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Hurricane Irma Updates

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Six islands in the Bahamas were ordered to evacuate to Nassau, while a state of emergency was also declared in the US Virgin Islands. Communications on the islands of Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy are reportedly down. The weather system has already claimed two lives and injured at least another two people.

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5 Fast Facts You Need To Know About The Jones Act

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So, for example, a container ship sailing from Beijing couldn't arrive in New York, pick up cargo, and then transport it to Boston. Or in the case of Hurricane relief, that ship couldn't pick up cargo in New York and deliver it to Puerto Rico as that would be considered domestic trade and would be regulated by the Jones Act.