Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina (CNN) -- Hurricane Earl prepared to take a swipe at the Eastern Seaboard on Thursday as residents scrambled to ready themselves ahead of its arrival.

Hurricane warnings and watches stretched from North Carolina to Delaware and into Massachusetts, where a hurricane warning was issued for Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket and the surrounding area. A hurricane watch was also issued for the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada.

At 2 p.m. ET, Earl's center was about 245 miles (395 kilometers) south of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, and about 720 miles south-southwest of Nantucket. It was heading north at about 18 mph.

President Obama is "closely monitoring" Earl's developments, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Thursday. On Wednesday, Obama signed ...

The excitement heightens with Fashion's Night Out just a week away as storeowners and consumers alike anticipate the global shopping extravaganza. We feature today a few more FNO participating stores - from Mall and Village Plazas in Half-Way-Tree to St Jago Plaza and Sagicor Shopping Centre in Spanish Town.

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With his debut album set to be released in early October, reggae artiste Junior X is very happy to have finally completed a full-length recording project, as many fans have been requesting an album from him since his debut in 2005.

"Yes I'm excited. The album has songs for the ladies and, of course, the Almighty comes first in everything so we have to make mention and praise Him. We also have songs that speak about the struggles of the people in ghetto because that's where it all started," Junior X told the Observer.

The Plead My Cause lyricist also spoke of his desire to gain local dominance after seemingly being absent from the music scene for a while until last year.

"That's how (being absent) it seems but it's not the reality. I never stopped doing music,...

Take a close look at the photo of T.I. getting arrested ... and focus on the styrofoam cups in the front and back cupholders ... although cops aren't saying which controlled substance they found in the car, there seems to be evidence of Sizzurp ... aka purple drank ... aka codeine syrup.

 -- A form of codeine falls under the class of drugs for which T.I. and his wife, Tameka "Tiny" Cottle, were arrested.

-- Codeine is the main ingredient in Sizzurp, which is a growing problem in the South.

-- Sizzurp is typically ingested in styrofoam cups ... it's become a "thing" in the hip-hop community.

Cops won't say specifically which drug they found, though our sources say it's the class of drugs that does indeed include the main ingredient for Sizzurp.

ST. JOHNS, Antigua (April 18, 2010) – HAMAfilms Antigua has released the first trailer for its latest movie project THE SKIN.

Mitzi Allen, the producer of the movie launched the film on their Facebook fan page on Saturday morning and the reviews have already begun to pour in.

“We want to make this project viral,” Allen said. “By time the movie hits theatres this summer we want the entire Caribbean and the world to be buzzing about THE SKIN.”

THE SKIN tells the story of a young couple who discover an ancient artifact which changes their lives and unleashes a soucayant.

The movie stars Jamaican film icon, Carl Bradshaw of Third World Cop and The Harder They Come; The Bill’s Jeff Stewart, Peter Williams of Stargate SG1 and A Winter Tale, and features Antigua’s...