Dodgers' Yasiel Puig sued for $12 million by man imprisoned in Cuba - Los Angeles Times

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Dodgers' Yasiel Puig sued for $12 million by man imprisoned in Cuba Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — Yasiel Puig is being sued for $12 million by a man in Cuba who claims Puig knowingly made false statements that resulted in his receiving a seven-year prison sentence. The complaint was filed in a federal district court in Florida. Dodgers' Yasiel Puig being sued for $12 million by man in Cuba Yasiel Puig Reportedly Faces $12 Million Lawsuit from Man in Cuba

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US tops Cuba in extras again - ESPN

US tops Cuba in extras again ESPN Kyle Schwarber's sacrifice fly scored Taylor Sparks in the top of the 10th inning, and the United States beat the Cuban national team 3-2 on Friday night. The win was the second extra-inning win in consecutive nights for the Americans over Cuba, coming ... US goes 10 innings to beat Cuba, 3-2

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Colombian rebels to release prisoner they say is a U.S. soldier

Colombia's FARC rebels say they captured an American soldier last month, and will release him as a "gesture" to advance peace talks.



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Canadian officials find "insufficient" braking on deadly runaway train

Canada's Transportation Safety Board has determined "the braking force applied was insufficient to hold" an unmanned train that became a runaway and crashed into the town of Lac-Megantic this month, killing 38 people, the agency said Friday.



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Cathay Pacific launches first Hong-Kong-Mexico freighter service - aircargoworld

Cathay Pacific launches first Hong-Kong-Mexico freighter service aircargoworld This new cargo flight certainly goes along the spirit of a more productive and mutually beneficial Mexico-Hong Kong and Mexico-China relationships that we are experiencing,” Claudia Ruiz Massieu, the secretary of tourism of Mexico, said. “I hope the ...

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Farc offers to free 'US soldier'

Colombia's Farc rebel group says it has captured a US soldier and is willing to release him to prove its commitment to the current peace process.



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The Sustainable Tourism Zone of the Greater Caribbean endorsed as a ... - Forimmediaterelease.net (press release)

The Sustainable Tourism Zone of the Greater Caribbean endorsed as a ... Forimmediaterelease.net (press release) Included in the high-level gathering were delegations from 16 ACS countries and representatives from the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. ... Bahamas, Barbados, Belize ...

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'World Sango Cultural Festival Will Boost The Economy Of Nigeria' - The Guardian Nigeria

'World Sango Cultural Festival Will Boost The Economy Of Nigeria' The Guardian Nigeria They are craving every day to come back to their ancestral root, they want to know, a lot of people in Florida, Miami, Venezuela, Argentina, Portugal, Cuba, Brazil, everywhere, they want to come to Oyo their ancestral home, we have not given them the ...

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In search of elusive Jaguar - Moneycontrol.com

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In search of elusive Jaguar Moneycontrol.com Assisted by money from NGOs and donors (expiating the guilt of having destroyed nature in their homelands), many farms now engage in tourism—sometimes their main activity—and support conservation. Third Time Lucky On our first visit to South America ...

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From the archive, 20 July 1960: Anti-communism in Cuba - The Guardian

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From the archive, 20 July 1960: Anti-communism in Cuba The Guardian A cloud no bigger than a priest's hat appeared on the Cuban revolutionary horizon yesterday. This is a city of slogans – patriotic slogans, inspirational slogans, anti-American slogans, slogans that would be, were it not for the fervour of the time ...

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Cuba film school halts new students in budget woes - MiamiHerald.com

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Cuba film school halts new students in budget woes MiamiHerald.com HAVANA -- Cuba's International School of Cinema is suspending new admissions for a year in response to budgetary woes resulting from international economic difficulties, the school's interim director said Friday. The institution, which is mostly funded ... Cuba film school halts new enrolment; budget woes

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In Turkey, Media Bosses Are Undermining Democracy - New York Times

In Turkey, Media Bosses Are Undermining Democracy New York Times Across the globe, and especially in young or struggling democracies like Argentina, Venezuela, Brazil, the Philippines, South Africa, Hungary and Albania, the lack of media independence is doing real damage. Media executives who ... The owner of the ...

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Latin America Debates the Cuban Sugar Missile Crisis - Bloomberg

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Latin America Debates the Cuban Sugar Missile Crisis Bloomberg Panama's capture this week of a North Korean ship with suspected surface-to-air weapons equipment stored among 10,000 tons of Cuban sugar is the stuff of spy movies. It certainly had drama. The 35-man crew apparently rioted and sabotaged the ship. Panama charges North Korea weapons ship's crew

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Mexico woos Chinese tourists and investors - South China Morning Post

Mexico woos Chinese tourists and investors South China Morning Post Hundreds of thousands of Chinese tourists visit the United States each year, but fewer than 50,000 went to its southern neighbour Mexico last year. But Mexico's looking to change that. Its tourism secretary Claudia Ruiz Massieu has been visiting Hong ...

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Cuba's '1-percenters': They aren't bankers - NBCNews.com (blog)

Cuba's '1-percenters': They aren't bankers NBCNews.com (blog) Two quirks of fate have led to an explosion of well-paid artists on the island: an exception to the U.S. embargo on Cuban goods that allows Americans to spend money on Cuban art, and an accident of Cuban history that lets artists keep the money they earn.

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US Baseball Beats Cuba In College World Series' Opener - Fox News Latino

US Baseball Beats Cuba In College World Series' Opener Fox News Latino Matt Chapman's teammates streamed out of the dugout to celebrate his hit as though the Cal State-Fullerton star had won the College World Series. Simply an exhibition? Not when it's against Cuba. Chapman had an RBI single in the bottom of the 11th ... CUBA BASEBALL: National Team Draws Local Fans Team USA beats Cuba in 11 innings at Principal Park Team USA beats Cuba 2-1 in exhibition

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American wanted by Italy released in Panama

The former CIA base chief who was detained in Panama has been released and is flying back to the United States, a State Department spokeswoman said on Friday.



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OpenGov Voices: Open Data in Latin America: Here to stay - Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group (blog)

OpenGov Voices: Open Data in Latin America: Here to stay Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group (blog) Fabrizio Scrollini is currently working on a PhD on transparency and accountability in Latin America at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He co-founded DATAuy which supports Quesabes -- the first website in Uruguay that helps ...

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Beyond borders: Film festival offers newest, hip Latin American movies - NBC Latino

Beyond borders: Film festival offers newest, hip Latin American movies NBC Latino For U.S. moviegoers passionate about Latin American movies, Latinbeat showcases some of the latest and best from the region. The festival, now in its 14th year, is taking place at the Film Society of Lincoln Center in New York City. Latinbeat features ...

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Latin American share sales strongest since 2008 - Reuters

Latin American share sales strongest since 2008 Reuters This week's $2.2 billion offering from Mexican bank Grupo Banorte helped push the volume of equity capital markets (ECM) activity in Latin America so far this year to $22.6 billion, the highest at this point in any year since the run-up to the ... Thomson Reuters investment banking weekly scorecard

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Daily Headlines: July 19, 2013

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WFCA: Cuba City's Greg Ganter will get his kicks unexpectedly on Saturday - 77Square.com

WFCA: Cuba City's Greg Ganter will get his kicks unexpectedly on Saturday 77Square.com Although he hardly got off the bench in basketball as a junior, Ganter was a tough defender and key inside player this past season as Cuba City won 26 straight games without a loss until falling to Whitefish Bay Dominican in a hard-fought Division 4 ...

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World Cup ticket costs revealed

Ticket prices for international fans attending the football World Cup in Brazil will start at $90 (£59, 69 euros) for initial group matches.



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VIDEO: Motorists buried in deadly landslide

At least six people are reported to have died and nearly 30 are still missing after rain causes a landslide on a stretch of road in southern Colombia.



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Are Americans becoming a super-race of snooping busy-bodies?

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Are Americans becoming a super-race of snooping busy-bodies?

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Carney dismisses polls saying almost half of Americans don't want Obamacare ... - Daily Caller

Carney dismisses polls saying almost half of Americans don't want Obamacare ... Daily Caller During his daily press briefing on Thursday, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, was asked about implementation of the Affordable Care Act. One reporter brought up that in a recent poll, about half of Americans were not pleased with the bill ...

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Lima: Where the pallbearers are black - Boston.com

Lima: Where the pallbearers are black Boston.com These pallbearers are in the job precisely because of the color of their skin, a phenomenon unique to this South American capital that was a regional seat of Spain's colonial empire for more than three centuries and where racism remains so deeply ...

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Cuba's '1 percent' will surprise you - CNBC.com

Cuba's '1 percent' will surprise you CNBC.com In most parts of the world, artists struggle to make a living. In Cuba, they're part of the wealthiest 1 percent of the population. Two quirks of fate have led to an explosion of well-paid artists on the island: an exception to the U.S. embargo on ...

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US Spying and Resistance in Latin America - CounterPunch

US Spying and Resistance in Latin America CounterPunch US imperialism spreads across Latin America through military bases and trade deals, corporate exploitation and debt. It also relies on a vast communications surveillance network, the recent uncovering of which laid bare Washington's reach into the ...

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USA defeats Cuba 2-1 in eleven innings of game 1

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