Hurricane Joaquin Upgraded to Category 3 Storm

Hurricane Joaquin has been upgraded to a Category 3 storm as it approaches the Bahamas. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said late Wednesday that Joaquin's winds have increased to a sustained speed of about 185 kilometers per hour. The center says the storm may turn northwest after passing through the central and northwestern Bahamas and head for the mid-Atlantic states on the eastern U.S. coast. A hurricane warning has been issued for Grand Bahama and New Providence...

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