Hurricane Beryl strengthens to ‘dangerous’ Category 4 storm threatening Caribbean
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Hurricane Beryl strengthened into what experts called an "extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm as it approaches the southeast Caribbean, which began shutting down Sunday amid urgent pleas from government officials for people to take shelter.