Progreso Semanal - Our world from progressive perpectives

Department of Defense provided surplus military vehicles, rifles, pistols to local police departments.
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Beachgoers could soon be seeing red off the Florida coast. A microscopic algae is growing out of control in the Gulf Coast. Although it can be toxic to marine life, some scientists are…
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Twenty years ago, a massive exodus of Cuban rafters – some 35 thousand left the country – marked the beginning of the end for this type of illegal emigration. Washington and Havana…
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Those who knew him say that, although he was one of brightest comedians who ever lived, he was in reality an extremely melancholy man.
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Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders proudly calls himself a democratic socialist. There’s talk that he may consider jumping into the presidential race in 2016.
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"The Catholic community is big here but they've never had a church," says Mr Veloz, gesturing towards the modern apartment blocks of Santiago de Cuba's Jose Marti district.
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Barack Omaba and Alan Gross
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As the headline states, the disconnect between the record Wall Street values and corporate profit figures on the one hand, and the sorry economic situation of so many Americans on the…
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The companies that create the most important state and national exams also publish textbooks that contain many of the answers. Unfortunately, low-income school districts can’t afford to…
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The European Union plans to lobby countries that could benefit from Russia's bans on Western food imports, such as Brazil and Chile, to refrain from boosting their exports and stick to…
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