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(Photo: AP / Javier Galeano)Raul Castro's daughter granted US visa
Mariela Castro, director of the Cuban National Center for Sex Education and daughter of Cuba's President Raul Castro, left, meets with a U.S. women's delegation in Havana, Cuba, Monday, June 6, 2011....Full Story

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(Photo: AP/Rodrigo Abd)Cuba's crumbling buildings mean Havana housing shortage
In a common practice to buy and sell goods in tall apartment buildings, a woman lowers a basket on a rope to the street in Old Havana, Friday, July 27, 2007, next to a hanging photograph of Fidel Castro. Life has remained little changed in communist-run ...Full Story

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UFO Crash/Retrievals in Chile
Share | [Stories of saucer crashes and retrievals are not the exclusive province of the American Southwest. The Pacific coast of South America has some interesting cases to offer, as we can see from Raul Núñez's "UFO Crash/Retrivals in Chile. Mr. Núñez is the direct...Full Story
Miami Marlins’ Ozzie Guillen says adios to Twitter
| ATLANTA -- Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen said he’s done with Twitter. | The outspoken 48-year old explained why before Thursday’s game against the Braves. “I hate Twitter. Everybody who follows me can [expletive] their pants,” Guillen said....Full Story
Cuban president's daughter gets U.S. visa
| HAVANA -- Cuban first daughter Mariela Castro has been granted a U.S. visa to attend events in San Francisco and New York, sparking a firestorm of criticism from Cuban-American politicians who called her an enemy of democracy and a shill for the Communist government t...Full Story
Castro's daughter gets visa
HAVANA -- | Cuban first daughter Mariela Castro has been granted a U.S. visa to attend events in San Francisco and New York, one of her associates confirmed Thursday. | The travel permission sparked a firestorm of criticism from Cuban-American politicians who say she is...Full Story
Foul-Mouthed Guillen Sends His Last Tweet
| Ozzie Guillen is finally censoring himself…from the Twitter world, at least. | The former White Sox manager on Thursday sent his last tweet to his nearly 231,000 followers in his typical Spanglish dialogue: | "My last tweet. Me ultimo tweet good luck buena suerte," ...Full Story
A Bridge-Building, Cross-Cultural Art Project That’s Also Delicious
| HAVANA — It was at some point between the guava maki and the grilled sailfish with yuzu that Robert T. Coffland, an American art dealer who is normally reserved by nature, stood up and took off his shirt. Connect With Us on Twitter | Follow @nytimesworld for int...Full Story
Cuban hurdler Robles targets fast time in U.S.
By Nelson Acosta HAVANA, May 17 (Reuters) - Cuba's Olympic high hurdles champion Dayron Robles will attempt to get close to 13 seconds when he sharpens his London Games build-up with his first athletics meetings in the United States next month. The world record holder, ...Full Story
Gravel spill blocking lanes on westbound I-580 in Castro Valley
A gravel spill is blocking three lanes of westbound Interstate 580 near Eden Canyon Road in Castro Valley, causing a huge traffic pileup, the California Highway Patrol reported. | ...Full Story
Amid oil cuts, Ahmadinejad speed dials PM Manmohan Singh
SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweet NEW DELHI: Amid talk of reducing crude imports from Iran, and barely a week after US secretary of state Hillary Clinton's visit to India, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, urging him to expand bila...Full Story
Castro's daughter obtains US visa
| Cuban first daughter Mariela Castro has been granted a US visa to attend events in San Francisco and New York. The travel permission sparked a firestorm of criticism from Cuban-American politicians who say she is an enemy of democracy and a shill for the Communist gov...Full Story
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The Dallas Morning News | Columnist Tim Cowlishaw answered questions in a chat Thursday. Here are some highlights. | Comment From Rich ... Mark Cuban doesn't like his athletes playing in the Olympics. Kari Lehtonen just got injured playing for Finland. Do you think Tom Gagl...
Letters to the editor, May 18
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Star Tribune NORTH CAROLINA | Two versions given of Edwards' actions | Both sides concluded their cases in the John Edwards trial, and the jury is set to begin deliberations on Friday. Prosecutor Bobby Higdon contended in his closing argument that Edwards violate...
U.S. grants visa to Raul Castro’s daughter but denies visit by Cuban academics
The Washington Post | The Obama administration granted a visa this week to the daughter of Cuban President Raúl Castro but rejected visas for a dozen other Cubans to attend an academic conference in California, angering both conservative Cuban American leaders an...
Miami Marlins’ Ozzie Guillen says adios to Twitter
The Miami Herald | ATLANTA -- Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen said he’s done with Twitter. | The outspoken 48-year old explained why before Thursday’s game against the Braves. “I hate Twitter. Everybody who follows me can [expletive] their pants,&#...
The Shortwave Report 05/18 Listen Globally!
UCIMC | Dear Radio Friend, | The latest Shortwave Report (May 18) is up at the website http://www.outfarpress.com/shortwave.shtml in 3 forms- (new) HIGHEST QUALITY (128kb)(27MB), broadcast quality (16MB), and quickdownload or streaming form (6MB) (28:59) L...
Cuban president's daughter gets U.S. visa
MSNBC | Cuban first daughter Mariela Castro has been granted a U.S. visa to attend events in San Francisco and New York, sparking a firestorm of criticism from Cuban-American politicians who called her an enemy of democracy and a shill for the Communist go...
Exploring While Leaving Fingerprints
Wall Street Journal By ANDREW LAVALLEE | Pharrell Williams is widely known for his music, which spans his work as a producer with everyone from Jay-Z to Britney Spears, to his own band, N.E.R.D. | His listeners might not be as familiar with his art collection, but Mr. W...
Rubio upset over US issuing visa to Castro's daughter
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Dwayne De Rosario gets the call-up to Canadian national team
The Washington Times John Haydon | Ask me a question. | Follow @JohnAHaydon | WASHINGTON, May 17, 2012 — D.C. United captain Dwayne De Rosario, who scored a goal in the club's 2-0 win over the Colorado Rapids' on Wednesday night, has been called-up to the Canadian ...
Latin America’s school for dictators
The Miami Herald | A year ago this month, Bolivian President Evo Morales inaugurated the College for Defense of the Bolivarian Alternative of the Americas (ALBA) with a speech in which he called for the expulsion of U.S. intelligence agencies, a new military doctrine...
How to reach achieve real political reform in Cuba
The Miami Herald | What’s the best way to mark the fifth annual Cuba Solidarity Day? If we want to help the long-suffering people of Fidel Castro’s island “paradise,” the answer should be obvious: Shine a light on the repression and tyrann...
Remembering Carlos Fuentes, Mexico's literary legend
Kansas City Star Damian Dovarganes Mexican author Carlos Fuentes died May 15. | Whatever they may have thought of his politics, anyone lucky enough to have conversed with author Carlos Fuentes couldn't help but be taken by his love affair with language. | I was struc...
Ricketts, Racism and Retraction
Yahoo Daily News | COMMENTARY | Players and coaches in baseball, as well as off-field personnel, are prohibited from criticizing umpires. But where else is that line drawn? Major League baseball enforces a code of conduct and behavior, maintaining standards that are ...
MARK CUBAN: Facebook Is The Most Important IPO EVER – But Not For The Reasons You Think
Business Insider | Mark Cuban | URL | Mark Cuban is chairman of HDNet and owner of the Dallas Mavericks. (He sold Broadcast.com to Yahoo in 1999 for $5.7 billion) He is the author of 'How to WIn at the Sport of Business, If I Can Do It, You Can Do It.' Recent Posts T...
Cuba President's Daughter Gets U.S. Visa
Time Magazine | (HAVANA) — Cuban first daughter Mariela Castro has been granted a U.S. visa to attend events in San Francisco and New York, one of her associates confirmed Thursday. The travel permission sparked a firestorm of criticism from Cuban-American po...
Dixie Linder names joint head of Cuba Pictures
Screen Daily | Dixie Linder has been named joint head of the film and television at Cuba Pictures, alongside Tally Garner. | Dixie Linder has been named joint head of the film and television at Cuba Pictures, alongside Tally Garner. | The company’s credits incl...
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