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(Reuters) - Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and his wife Joanna were robbed last week at their vacation home on the Caribbean island of Nevis by a man armed with a machete, a court spokeswoman said on Monday. Spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said the... Full Article at Reuters
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The 73-year-old Breyer, wife Joanna and guests were confronted by the robber around 9 p.m. Thursday in the home Breyer owns on the Caribbean island of Nevis, spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said. The intruder took about $1,000 in cash and no one was hurt,... Full Article at Boston.com
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Spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said Breyer, his wife, Joanna, and their guests were confronted by the robber around 9pm ET on Thursday, in the home the Breyers own on the Caribbean island of Nevis. No one was hurt, Arberg added, but the intruder did make... Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
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The Caribbean (Dutch: Caraïben; French: Caraïbes; Spanish: Caribe) is a region of the Americas consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (most of which enclose the sea), and the surrounding coasts. The region is located southeast of Northern America, east of Central America, and to the north and west of South America. Full Article At Wikipedia.org
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