Hurricane Jeanne Batters Northern Bahamas

AP International NewsBrief at 9:09 a.m. EDT FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) _ Hurricane Jeanne lashed the northern Bahamas with fierce winds and torrential rains Saturday, shredding roofs and flooding neighborhoods in the country's second largest city before plowing into Florida. Jeanne's eye made a direct hit on Abaco island. The Category 3 storm then whirled along the north coast of Grand Bahama island while thousands of people took refuge in shelters and homes with windows boarded shut.

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