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| | Dangerous Hurricane Frances Bears Down on U.S. Mainland |
 | | Once a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 145 mph, Frances was downgraded to a Category 3 storm Thursday night, but with winds of 120 mph, it is still a very dangerous storm. |
 | | With hurricane warnings covering most of Florida’s eastern coastline, from Florida City in the south to Daytona Beach in the north, American Red Cross disaster preparedness experts are urging residents in the endangered areas to take immediate action. |
 | | Hurricane Frances has already forced hundreds of people to flee across the Caribbean after mangling portions of the Turks and Caicos islands yesterday, downing trees and and blowing roofs from homes. |
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