Two Guantanamo detainees sent to Portugal; three more transfers expected soonWASHINGTON — Justice Department officials said Friday that two Syrians held at Guantanamo Bay have been sent to Portugal. Fidel Castro chats live via speaker in first publicly broadcast phone call since 2007MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Fidel Castro chatted live via speakerphone with graduating medical students in Nicaragua in the latest of a series of media events showing off the former Cuban leader looking more robust. Airline passenger released on bail in mercury spill that disrupted Puerto Rico airportSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — An airline passenger charged in a mercury spill that disrupted flights at Puerto Rico’s main airport was released on bail Friday. 2 Guantanamo detainees sent to PortugalWASHINGTON — Two Syrians held at Guantanamo Bay have been sent to Portugal. Cuba rebukes diplomats from 5 EU embassies who visited home of jailed political activistHAVANA — Cuba delivered a formal protest Friday to diplomats from five European Union embassies who visited the home of a jailed dissident. Officials: 2 Haitians who lost baby when boat capsized off South Fla. released from custodyWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Officials say they have released two Haitian parents whose baby girl drowned when a boat carrying migrants capsized off South Florida’s coast. NM Gov. Richardson praises US, Cuban openness to better relations but says they will take timeHAVANA — The U.S. and Cuba need time to reverse nearly a half-century of bad blood, but both sides are more open to doing so than they have been in years, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said Friday. Looks gourmet, tastes like burger: Fast food gets haute makeover on FancyFastFood.comAt FancyFastFood.com, dashboard dining gets a serious — and seriously upscale — makeover. Ex-Stanford exec plea deal reveals new details about alleged $7 billion fraudHOUSTON — The former finance chief for jailed Texas financier R. Allen Stanford said his boss created a business empire where blood oaths were taken to secure loyalty, bribes were paid from a secret Swiss bank account and investor profits were more fiction than financial genius. Diplomats from 5 European Union embassies visit wife of jailed Cuban political activistHAVANA — Representatives from five European Union embassies in Cuba visited the wife of jailed political opposition activist Darsi Ferrer on Thursday, but insisted their visit was not political. Dramatic drop in Cuban migrants arriving in Florida, economics, law enforcement likely reasonsMIAMI — The number of Cubans attempting to cross the Florida Straits has fallen by more than half, putting 2009 on track to be perhaps the lowest for migration from the communist island in almost a decade. In Cuba, Richardson says he’ll relay observations on US ties to Obama ‘as a citizen’SAN FRANCISCO DE PAULA, Cuba — New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said Wednesday he plans to report to Barack Obama’s administration his assessment of Cuba-U.S. relations following a five-day trade mission to the island even though he is not an official envoy of Washington. In Cuba, Richardson says travel ban should end; to relay observations to Obama ‘as a citizen’SAN FRANCISCO DE PAULA, Cuba — New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said Wednesday that he’s just a governor on a trade mission and carries no message from the U.S. government as he visits Cuba this week. But he does plan to report his impressions to President Barack Obama. Tropical Storm Danny forms in the Atlantic with 45 mph top winds; Ignacio weakens in PacificMIAMI — Forecasters say people in the Bahamas and the southeastern U.S. should keep an eye on Tropical Storm Danny, which could slowly get stronger as it moves toward land. Gov. Richardson pushes New Mexico exports to CubaHAVANA — New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has met with Ricardo Alarcon, president of Cuba’s parliament, as well as members of the island’s chamber of commerce as he heads a trade mission there this week. US military judge in 9/11 case at Guantanamo denies defense request to see secret CIA prisonsSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Lawyers for a Guantanamo prisoner charged in the Sept. 11 attack do not need to visit secret CIA prisons where he was once held since the sites have likely changed and are no longer relevant, a military judge ruled. AirTran seeking OK from US Dept. of Transportation to launch Caribbean serviceORLANDO, Fla. — AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings Inc., said Tuesday it filed applications with the U.S. Department of Transportation to begin offering service to the Bahamas, Jamaica and Aruba. Small mercury spill inside Puerto Rico’s main airport closes terminals, delays flightsSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A small amount of mercury spilled inside Puerto Rico’s main airport Tuesday and authorities closed three terminals as a precaution, delaying about a dozen flights. Fidel in the spotlight: Cuba unleashes media blitz of heartier-looking Fidel CastroHAVANA — Fidel Castro is back — on Cuba’s front pages, at least. Young Guantanamo prisoner back in Afghanistan after grenade-attack case unravels over abuseKABUL — One of the youngest people ever held at Guantanamo was welcomed home Monday by Afghanistan’s president and joyful relatives after almost seven years in prison — freed by a military judge who ruled he was coerced into confessing to wounding U.S. soldiers with a grenade. NM Gov. Bill Richardson paying own way for Cuba trade mission to save state moneySANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson will spend the week in Cuba on a trade mission, and he’s paying his own way because of the state’s budget problems. Heidi Montag performing at Miss Universe pageant 2009 (video included)
AP Analysis: Mel Martinez’s Senate exit signals crossroads for GOP efforts to woo HispanicsMIAMI — Florida Sen. Mel Martinez’s resignation closes the latest chapter in the Republican Party’s tumultuous, decade-long effort to woo the nation’s Hispanic voters. A healthier-looking Fidel Castro welcomes Ecuador’s Correa in private visitHAVANA — Cuba’s Communist Youth newspaper is showing a photo of a healthier-looking Fidel Castro talking with the visiting Ecuadorean president. Federal judge rules detainee’s lawyers can question 9/11 mastermind Mohammed _ in writingWASHINGTON — Lawyers for a Guantanamo Bay detainee will be allowed to question — in writing — accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, a federal judge has ruled. The decision is a setback for government lawyers who had sought to limit the scope of detainee lawyers’ challenges to the detention and prosecution of terror suspects. Detainee’s lawyers can question 9/11 mastermind Mohammed _ in writingWASHINGTON — Lawyers for a Guantanamo Bay detainee will be allowed to question — in writing — accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, a federal judge has ruled. Virgin Islands man arrested for trying to charge into federal building with gunCHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands — A U.S. Virgin Islands man was charged with reckless endangerment after he tried to charge into a federal building in St. Thomas while waving a pistol. Judge orders release of Guantanamo Bay detainee with family ties to bin LadenWASHINGTON — A Yemeni man’s family ties to Osama bin Laden and admission that he met with the terrorist mastermind in the weeks before the Sept. 11 attacks are not enough to continue holding him at Guantanamo Bay, a judge wrote in an order released Friday. Juanes’ manager: Havana concert will go on despite threatening messagesMIAMI — The business manager of Latin pop singer Juanes said the “Peace Without Borders” concert will go on as planned in Havana despite threatening messages the singer received recently on his Twitter account. AP source: Guantanamo defense lawyers under investigation over photos of CIA personnelWASHINGTON — The Justice Department is investigating whether Guantanamo Bay detainees charged with roles in the Sept. 11 attacks were improperly given photos of CIA officers or contractors, according to a person familiar with the investigation. |
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NASSAU, Bahamas — Heidi Montag jumped onstage in tight sequined pants and a matching bra Sunday at the Miss Universe pageant, and gave her first live performance, singing “Body Language” from her debut album.
