01-10-2015 16:02 via bakersfieldnow.com

Hurricane Joaquin intensifies over Bahamas, aims for U.S.

Hurricane Joaquin strengthened into a Category 4 storm on Thursday as it roared through lightly populated islands of the eastern Bahamas, and forecasters said it could grow still more intense before following a path that would near the U.S. East Coast.
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