reach the summit of Mount Washington, the tallest peak in the Northeastern United States. Lucy uses [...]

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As predicted, Hurricane Earl has now become a powerful Category 3 storm. Hurricane Earl is now packing winds of about 120 mph and is sitting about 95 miles east northeast of St. Thomas and 165 miles east of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Hurricane Earl is forecast to continue to strengthen over the next few days. [...]

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UPDATE: The storm may now track closer to the East Coast than initially thought.  More here: Hurricane Earl Tropical Storm Earl has now become Hurricane Earl as of this morning. The storm is forecast to reach “major” Category 3 status, according to the National Hurricane Center. As of 2 p.m. EDT, Hurricane Earl’s eye was [...]

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Looks like Chi Chi had to call the po-po on Wednesday. It seems three armed thugs robbed Puerto Rican golfer “Chi Chi” Rodriguez and his wife of up to about $500,000 in watches, jewelry, and other personal effects in their home early this morning, according to police. Tht three perps broke into Chi Chi’s El [...]

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