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22 min ago | The Virginian-Pilot

9/11 accused in Guantanamo court, but trial is distant

In this sketch by courtroom artist Janet Hamlin and reviewed by the U.S. Department of Defense, the self-proclaimed terrorist mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, top left, with his gray beard streaked with reddish-orange dye, and the four other co-defendants, listen to the testimony of retired U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Bruce MacDonald, standing at ... (more)

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Related Topix: US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, World News, US Military, US Navy, US News

4 hrs ago | KMIZ

US releases names of Guantanamo 'indefinite detainees'

The names of dozens of detainees held at the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, were released for the first time on Monday after a newspaper sued the federal government for the information.

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5 hrs ago | The Miami Herald

Tourism to Cuba sags, mostly because of drop in US and European arrivals

Cuba's tourism arrivals shrank by nearly 5 percent in April compared to the same month last year, largely because of significant drops in visitors from the United States and southern Europe, according to official reports.

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Related Topix: Cuba Travel, Travel, Caribbean Travel, World News

9 hrs ago | WATE-TV Knoxville

9/11 accused in Guantanamo court but trial distant

Firefighters are getting a better handle on the most destructive wildfire ever in Colorado, but they're still struggling against hot spots that could threaten homes that have been spared by the massive blaze.

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Related Topix: US Military Prisons, World News, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Marijuana

13 hrs ago | Seattle Times

A look at who is still held at Guantanamo

President Barack Obama has appointed a new envoy to lead a renewed effort to close the detention center at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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Related Topix: US Military Prisons, World News, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, Terrorism

15 hrs ago | Reuters

Cuba reports sugar production rose 8 percent, lower than expected

Cuban television, reporting Sunday on a weekend meeting to review the harvest, blamed "obsolete mills and machinery" among other factors such as Hurricane Sandy and poor management, for the less than expected performance.

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Related Topix: World News, Central America, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Sandy, Jose Ramon Machado,

23 hrs ago | WHTC

Detainees' defense lawyers want ICRC's secret Guan...

Lawyers for five prisoners accused of plotting the September 11 attacks in 2001 have asked to see confidential reports made by representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross who visited the defendants at the Guantanamo detention camp.

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Related Topix: US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, World News, Death Penalty, Guantanamo Bay

Sun Jun 16, 2013

The Miami Herald

Dissidents say they are returning to Cuba reenergized

When Berta Soler, leader of Cuba's dissident Ladies in White, returned to the island last month after her first-ever trip abroad, she felt ready to resume the grinding struggle against the communist government.

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WFAA-TV Dallas

Obama chooses lawyer as Guantanamo closure envoy

President Barack Obama has chosen a high-powered Washington lawyer with extensive experience in all three branches of the government to be the State Department's special envoy for closing down the military-run prison at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.

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KHQ-TV Spokane

Beyond NYC: Other places adapting to climate, too

BONN, Germany - From Bangkok to Miami, cities and coastal areas across the globe are already building or planning defenses to protect millions of people and key infrastructure from more powerful storm surges and other effects of global warming.

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Related Topix: World News, Germany, Environment, Science, New York, NY, Netherlands, Natural Disasters, Flood

Sat Jun 15, 2013

Canada.com

House passes $638B defence bill that blocks Obama on closing Guantanamo detention facility

The average price of arable acreage in the province has climbed substantially since 2005, while less acreage is available for sale due to buyer hoarding, says a new report by Landcor Data.

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Related Topix: Home Listing, Home, Guantanamo Bay, US Military Prisons, World News, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Carl Levin, Democrat

KBND-AM Bend

Amid Gitmo strike, ex-detainee tells of force-feed

For more than three months, the U.S. military has faced off with defiant prisoners on a hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay, strapping down as many as 43 each day to feed them a liquid nutrient mix through a nasal tube to prevent them from starving to death.

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WTOP-FM Washington

Amid Gitmo strike, ex-detainee tells of force-feed

Ahmed Zuhair poses for a picture in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Friday, June 14, 2013.

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Related Topix: US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, Guantanamo Bay, US News, Camp Delta, World News, Saudi Arabia,

Fri Jun 14, 2013

Information Technology

U.S unit uses creative ways to disseminate information in Cuba

Trying to get around Havana's censorship, the U.S Office of Cuba Broadcasting is showing off novel ways to disseminate information on the island, including USB drives made of paper and a system for sending cell phone text messages to large groups.

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The Epoch Times

Guantanamo Court Held in Secret Without Accused

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba-Prosecutors and defense attorneys emerged Friday from a closed session of the Guantanamo war crimes court so shrouded in secrecy that the defendant was barred from the room and none of the parties could even disclose the subject of the hearing.

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NorthJersey.com

Guantanamo court held in secret without accused

Prosecutors and defense attorneys have held a session of the Guantanamo war crimes tribunal so shrouded in secrecy that even the defendant wasn't permitted to attend.

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Seattle Times

Defected Cuban dancers adjust to U.S., seek work

They practice in the back of a dance studio next to a Wendy's restaurant in a strip mall.

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Related Topix: World News, Central America, Arts, Ballet, Texas, Fidel Castro

The Gleaner

Emerging market adviser -Enter the Cubans

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 were not only a pivotal moment for the United States; they also marked an important turning point for Latin America.

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Related Topix: World News, Central America, Terrorism, Hugo Chavez

Washington Times

CARDENAS: The 'Cubanization' of Venezuela

One of the greatest ironies of the late strongman Hugo Chavez's rule was that even as he attempted to personify Venezuelan nationalism, he was quietly outsourcing more and more of the country's sovereignty to the Castro brothers in Cuba.

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The Miami Herald

Cuban migrants in Mexico demand freedom after 3 months in a lockup

Seven Cubans detained for nearly three months in a kind of immigration limbo in southern Mexico say their guards are mistreating them for demanding that they be allowed to continue their trip to the border with the United States.

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