Retired Cuban Baseball Stars to Play Miami Exiles - ABC News

Retired Cuban Baseball Stars to Play Miami Exiles ABC News It's the national pastime of Cuba and has long united exiles and those still on the island. It also has divided them. Over the years, dozens of top players ... AP Exclusive: Obama Offers New Gun Control Steps. 5. George Zimmerman's Wife Says He Has ...

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A business-friendly Cuba gets a hand from Canada - The Globe and Mail

A business-friendly Cuba gets a hand from Canada The Globe and Mail Cubans, they learned, would at last be allowed to travel freely. Which is no small thing for a country that has seen tens of thousands flee illicitly over the years. Now, the state would no longer require citizens to obtain a dreaded tarjeta blanca – a ...

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Canada's romance with Cuba has endured a Cold War, economic meltdown and ... - Sarnia Observer

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Canada's romance with Cuba has endured a Cold War, economic meltdown and ... Sarnia Observer After all, it's been almost 40 years since then-prime minister Pierre Trudeau stepped out of the Cold War strait-jacket by bear-hugging Fidel Castro, a bold statement by the first NATO leader to embrace Cuba on a visit. Castro repaid the gesture by ... Fidel Castro slams allegations that Cuba blocked Snowden flight

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Fired Paraguayan bus drivers crucify themselves in protest

They're lying on top of wooden crosses arranged flat on the ground.



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Weekly Address: Commemorating Labor Day

President Obama discusses Labor Day and reflects on the contributions of the working men and women in our country.



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VIDEO: Colombia 'welcomes' Starbucks coffee

Coffee giant Starbucks is set to open it's first cafe in Colombia next year. Local businesses are welcoming the move.



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UNASUR condena una intervención extranjera en Siria

La Unión de Naciones Suramericana (Unasur) condenó este viernes "las intervenciones externas" ante una posible incursión militar de Estados Unidos en Siria e instó a una solución pacífica del conflicto, según la declaración final de la VII cumbre del organismo, que se efectuó en Surinam.



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