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AP PHOTOS: Cuba’s LGBT community celebrates »

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11:21 pm | HAVANA – (AP) — A week of drag shows, colorful marches and social and cultural events in Havana culminates Friday with celebrations of the International Day Against Homophobia. Hundreds of activists have taken…

May 17 2013 / Comments Off / Read More »

Cuban Cultural Fest »

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11:06 pm | The Cuban Cultural Fest was established to celebrate the rich heritage and traditions of the island nation that have been nurtured and kept alive by Cuban Americans living in the Tampa Bay area.…

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Telegraph (UK): FBI places first woman on list of most wanted terrorists »

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03:35 am | The reward for the capture and return of Joanne Chesimard, now living in Cuba as Assata Shakur, was doubled to $2 million (£1.3 million) on Thursday, the 40th anniversary of the bloody gun…

May 3 2013 / Comments Off / Read More »

Stars and Stripes: US keeps Cuba on list of state sponsors of terror »

03:55 am | MIAMI _ The U.S. government has no plans to remove Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, U.S. government officials said Wednesday. Opponents of U.S. sanctions on the island’s communist government…

May 2 2013 / Comments Off / Read More »

The Cuban diet: eat less, exercise more – halve preventable deaths »

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02:22 am | In a unique natural experiment, researchers have observed how a nation that lost an average of 5kg per head over five years contributed to a halving of the death rate from diabetes and…

Apr 11 2013 / Comments Off / Read More »

NYT: Editor Who Wrote of Racism in Cuba Loses His Post, Colleagues Say »

01:38 am | MEXICO CITY — The editor of a publishing house in Cuba who wrote a critical article in The New York Times opinion section about persistent racial inequality on the island, something revolutionaries proudly…

Apr 6 2013 / Comments Off / Read More »

Reuters: Beyonce and Jay Z ‘rock Havana’ for their anniversary »

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01:29 am | American pop star Beyonce and rapper husband Jay Z celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary this week in Havana, where big crowds greeted them as they strolled hand in hand through the Cuban capital.…

Apr 6 2013 / Comments Off / Read More »

Miami Herald: Havana diplomats at UN try to block Yoani Sanchez news conference »

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01:45 am | Cuban diplomats at the United Nations complained “heavy-handedly” about a news conference by blogger Yoani Sánchez at a U.N. auditorium hosted by journalists accredited to the international body, knowledgeable reporters said. Sánchez’s appearance…

Mar 22 2013 / Comments Off / Read More »

Huffington Post: Cuba’s Future Transition to Democracy Can Be a Success »

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05:49 pm | It is too early to say how Hugo Chavez’s passing will effect developments elsewhere in the region. One wonders first and foremost about the consequences on and in Cuba. It is a reminder…

Mar 12 2013 / Comments Off / Read More »

Deccan Herald: Venezuela’s missing President »

01:18 pm | Alberto Barrera Tyszka, Jan 25, 2013, IHT On January 10, while Hugo Chávez lay in a hospital bed in Havana, he was symbolically sworn in as Venezuela’s new president in a ceremony here.…

Jan 24 2013 / Comments Off / Read More »

Reuters: UPDATE 3-Hugo Chavez’s condition improving – Venezuela »

12:16 am | * Latest health update says lung infection controlled * Powerful government trio meet Castro, check on Chavez * Venezuelan leader still unseen since Dec. 11 operation * Opposition demand “truth” on president’s condition…

Jan 14 2013 / Comments Off / Read More »

AP: Venezuela assembly re-elects legislative chief amid Chavez health crisis »

02:23 am | CARACAS, Venezuela –  Allies of cancer-stricken President Hugo Chavez on Saturday chose to keep the same National Assembly president — a man who could be in line to step in as a caretaker…

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Reuters: Venezuela Opposition Wants ‘Whole Truth’ on Chavez »

06:52 pm | CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition on Wednesday demanded the government tell “the whole truth” about the health of cancer-stricken President Hugo Chavez, who has not been heard from in three weeks after undergoing…

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AP: Venezuela’s Chavez suffers new post-surgery complications »

01:30 am | Caracas, Venezuela – Hugo Chavez has suffered “new complications” following his cancer surgery in Cuba, his vice president said Sunday, describing the Venezuelan leader’s condition as delicate. Vice President Nicolas Maduro spoke with…

Dec 31 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »

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AP PHOTOS: Cuba’s LGBT community celebrates »

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11:21 pm | HAVANA – (AP) — A week of drag shows, colorful marches and social and cultural events in Havana culminates…

May 17 2013 / Comments Off / Read More »

Cuban Cultural Fest »

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11:06 pm | The Cuban Cultural Fest was established to celebrate the rich heritage and traditions of the island nation that have…

May 17 2013 / Comments Off / Read More »

Telegraph (UK): FBI places first woman on list of most wanted terrorists »

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03:35 am | The reward for the capture and return of Joanne Chesimard, now living in Cuba as Assata Shakur, was doubled…

May 3 2013 / Comments Off / Read More »

Stars and Stripes: US keeps Cuba on list of state sponsors of terror »

03:55 am | MIAMI _ The U.S. government has no plans to remove Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism,…

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Boston Globe: Bombing suspect in custody after standoff in Watertown »

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01:09 am | WATERTOWN — Four days after two deadly explosions turned the finish line of the Boston Marathon into a scene…

Apr 20 2013 / Comments Off / Read More »

The Cuban diet: eat less, exercise more – halve preventable deaths »

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02:22 am | In a unique natural experiment, researchers have observed how a nation that lost an average of 5kg per head…

Apr 11 2013 / Comments Off / Read More »

NYT: Editor Who Wrote of Racism in Cuba Loses His Post, Colleagues Say »

01:38 am | MEXICO CITY — The editor of a publishing house in Cuba who wrote a critical article in The New…

Apr 6 2013 / Comments Off / Read More »

Reuters: Beyonce and Jay Z ‘rock Havana’ for their anniversary »

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01:29 am | American pop star Beyonce and rapper husband Jay Z celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary this week in Havana, where…

Apr 6 2013 / Comments Off / Read More »

Miami Herald: Havana diplomats at UN try to block Yoani Sanchez news conference »

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01:45 am | Cuban diplomats at the United Nations complained “heavy-handedly” about a news conference by blogger Yoani Sánchez at a U.N.…

Mar 22 2013 / Comments Off / Read More »

Huffington Post: Cuba’s Future Transition to Democracy Can Be a Success »

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05:49 pm | It is too early to say how Hugo Chavez’s passing will effect developments elsewhere in the region. One wonders…

Mar 12 2013 / Comments Off / Read More »

Reuters: Meteorite explodes over Russia, more than 1,000 injured »

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12:54 am | (Reuters) – A meteorite streaked across the sky and exploded over central Russia on Friday, raining fireballs over a…

Feb 16 2013 / Comments Off / Read More »

NYT Editorial: The Rap on Rubio »

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02:14 am | Not long ago, scrolling for a movie, I saw that “Notorious” was on. How can you resist Cary Grant…

Feb 13 2013 / Comments Off / Read More »

BBC: Venezuela devalues currency by 32% against the dollar »

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01:18 am | Venezuela has cut the value of its currency against the US dollar by 32%, in an effort to boost…

Feb 9 2013 / Comments Off / Read More »

Deccan Herald: Venezuela’s missing President »

01:18 pm | Alberto Barrera Tyszka, Jan 25, 2013, IHT On January 10, while Hugo Chávez lay in a hospital bed in…

Jan 24 2013 / Comments Off / Read More »

Reuters: UPDATE 3-Hugo Chavez’s condition improving – Venezuela »

12:16 am | * Latest health update says lung infection controlled * Powerful government trio meet Castro, check on Chavez * Venezuelan…

Jan 14 2013 / Comments Off / Read More »

AP: Venezuela assembly re-elects legislative chief amid Chavez health crisis »

02:23 am | CARACAS, Venezuela –  Allies of cancer-stricken President Hugo Chavez on Saturday chose to keep the same National Assembly president…

Jan 6 2013 / Comments Off / Read More »

Reuters: Venezuela Opposition Wants ‘Whole Truth’ on Chavez »

06:52 pm | CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition on Wednesday demanded the government tell “the whole truth” about the health of cancer-stricken…

Jan 2 2013 / Comments Off / Read More »

AP: Venezuela’s Chavez suffers new post-surgery complications »

01:30 am | Caracas, Venezuela – Hugo Chavez has suffered “new complications” following his cancer surgery in Cuba, his vice president said…

Dec 31 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »

Belfast Telegragh: Chavez ‘stable’ after post-op scare »

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10:01 pm | Venezuela’s president Hugo Chavez has a respiratory infection after undergoing cancer surgery in Cuba and must have “complete rest”…

Dec 18 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »

CBC.ca: Fidel Castro visits Chavez as he recovers from surgery »

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04:10 am | President Hugo Chavez is in full control of his mental faculties and has been talking with his children and…

Dec 16 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »

Miami Herald: Cuba’s partners in human exploitation »

03:59 am | Haiti’s President Michel Martelly recently visited Cuba to sign cooperation agreements including in health. No doubt Haiti needs help…

Dec 7 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »

Reuters: Cuban Officials Attack U.N. Ruling on Imprisonment of American »

03:17 am | Cuba reacted angrily on Wednesday to a United Nations ruling that Havana’s imprisonment of Alan Gross, an American contractor,…

Dec 6 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »

Reuters: Venezuela’s Chavez doing well in Cuba – vice president »

02:04 am | CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is doing well as he receives medical treatment in Cuba, Vice President…

Nov 30 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »

Miami Herald: Cuban dissidents say attacks are evidence of anxiety about the opposition »

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02:00 am | Cuban human rights activist Elizardo Sánchez Santa Cruz says the secret police harassed him for the first time in…

Nov 30 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »

Selous Foundation: The Cuban-American Vote »

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01:29 am | By Tania C. Mastrapa l November 19, 2012 For liberal media, academia and others of a leftist persuasion, Cuban-Americans…

Nov 22 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »

Miami Herald: Cuba cancels 2 charter firms’ flights »

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12:29 am | Cuba has decided to suspend, beginning Nov. 27, charter-flight operating permits to fly to the island for Airline Brokers…

Nov 22 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »

Al Jazeera: FARC hits Bogota with harassment allegation »

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12:23 am | The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) has accused the Colombian government of harassing relatives of a senior rebel, highlighting tensions…

Nov 22 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »

BBC: Alan Gross sues US over detention in Cuba »

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03:02 am | An American contractor serving a 15-year jail term in Cuba is suing his former employer and the US government.…

Nov 17 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »

For Immediate Release: Actual Cuban-American Vote Result: Romney 58% -Obama 42% »

12:12 pm | For Immediate Release November 12, 2012 Actual Cuban-American Vote Result: Romney 58% -Obama 42% Results show a reduction in…

Nov 12 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »

FoxNews.com: Obama defeats Romney to win second term, vows he has ‘more work to do’ »

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02:47 am | President Obama won a second term in the White House Tuesday night, overcoming concerns about the fragile economic recovery…

Nov 7 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »

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AP PHOTOS: Cuba’s LGBT community celebrates »

11:21 pm | HAVANA – (AP) — A week of drag shows, colorful marches and social and cultural events in Havana culminates Friday with celebrations of the International Day Against Homophobia. Hundreds of activists have taken part in the activities organized by a sex education center headed by first daughter Mariela Castro. “Join (us) to educate families about…

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Reuters: Meteorite explodes over Russia, more than 1,000 injured »

12:54 am | (Reuters) – A meteorite streaked across the sky and exploded over central Russia on Friday, raining fireballs over a vast area and causing a shock wave that smashed windows, damaged buildings and injured 1,200 people. People heading to work in Chelyabinsk heard what sounded like an explosion, saw a bright light and then felt the…

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AP PHOTOS: Cuba’s LGBT community celebrates »

11:21 pm | HAVANA – (AP) — A week of drag shows, colorful marches and social and cultural events in Havana culminates Friday with celebrations of the International Day Against Homophobia. Hundreds of activists have taken part in the activities organized by a sex education center headed by first daughter Mariela Castro. “Join (us) to educate families about…

May 17 2013 / Comments Off / Read More »
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The Economist: Stopping the spiral »

09:20 pm | IN LAST week’s leader on India’s economy we referred to the government as acting with Brezhnev-grade complacency. That was probably a bit too harsh. In the last few days I’ve listened to two energetic government bigwigs—officials rather than politicians—talk about the slowdown and what to do about it. Here’s what they had to say. The…

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Extreme Tech: How to wipe a hard drive »

02:53 pm | If you didn’t know, when you delete a file or empty your trash can, it isn’t actually wiped from your hard drive. Using special tools, deleted files can be recovered by the authorities. That sensitive love letter — or photo, or video — that you think has been safely deleted, can be easily dug up…

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The Economist: Stopping the spiral »

09:20 pm | IN LAST week’s leader on India’s economy we referred to the government as acting with Brezhnev-grade complacency. That was probably a bit too harsh. In the last few days I’ve…

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The Economist: The rather dangerous Monsieur Hollande »

01:58 am | IT IS half of the Franco-German motor that drives the European Union. It has been the swing country in the euro crisis, poised between a prudent north and spendthrift south,…

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The Economist: Shells and shelves »

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02:58 am | SEARCH online for “company incorporation” and you’ll be spoilt for choice. Hundreds of so-called formation agents ply their trade online, offering to…

Apr 9 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »

Reuters: AIG selling $6 billion of AIA shares, to repay bail-out »

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02:57 am | AIG is offering about 1.7 billion shares in a range of HK$27.15-27.50 per share – a discount of up to 7 percent…

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MarketWatch: Economy still hobbled by weak housing, high debts »

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03:50 pm | WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) – The weak housing market and high levels of household debt are still holding back the economic recovery, more than…

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Extreme Tech: WiGig breaks 1-watt barrier, 5Gbps wireless hopefully on its way to smartphones »

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04:12 am | Panasonic has developed a new WiGig radio chip that uses less than 1 watt of power, making it the most power-efficient WiGig…

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TechNewsWorld: Internet of Things Close, Thanks to ARM’s Reach »

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03:26 am | Chipmaker ARM (Nasdaq: ARMHY) has announced a tiny product with huge implications. The company unveiled its ARM Cortex M0+, a 1mm microchip…

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AFP: Court ruling forces FBI to deactivate GPS to track suspects »

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12:36 am | WASHINGTON — A recent US Supreme Court decision is hurting the ability of federal law enforcement agencies to monitor criminal suspects with…

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Extreme Tech: How to wipe a hard drive »

02:53 pm | If you didn’t know, when you delete a file or empty your trash can, it isn’t actually wiped from your hard drive. Using special tools, deleted files can be recovered…

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Smithsonian Magazine: Richard Clarke on Who Was Behind the Stuxnet Attack »

03:35 am | The story Richard Clarke spins has all the suspense of a postmodern geopolitical thriller. The tale involves a ghostly cyberworm created to attack the nuclear centrifuges of a rogue nation—which…

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