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CNN - Mon Dec 14, 9:44 pm ET
Latin America's leftist leaders ended a two-day summit in Havana with some tough words for the United States.
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Sun-Sentinel - Mon Dec 14, 8:57 pm ET
Before the 6 million, there were the 937.
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New York Times - Mon Dec 14, 8:55 pm ET
Norberto Fuentes’s fascinating new novel, “The Autobiography of Fidel Castro,” purports to tell the longtime Cuban leader’s story in his own words.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 14, 7:31 pm ET
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro warned on Monday that President Barack Obama's "kindly smile" could not be trusted, saying Washington was plotting against leftist Latin American governments including Venezuela's.
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Slashdot - Mon Dec 14, 7:24 pm ET
eldavojohn writes "An American citizen working as a contractor for the United States Agency for International Development has been arrested for giving away laptops and cellphones in Cuba. The intent was to enable activists to connect with each other and spread information of what's happening inside Cuba. From the article: 'Cellphones and laptops are legal in Cuba, though they are new and coveted ...
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San Francisco Chronicle - Mon Dec 14, 6:40 pm ET
A Cuban man has pleaded guilty to posing as an attorney so he could represent detainees in immigration court in San Pedro. Court documents show Raul Ernest Alonso-Prieto reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors that was entered in court last week.... Plea - San Pedro Los Angeles California - San Pedro - Mail fraud - United States Attorney
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Vernon Hills Review - Mon Dec 14, 3:47 pm ET
Cuba Township Supervisor David Nelson, a former Barrington village president, recently announced he was endorsing Republican candidate John Dawson in the U.S. 8th Congressional District primary.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 14, 3:31 pm ET
(Corrects by deleting phrase "directly to the United States" from eighth paragraph)
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Cleveland Jewish News - Mon Dec 14, 2:50 pm ET
WASHINGTON (JTA) -- Seventy years after the SS St. Louis was turned away from the United States, the surviving passengers of the ill-fated voyage may be reuniting for the last time near where their chance at freedom was denied.
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Cuba Free Press - The Extra Plan - Mon Dec 14, 12:31 pm ET
Three arrests have been made in connection with an arson and burglary investigation in the Eden Prairie Subdivision. Authorities were called to the scene at 315A Eden Prairie Court around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5, for a report of the apartment being on fire. According to Cuba Fire Chief Mike Plank, when his department arrived on scene, the fire had “pretty much gone out on its own. There ...
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Downtown Gazette - Mon Dec 14, 12:25 pm ET
For those who have tried, people know how nice it is to SUP (Stand Up Paddleboard) in Alamitos Bay in Long Beach. Even better now with the Christmas Lights!
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Air Force Times - Mon Dec 14, 11:12 am ET
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to take up an appeal from former Guantanamo Bay detainees who say they were tortured and denied religious rights.The justices rejected the appeal without comment Monday. Four British men say they were beaten, shackled in painful stress positions and threatened by dogs during their time at the U.S. naval base in Cuba from 2002-04.They also say they ...
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McClatchy Washington Bureau - Mon Dec 14, 7:07 am ET
A U.S. government contractor confirmed Saturday that Cuba has detained one of its subcontractors' employees but did not comment on a report he went to the island as a tourist and was handing out laptops and communications equipment.
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The Record and Herald News - Mon Dec 14, 7:03 am ET
Police departments, hospitals, and community and transit programs in North Jersey all won a piece of the $1.1 trillion budget bill the Senate voted on Sunday to send to President Obama.
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The Washington Times - Mon Dec 14, 6:47 am ET
SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia | The government of President Evo Morales has leveled criminal charges against the runner-up in last week's presidential election - a race in which Mr. Morales won a second term in office and his party a two-thirds majority in Congress. The opposition says the charges reflect a broader postelection crackdown on Bolivia's eastern lowland provinces, which have resisted Mr ...