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Rules prohibiting women from racing. A driver of any gender can be behind the wheel of a car, but history knows of only five cases when ladies tried to compete equally with men in big prizes. Italian Lella Lombardi even managed to score points at the spanish grand prix in 1975. Her compatriot Giovanna Amati was the last one lucky enough to compete in formula 1. It was in the season of ninety two. Since then, if women appeared on prestigious tracks, it was only as test pilots. One of them is jami...

Night. The videos show the powerful winds and driving rain hitting resort properties along the western side of the island. The high storm surge expected to cause major flooding. New photos out of barbuda. It blasted the island nation killing at least three people there. You can see shattered debris and buildings trashed. France and the netherlands split control. They said the storm killed four people on their side of the island and one reported on the dutch side. The governor says federal help i...