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Creating the working poor
Certain members of congress work hard every day to assure that the U.S. continues to create more “working poor.” While the Shaneeka Rainers of the world work their “butts” off to serve…
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France’s top diplomat meets with Raúl Castro (+Video)
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius arrived in Havana from Mexico City Saturday, April 12, for a one-day visit, during which he met with Cuban President Raúl Castro, Foreign Minister…
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The world in a package
Once again, Cubans cleverly solve their relative isolation. The solution is popularly known as the "Package of the Week," weighs one terabyte and soothes -- or at least it tries to --…
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Jimmy Carter believes U.S. is spying on him (+ Video)
Former President Jimmy Carter believes U.S. intelligence agencies are spying on him – so much so, he eschews email to avoid government spies. "I believe if I send an email, it will be…
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‘A couple of possibilities’ on Alan Gross case, Kerry tells Diaz-Balart
Excerpt from John Kerry's testimony Wednesday (March 12) to a House subcommittee on the federal budget. Asked about efforts to release USAID subcontractor Alan Gross, now held in Cuba,…
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Elena Freyre interviewed by Yadira Escobar
A brief conversation between Elena Freyre and Yadira Escobar on the upcoming U.S.-Cuba relations conference to be held in Miami's Sofitel Hotel. The video is in Spanish.
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‘Si se puede,’ says Maria Rodriguez (+Video)
Yadira Escobar interviews Maria Rodriguez, executive director of the Florida Immigrant Coalition (FLIC), who has worked to defend basic human rights of low-income and migrant peoples…
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Ecuadorean poverty fight trumps Yasuní initiative
In 2007, Ecuador dared to formulate at the United Nations a very advanced initiative: leave untouched the oil that lies under Yasuní National Park .
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Why I changed my mind on weed (+Video)
In 2009, Dr. Sanjay Gupta wrote a TIME magazine article titled "Why I would Vote No on Pot." In this new article he changes his mind and apologizes “because I didn't look hard enough,…
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NSA broke privacy rules thousand of times, reports The Washington Post
Top secret documents reveal that the National Security Agency (NSA) “has broken privacy rules or overstepped its legal authority thousands of times each year.."
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