Hurricane Irma batters Caribbean islands, poses increasing threat to Florida

KEY WEST, Fla. — Hurricane Irma barreled toward the U.S. mainland Wednesday, prompting the southernmost county in Florida to begin evacuations along its lone island-hopping highway while the “potentially catastrophic Category 5″ storm menaced Puerto Rico and a wide swath of the Caribbean. Forecasters said Irma posed an increasing threat to South Florida, a sprawling and […]

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