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The Bahamas: Country in North America
The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean. It contains 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and 88% of its population. The archipelagic country consists of more than 3,000 islands, cays, and islets in the Atlantic Ocean, and is located north of Cuba and northwest of the island of Hispaniola and the Turks and Caicos Islands, southeast of the U.S. state of Florida, and east of the Florida Keys. The capital is Nassau on the island of New Providence. The Royal Bahamas Defence Force describes The Bahamas' territory as encompassing 470,000 km2 (180,000 sq mi) of ocean space.

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Great Britain secure four out of a possible five relay slots for the Olympics in Paris this summer via the World Athletics Relays event in the Bahamas.
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The father of a 20-year-old man who went overboard from a cruise ship in the Bahamas believes he is still alive - despite the coast guard calling off the search. 
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Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce Pack on PDA While Swimming In the Bahamas

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce got hot and heavy in the Bahamas last week -- making out in the water while they were stripped down to their bathing suits ... and it's a familiar sight. The couple got..
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Two crew members die on cruise ship in Bahamas

Two crew members have died on a Holland America cruise ship during an "incident" in the ship's engineering space, the cruise line has said.
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New Bahamas Shark Attack Video, Blood From Child Victim Fills Tank

Chilling new video of the Bahamas shark attack shows the terrifying moments after the boy nearly got his leg chomped off as the water in the tank turned a misty blood red. TMZ has obtained shocking..
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Joe Giudice Spending New Year with Ex Teresa and Daughters in Bahamas

Joe Giudice is enjoying some quality time with his family this holiday season, because his ex-wife, Teresa, and their daughters flew to the Bahamas to celebrate New Year's together. Joe shared the..
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US paddleboarder dies after shark attack near luxury Bahamas resort

A US woman has died after being attacked by a shark while paddleboarding in The Bahamas.
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Scheffler wins in Bahamas as Woods finishes 18th

World number one Scottie Scheffler wins the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas as Tiger Woods finishes 18th in the 20-man field on his return from injury.
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OnlyFans Model Joshua Hopkins Brawls at Nobu Bahamas, Arrested and Jailed

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Tiger Woods is set for a return after seven months out when he plays in the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas.
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Passenger Dies After Bahamas Boat Excursion Sinks

Tragedy's struck as a ferry carrying cruise ship passengers to Blue Lagoon Island in the Bahamas began to sink in choppy waters ... ultimately claiming the life of an elderly American woman. Terrifying..
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Missing Carnival Cruise Passenger Kevin McGrath's Ex-Wife Believes He's Alive

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Missing Carnival Cruise Passenger On Probation When He Vanished, Officials Skeptical

Kevin McGrath, the missing Carnival cruise passenger who mysteriously disappeared during a Bahamas trip, was on probation at the time ... which adds a whole new wrinkle to the case. McGrath's legal..
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Disastrous luxury event Fyre Festival gets reboot as $499 tickets sell out

Fyre Festival - the disastrous luxury party that left hundreds stranded in the Bahamas - is getting a second run, with tickets now on sale for $499 (around £391).
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Shark Circles Paddleboarder In Terrifying Video From Florida

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Video Shows Chaos After Teen Jumps from Cruise, Search Called Off

A multi-day search for a Louisiana teen who jumped from a sunset cruise in the Bahamas has come to its tragic end -- and the last known sighting of him was caught on harrowing video. Footage has..
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Fyre Festival Creator, Andy King Reunite to Sell Cheese Sandwiches for Charity

Fyre Festival creator Billy McFarland is getting back into the cheese sandwich game -- but don't worry, these won't come in styrofoam while you're getting screwed out of a concert in the Bahamas...
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Cryptocurrency tycoon consents to extradition to US from The Bahamas

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Sam Bankman-Fried has consented to be extradited to the US from The Bahamas.
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Woman Dies After Going Overboard on Cruise Ship, Coast Guard Finds Body

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FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested In Bahamas, U.S. Files Criminal Charges

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Lil Durk Sued for $350K in Connection with Criminal Case

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Shark kills woman snorkelling in Bahamas

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'It was like Jaws': British boy, eight, injured in shark attack in the Bahamas

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Comedian Lil Duval Gets Into Nasty Car Wreck In Bahamas, Airlifted To Hospital

Comedian Lil Duval was in no joking mood Tuesday night ... he got into a car accident in the Bahamas and had to be airlifted to a hospital. Duval, who's a regular on MTV's 'Guy Code' and VH1's 'Hip Hop..
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Three US tourists 'died of carbon monoxide poisoning' at Sandals resort in Bahamas

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Hero World Challenge: Viktor Hovland shoots 66 to win in Bahamas

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