Brandon Finnegan limits Cuba to 3 hits in 7 innings in Team USA's 1-0 victory - Fox News

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Brandon Finnegan limits Cuba to 3 hits in 7 innings in Team USA's 1-0 victory Fox News Texas Christian sophomore Brandon Finnegan limited Cuba to three hits in seven innings in Team USA's 1-0 victory Saturday night, the Americans' third straight one-run win in the first three games of the five-game exhibition series. Finnegan struck out ... Finnegan leads Team USA past Cuba, 1-0 Cal Poly's Imhof helps Team USA to 3-2 Victory Over Cuba

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The first Latin American pope travels to Brazil, world's largest Catholic country - MiamiHerald.com

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The first Latin American pope travels to Brazil, world's largest Catholic country MiamiHerald.com Msgr. Franklyn Casale, president of St. Thomas University, called it a “fortuitous coincidence'' that the first pope from Latin America will make his first international trip to the region. The pope plans to speak in both Spanish and Portuguese, “so he ... Catholic youths converge on Rio to see "slum pope" Rio Police prepare for Pope's visit during WYD Brazilians await arrival of Pope Francis

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Reusse: Cuba, Castro and Tony O - Minneapolis Star Tribune

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Reusse: Cuba, Castro and Tony O Minneapolis Star Tribune Article by: PATRICK REUSSE , Star Tribune; Updated: July 20, 2013 - 8:21 PM. From a farm in Cuba to the major leagues with the Twins, Tony Oliva, who just turned 75, has had quite the journey. hide. Tony Oliva. Photo: Bruce Bisping, Star Tribune ...

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Venezuela approves tough gun law

As the nation struggles with its murder rate, Venezuela passes a new law that bans guns in public places. But some question whether it will really deter gun violence. CNN's Rafael Romo reports.



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Chile chooses conservative candidate

The governing conservative bloc in Chile appoints outspoken politician Evelyn Matthei to run against former President Michelle Bachelet.



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What to do when a baseball team does not win? FIRE THE MANAGER!

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US needs to innings to beat Cuba 3-2 in Game 2 of exhibition series - Fox News

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US needs to innings to beat Cuba 3-2 in Game 2 of exhibition series Fox News 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 Friday night. The win was the second extra-inning victory in consecutive nights for the Americans over Cuba in Game ... US goes 10 innings to beat Cuba, 3-2

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The Myth and Reality of Venezuela-Iran Ties - IDN InDepthNews | Analysis That Matters

The Myth and Reality of Venezuela-Iran Ties IDN InDepthNews | Analysis That Matters ... to develop the tourism sector) and that senior “chavista officials engage routinely in lucrative schemes involving Hezbollah front companies, Colombian terrorist groups, narcotraffickers, Venezuelan financial institutions and even powerful state ...

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Jamaica tackles child abductions

The Jamaican government announces it will set up electronic billboards to help identify and rescue missing children.



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Lionfish beyond reach of divers worry researchers - Idaho State Journal

Lionfish beyond reach of divers worry researchers Idaho State Journal Derby-style lionfish tournaments are held from Bermuda as far south as Curacao, a Dutch Caribbean island off the coast of Venezuela. ... In Bonaire, where the economy is dependent on reef diving tourism, volunteers are being licensed as "lionfish hunters.

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Tuesday, July 23: USA vs Cuba at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park

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Another Cuban living inside the island who wants to receive a quick welfare check from the USA

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Asian Diesel Exports to Latin America Likely to Slow -Traders - Wall Street Journal

Asian Diesel Exports to Latin America Likely to Slow -Traders Wall Street Journal Asian diesel exports to Latin America will likely fall in the next couple of years as that market builds new refineries, traders said. "Upcoming refinery additions will reduce the region's distillate import requirement," ESAI Energy said in a statement ...

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Game 2: USA deefeats Cuba 3-2 in ten innings

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Desperate Buyers, Desperate Sellers Drive Global Black Market In Human Organs - Mintpress News

Desperate Buyers, Desperate Sellers Drive Global Black Market In Human Organs Mintpress News Given the high number of organ trafficking cases in Costa Rica, some claim that the nation's medical tourism industry is really just a front for “transplant tourism.” However, the organ trafficking industry is alive and well in the U.S., too, since the ...

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Pope seeks Catholic rebirth in land of sexy samba - Boston.com

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Pope seeks Catholic rebirth in land of sexy samba Boston.com Pope Francis, the 76-year-old Argentine who became the church's first pontiff from the Americas in March, will turn the crescent-shaped shoreline into a giant stage for his first international trip as pope, returning to the embrace of Latin America to ... Flawed head counts The Pope Takes His Message to Brazil's Poor

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Dodgers' Yasiel Puig faces $12-million lawsuit filed by man in Cuba - Los Angeles Times

Dodgers' Yasiel Puig faces $12-million lawsuit filed by man in Cuba Los Angeles Times Corbacho Daudinot is in Cuba, but his lawyers argue that the U.S. court has jurisdiction in this case under the Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991. The act permits civil cases to be filed in the United States against individuals who commit torture ...

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Venezuela 'ends' bid for US ties

Venezuela says it has "ended" steps towards restoring diplomatic ties with the US, after comments by the putative next US envoy to the UN.



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Are the days of Latin America's guerrillas over? - Irish Times

Are the days of Latin America's guerrillas over? Irish Times When the Farc guerrilla movement's chief peace negotiator said this week that Colombia's half-century civil war was drawing to a close, it was just the latest signal that a resolution to Latin America's bloodiest conflict could finally be at hand. Six ...

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