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Dan Tritle from Member Station WNAN on Nantucket reports that tomorrow morning, a Boston woman and a blind Australian man hope to become the first to swim from Martha's Vineyard to Nantucket. The islands are off the Massachusetts coast, in often turbulent Atlantic waters.

NPR's John Nielsen reports that a new study of hurricanes in the U.S. shows many more people have died far inland than along the coasts when storms hit. That's because storm surges catch them by surprise, in their cars.

NPR's Ivan Watson is in the African nation of Benin, where officials say they expect a ship carrying hundreds of child slaves to dock this week. But the vessel is reportedly adrift off the coast of West Africa and its exact location is unclear.

NPR's Eric Weiner tells Linda Wertheimer that the latest information about the accident between a U.S. submarine and a Japanese fishing vessel off the coast of Hawaii is dominating the news in Japan.

Artie Wilson was the first black player for the Oakland Oaks in the Pacific Coast League.

Hundreds of dogs from across the West Coast were on their best behavior at the the Golden Gate Kennel Club's Dog Show.

A massive earthquake hit just off the Mexican coast near Guatemala overnight. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with reporter Emily Green from Mexico City.

The key highway along the California coast has been cleared of debris and is a few days from reopening.

An algae bloom off the San Diego coast is putting on a brilliant display of bioluminescence that's lighting up the water and drawing huge crowds to marvel at the rare phenomenon.

A fin whale carcass at Oakland's waterfront was towed to Angel Island, while a dead gray whale washed up on the coast in Marin.