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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Puerto Rico</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Former Guantanamo detainee, raised in Saudi Arabia, struggles to build new life in Chad</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Melia</dc:creator>
		
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Ex-Gitmo detainee struggles to build life in Chad

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A former detainee who spent his teenage years at Guantanamo Bay said Thursday he is struggling to build a life in his parents&#8217; native Chad, a central African nation he had never seen before his release from the U.S. military prison earlier this ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-guantanamo-detainee-raised-in-saudi-arabia-struggles-to-build-new-life-in-chad-245826/">Former Guantanamo detainee, raised in Saudi Arabia, struggles to build new life in Chad</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Main suspect in Puerto Rico bar shootout that killed 8 arrested in US Virgin Islands marina</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:32:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danica Coto</dc:creator>
		
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PR bar shootout suspect caught in Virgin Islands

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A convicted killer suspected of masterminding a bar shooting that left eight people dead in Puerto Rico was arrested aboard a 30-foot boat just after it entered a marina in the U.S. Virgin Islands, federal officials said Wednesday.
Alexis Candelario was detained late Tuesday .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/main-suspect-in-puerto-rico-bar-shootout-that-killed-8-arrested-in-us-virgin-islands-marina-244924/">Main suspect in Puerto Rico bar shootout that killed 8 arrested in US Virgin Islands marina</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>7-month fetus found in gift box under Christmas tree, Texas couple charged with abusing corpse</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Fetus found in gift box, Texas couple charged

SAN JUAN, Texas — A south Texas couple put an aborted 7-month-old fetus in a gift box under a Christmas tree after they were unable to flush the remains down a toilet, authorities alleged Monday.
Ruby Lee Medina, 31, and Javier Gonzalez, 37, of Mission, have been charged with ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/7-month-fetus-found-in-gift-box-under-christmas-tree-texas-couple-charged-with-abusing-corpse-244043/">7-month fetus found in gift box under Christmas tree, Texas couple charged with abusing corpse</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fugitive accused in 2007 slaying of Puerto Rico union leader extradited from New Jersey</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Man sought in PRico union slaying is extradited

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — One of Puerto Rico&#8217;s most-wanted fugitives has been extradited from New Jersey to face charges that he killed a leader of a sewer workers union on the U.S. island.
FBI spokesman Harry Rodriguez says Jose Juan Viera Morales was flown to Puerto Rico on ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fugitive-accused-in-2007-slaying-of-puerto-rico-union-leader-extradited-from-new-jersey-242273/">Fugitive accused in 2007 slaying of Puerto Rico union leader extradited from New Jersey</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands hold candelight vigil for gay teenager slain in Puerto Rico</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Mcfadden</dc:creator>
		
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Thousands in PR hold vigil for murdered gay teen
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Thousands of people marched through Puerto Rico&#8217;s capital on Wednesday, celebrating the life of a gay teenager whose dismembered, burned body was found dumped along a road in a small mountain town.
The crowd, many of them carrying candles as a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/thousands-hold-candelight-vigil-for-gay-teenager-slain-in-puerto-rico-235998/">Read : Thousands hold candelight vigil for gay teenager slain in Puerto Rico</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Miami-based America TeVe merges with CV Network, expands to Puerto Rico and New York</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Miami-based America TeVe merges with CV Network

MIAMI — America TeVe, a Spanish-language channel in Miami, has merged with CV Network and is now in charge of operations, distribution and selling advertising for the latter&#8217;s stations.
Under the deal, America TeVe will be taking over CV Network&#8217;s three stations, which are WFUN in Miami, WPXO in New ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/miami-based-america-teve-merges-with-cv-network-expands-to-puerto-rico-and-new-york-235363/" title="Miami-based America TeVe merges with CV Network, expands to Puerto Rico and New York">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Behind missed deadline for closing Gitmo: US struggles to get countries to take its prisoners</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/behind-missed-deadline-for-closing-gitmo-us-struggles-to-get-countries-to-take-its-prisoners-232283/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:36:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Fox</dc:creator>
		
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Behind missed Gitmo deadline: No one wants jailees
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — President Barack Obama is now confirming what many have long suspected: He will miss his January deadline to close the Guantanamo prison — partly because he cannot persuade other nations to take the detainees.
Prisoners like Walid Abu Hijazi. ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/behind-missed-deadline-for-closing-gitmo-us-struggles-to-get-countries-to-take-its-prisoners-232283/">Behind missed deadline for closing Gitmo: US struggles to get countries to take its prisoners</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suspect charged with murder in slaying of gay teenager in Puerto Rico</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Melia</dc:creator>
		
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Murder charge filed in Puerto Rico teen slaying
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Murder charges were filed Wednesday in the slaying of a gay teenager whose decapitated, partially burned body was found last week, while U.S. authorities said they were still considering whether to make it a hate crime case.
Gay activists expressed disappointment that ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suspect-charged-with-murder-in-slaying-of-gay-teenager-in-puerto-rico-232088/" title="Suspect charged with murder in slaying of gay teenager in Puerto Rico">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Slaying of gay teenager in Puerto Rico investigated as US island&#8217;s first hate crime case</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/slaying-of-gay-teenager-in-puerto-rico-investigated-as-us-islands-first-hate-crime-case-232005/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Melia</dc:creator>
		
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Puerto Rico gay slaying investigated as hate crime
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The slaying of a gay teenager whose decapitated, partially burned body was found along a road in Puerto Rico last week is under investigation as a possible hate crime, a police official said Wednesday.
Activists say it would be the first case .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/slaying-of-gay-teenager-in-puerto-rico-investigated-as-us-islands-first-hate-crime-case-232005/">Source article &nbsp;: Slaying of gay teenager in Puerto Rico investigated as US island&#8217;s first hate crime case</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>School bus crash on highway in Puerto Rico kills 8-year-old girl, injures other students</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:11:58 +0000</pubDate>
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School bus crash kills girl, 8, in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Authorities in Puerto Rico say a school bus has fallen off an overpass, killing an 8-year-old girl near the capital of the U.S. Caribbean territory.
Police officer Erick Aponte says the bus was carrying at least nine people when the driver lost control ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/school-bus-crash-on-highway-in-puerto-rico-kills-8-year-old-girl-injures-other-students-231701/">School bus crash on highway in Puerto Rico kills 8-year-old girl, injures other students</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US agency to take new look at possible health ills from bombing range on Vieques island</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:52:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Mcfadden</dc:creator>
		
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US health agency to take &#8216;fresh look&#8217; at Vieques

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A U.S. agency has overturned its 2003 research that said no health hazards were caused by decades of military exercises on Vieques, a bombing range-turned-tourist destination off Puerto Rico&#8217;s east coast.
The federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry said Friday it ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-agency-to-take-new-look-at-possible-health-ills-from-bombing-range-on-vieques-island-229628/">US agency to take new look at possible health ills from bombing range on Vieques island</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Associated Press announces changes in Latin American, Caribbean operations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Changes in AP Latin American, Caribbean operations

NEW YORK — The Associated Press on Wednesday announced changes in its Latin America and Caribbean operations, closing a service limited to Puerto Rican news within Puerto Rico while adding editors and reporters elsewhere for the expanding Spanish market in the Americas.
The news agency will retain its bureau in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/associated-press-announces-changes-in-latin-american-caribbean-operations-226253/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Associated Press announces changes in Latin American, Caribbean operations</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New York lawyer tied up, robbed inside room at Ritz-Carlton hotel in Puerto Rico</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
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NY tourist robbed inside Ritz hotel in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A New York lawyer was robbed inside his room at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Puerto Rico by assailants who tied him up before dawn Monday and stole $800 in cash, police said.
The robbers bound Robert J. Anello with lamp cords and a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-york-lawyer-tied-up-robbed-inside-room-at-ritz-carlton-hotel-in-puerto-rico-223331/">Read more : New York lawyer tied up, robbed inside room at Ritz-Carlton hotel in Puerto Rico</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New York tourist tied up, robbed inside room at Ritz-Carlton hotel in Puerto Rico</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:54:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Tourist robbed inside Ritz hotel in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Police in Puerto Rico are investigating the robbery of a New York tourist inside his room at the Ritz-Carlton hotel.
Police say robbers bound Robert J. Anello with lamp cords and a tie before dawn Monday morning. They took $800 in cash from a ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-york-tourist-tied-up-robbed-inside-room-at-ritz-carlton-hotel-in-puerto-rico-223256/">New York tourist tied up, robbed inside room at Ritz-Carlton hotel in Puerto Rico</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: New York tourist dies in &#8216;car surfing&#8217; accident in Puerto Rico beach town</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
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US tourist dies &#8216;car surfing&#8217; in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Police say a U.S. tourist who was pretending to be surfing on the hood of a friend&#8217;s moving car was killed when he fell and broke his neck in a popular Puerto Rican beach town.
Police spokeswoman Yolanda Hernandez says 29-year-old Long Beach, New .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-new-york-tourist-dies-in-car-surfing-accident-in-puerto-rico-beach-town-221835/" title="Police: New York tourist dies in &#8216;car surfing&#8217; accident in Puerto Rico beach town">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New York Senate&#8217;s Democratic majority to snub Gov. Paterson, won&#8217;t attend speech on deficit</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:32:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Gormley</dc:creator>
		
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New York Senate majority will snub Gov. Paterson

ALBANY, N.Y. — The Senate&#8217;s Democratic majority won&#8217;t attend Democratic Gov. David Paterson&#8217;s address to a joint session of the Legislature Monday, when he will try to build support for attacking New York&#8217;s latest fiscal crisis, according to state officials informed of the decision.
&#8220;We&#8217;re not returning for a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-york-senates-democratic-majority-to-snub-gov-paterson-wont-attend-speech-on-deficit-219534/">Read : New York Senate&#8217;s Democratic majority to snub Gov. Paterson, won&#8217;t attend speech on deficit</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Mcfadden</dc:creator>
		
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Caribbean, Gulf spared widespread coral damage

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Lower-than-feared sea temperatures this summer gave a break to fragile coral reefs across the Caribbean and the central Gulf of Mexico that were damaged in recent years, scientists said Thursday.
Unusually warm water in recent years has caused the animals that make up coral to expel .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/scientists-caribbean-gulf-spared-widespread-coral-bleaching-damage-this-year-219474/">Scientists: Caribbean, Gulf spared widespread coral bleaching damage this year</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US, lawyers concerned as Guantanamo&#8217;s longest hunger striker loses weight</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:36:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Fox</dc:creator>
		
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Guantanamo hunger striker losing weight
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A Guantanamo prisoner who has been on hunger strike for more than four years is in critical danger from malnutrition, his lawyers said Tuesday. U.S. officials insist his weight loss is not an immediate health risk.

Abdul Rahman Shalabi, who is fed liquid nutrients through a nasal ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-lawyers-concerned-as-guantanamos-longest-hunger-striker-loses-weight-216554/">US, lawyers concerned as Guantanamo&#8217;s longest hunger striker loses weight</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>FBI says last week&#8217;s blast at Puerto Rico fuel storage site was accident, caused by vapor leak</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:20:16 +0000</pubDate>
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FBI: No sabotage in Puerto Rico tank explosion
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The FBI said Friday there is no evidence of sabotage in last week&#8217;s explosion at a Puerto Rico fuel depot, which burned for more than two days and forced the evacuation of hundreds of people.
Gasoline vapors from an overflowing fuel tank ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fbi-says-last-weeks-blast-at-puerto-rico-fuel-storage-site-was-accident-caused-by-vapor-leak-212922/">Read more : FBI says last week&#8217;s blast at Puerto Rico fuel storage site was accident, caused by vapor leak</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Puerto Rico lawmakers OK stricter drunk driving law; legal limit would be among lowest</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Puerto Rico lawmakers OK strict drunk driving law

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico lawmakers have voted to adopt one of the world&#8217;s lowest legal limits for drunk driving.
The House of Representatives passed a bill lowering the blood alcohol limit to .02 percent from the standard .08 percent. The measure still needs approval of the ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/puerto-rico-lawmakers-ok-stricter-drunk-driving-law-legal-limit-would-be-among-lowest-212708/">Puerto Rico lawmakers OK stricter drunk driving law; legal limit would be among lowest</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jamaica balks at US request for extradition of major suspected drug trafficker</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Melia</dc:creator>
		
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Jamaica balks at US request for alleged crime boss

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Jamaica is resisting a U.S. request to hand over a suspected crime boss with ties to the Caribbean nation&#8217;s governing party amid reports he is stockpiling weapons in his Kingston stronghold to prevent arrest.
The island&#8217;s government, which received the extradition request for .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jamaica-balks-at-us-request-for-extradition-of-major-suspected-drug-trafficker-211812/" title="Jamaica balks at US request for extradition of major suspected drug trafficker">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Heat-fatigued cows in Puerto Rico producing less milk; officials seek Florida imports</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Stressed cows in PR give less milk, force imports

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Happy cows apparently do not come from this U.S. Caribbean territory.
For the first time in a decade, officials are importing fresh milk from the United States because high temperatures have stressed the island&#8217;s cows and production has dropped, agriculture secretary Javier Rivera  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/heat-fatigued-cows-in-puerto-rico-producing-less-milk-officials-seek-florida-imports-209144/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Owner of Puerto Rico bar where 7 killed arrested on drug trafficking charge</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:08:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danica Coto</dc:creator>
		
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PR bar owner where 7 killed arrested on drug count

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The owner of a neighborhood bar and grocery where seven people were shot to death was arrested and charged with drug trafficking Tuesday, authorities said.
The shootout during a party at the crowded bar apparently was caused by a dispute over drugs ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/owner-of-puerto-rico-bar-where-7-killed-arrested-on-drug-trafficking-charge-208775/">Owner of Puerto Rico bar where 7 killed arrested on drug trafficking charge</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands of dead fish wash up in Puerto Rican lagoon; expert blames poor water circulation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
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Thousands of dead fish wash up in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Thousands of dead fish are washing up on the shores of a lagoon in Puerto Rico&#8217;s capital.
Javier Laureano of the San Juan Bay Estuary Program says the deaths are not related to an explosion at a nearby fuel depot that burned for  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/thousands-of-dead-fish-wash-up-in-puerto-rican-lagoon-expert-blames-poor-water-circulation-207695/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal authorities investigate cause of huge explosion blast at Puerto Rico fuel depot</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danica Coto</dc:creator>
		
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Federal investigators entered a smoldering fuel depot for the first time Sunday to investigate what may have caused an explosion that forced hundreds to evacuate and spewed thick, toxic smoke across the region.
Both the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/federal-authorities-investigate-cause-of-huge-explosion-blast-at-puerto-rico-fuel-depot-206754/">Source &nbsp;: Federal authorities investigate cause of huge explosion blast at Puerto Rico fuel depot</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal authorities probe whether explosion at Puerto Rico fuel depot was intentional</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danica Coto</dc:creator>
		
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — More than 100 federal authorities entered a smoldering fuel depot for the first time Sunday to investigate whether someone intentionally caused an explosion that forced hundreds to evacuate and spewed thick, toxic smoke across the region.
Both the FBI and the Bureau .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/federal-authorities-probe-whether-explosion-at-puerto-rico-fuel-depot-was-intentional-206681/">Federal authorities probe whether explosion at Puerto Rico fuel depot was intentional</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Puerto Rico urges relocations to avoid hazardous smoke, gases from fire at fuel-storage site</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danica Coto</dc:creator>
		
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Puerto Rico warns of health risk from fuel fire

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Thousands of people living on the outskirts of a burning fuel-storage site in Puerto Rico were urged to relocate Saturday to avoid toxic smoke still billowing from the fire.
More than 1,500 people were evacuated after Friday&#8217;s earthshaking explosion at the Caribbean Petroleum ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/puerto-rico-urges-relocations-to-avoid-hazardous-smoke-gases-from-fire-at-fuel-storage-site-205973/" title="Puerto Rico urges relocations to avoid hazardous smoke, gases from fire at fuel-storage site">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Explosion at fuel storage facility in Puerto Rico forces evacuations in island&#8217;s capital area</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Melia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — An explosion at a fuel storage site sent earthquake-force shock waves across Puerto Rico&#8217;s capital Friday and set more than a dozen tanks on fire, sending up a tower of inky smoke that forced airliners to alter flight paths.

Seemingly miraculously, no one was reported killed by the blast at Caribbean .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/explosion-at-fuel-storage-facility-in-puerto-rico-forces-evacuations-in-islands-capital-area-205425/">Source &nbsp;: Explosion at fuel storage facility in Puerto Rico forces evacuations in island&#8217;s capital area</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Human rights groups turn down US offer to visit Guantanamo without access to prisoners</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:57:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Fox</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Three human rights groups said Friday they will spurn an invitation to tour the Guantanamo Bay prison next month because it doesn&#8217;t include an opportunity to speak with prisoners.

Amnesty International USA, the American Civil Liberties Union and Human Rights Watch all said the recent Defense Department invitation falls short of .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/human-rights-groups-turn-down-us-offer-to-visit-guantanamo-without-access-to-prisoners-205320/">Human rights groups turn down US offer to visit Guantanamo without access to prisoners</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Explosion at Gulf gasoline facility in Puerto Rico rattles island&#8217;s capital</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/explosion-at-gulf-gasoline-facility-in-puerto-rico-rattles-islands-capital-204443/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CATANO, Puerto Rico — An explosion at a Gulf gasoline facility Friday rocked a neighborhood outside Puerto Rico&#8217;s capital, causing minor injuries and forcing evacuations as firefighters raced to prevent additional blasts.

Several columns of black smoke and flames were rising from the Caribbean Petroleum Corp., a gasoline warehouse and distribution center on San Juan&#8217;s bay ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/explosion-at-gulf-gasoline-facility-in-puerto-rico-rattles-islands-capital-204443/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Explosion at Gulf gasoline facility in Puerto Rico rattles island&#8217;s capital</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bermuda resort voted 1 of world&#8217;s top 500 hotels to partially close amid economic crisis</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danica Coto</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A posh Bermuda resort named one of the world&#8217;s top 500 hotels this year will close its century-old main building because the economic crisis has sapped tourism to the island.

Elbow Beach Hotel will lay off about 160 employees by the end of November as it shutters 131 rooms and outsources ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bermuda-resort-voted-1-of-worlds-top-500-hotels-to-partially-close-amid-economic-crisis-203452/" title="Bermuda resort voted 1 of world&#8217;s top 500 hotels to partially close amid economic crisis">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Guantanamo judges grant requests for delays in war crimes cases against 2 Sudanese detainees</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:26:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Military judges at Guantanamo Bay granted requests for further continuances in two war crimes cases Wednesday as the Obama administration evaluates how to proceed with the prosecution of detainees.

The prosecutors&#8217; requests were approved following separate hearings at the U.S. Navy base in southeast Cuba for two Sudanese detainees accused of  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/guantanamo-judges-grant-requests-for-delays-in-war-crimes-cases-against-2-sudanese-detainees-202730/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US military prosecutors seek delay in Guantanamo war crimes case against Sudanese detainee</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:48:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Military prosecutors have asked a judge at Guantanamo Bay for another continuance in the war crimes case against a Sudanese detainee.

Office of Military Commissions spokesman Joseph DellaVedova says defense lawyers did not object to the request at Wednesday&#8217;s hearing for Noor Uthman Muhammed. The judge at the U.S. Navy base .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-military-prosecutors-seek-delay-in-guantanamo-war-crimes-case-against-sudanese-detainee-202447/">US military prosecutors seek delay in Guantanamo war crimes case against Sudanese detainee</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-Philippine president vows to run in next year&#8217;s elections despite conviction and legal odds</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Gomez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MANILA, Philippines — Ousted Philippines leader Joseph Estrada, convicted of plunder and later pardoned, publicly declared Wednesday his intention to run in next year&#8217;s presidential elections despite legal challenges and immediate objections to the idea of his political comeback.

The one-time action film star announced his plans before thousands of his mostly impoverished followers in the ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ex-philippine-president-vows-to-run-in-next-years-elections-despite-conviction-and-legal-odds-202049/">Ex-Philippine president vows to run in next year&#8217;s elections despite conviction and legal odds</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police say 7 killed, 20 injured in bar shooting in Puerto Rico</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:38:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Gunmen opened fire on a crowd celebrating the reopening of a newly renovated neighborhood bar and grocery, killing at least seven and injuring 20, police said Sunday.

Dozens of people had crammed into the tiny La Tombola bar in Toa Baja, a municipality just west of San Juan, and were waiting ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-say-7-killed-20-injured-in-bar-shooting-in-puerto-rico-199288/">Police say 7 killed, 20 injured in bar shooting in Puerto Rico</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Puerto Rico mayor cancels Calle 13 concert after singer insulted island&#8217;s governor</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/puerto-rico-mayor-cancels-calle-13-concert-after-singer-insulted-islands-governor-198915/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:25:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rican officials said Saturday they have canceled a concert featuring Grammy-winning band Calle 13 after the group&#8217;s lead singer insulted the governor and other Latin American politicians during an MTV awards show.

San Juan Mayor Jorge Santini said he was calling off the Halloween concert only because no contract had ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/puerto-rico-mayor-cancels-calle-13-concert-after-singer-insulted-islands-governor-198915/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Puerto Rico mayor cancels Calle 13 concert after singer insulted island&#8217;s governor</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands of demonstrators swarm Puerto Rico&#8217;s financial center to protest government layoffs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:31:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Melia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Thousands of demonstrators swarmed Puerto Rico&#8217;s financial hub Thursday, blocking highways and setting fires in the streets of the capital to protest massive layoffs of government workers.

As a sea of people waved flags and banners, sound trucks blasted chants criticizing Gov. Luis Fortuno, who says the dismissal of more than .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/thousands-of-demonstrators-swarm-puerto-ricos-financial-center-to-protest-government-layoffs-197387/" title="Thousands of demonstrators swarm Puerto Rico&#8217;s financial center to protest government layoffs">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Puerto Rico labor unions plan island-wide strike, marches to protest government layoffs</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/puerto-rico-labor-unions-plan-island-wide-strike-marches-to-protest-government-layoffs-196330/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:21:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill Laster</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Labor unions are calling for an island-wide strike and a march near the capital on Thursday to protest government layoffs in Puerto Rico, where more than 20,000 public employees have been dismissed as the island struggles to pull out of a three-year recession.

At least 100,000 protesters are expected to converge ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/puerto-rico-labor-unions-plan-island-wide-strike-marches-to-protest-government-layoffs-196330/">Puerto Rico labor unions plan island-wide strike, marches to protest government layoffs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Curacao investigators ask islanders to help solve disappearance of US diplomat</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Melia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Investigators in Curacao are asking the public for help solving the disappearance of an American diplomat whose bloodied clothes were found last month on one of the Caribbean island&#8217;s beaches.

A police-produced video broadcast over the weekend asks islanders to plug gaps in the last known movements of U.S. Vice Consul ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/curacao-investigators-ask-islanders-to-help-solve-disappearance-of-us-diplomat-194068/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Curacao investigators ask islanders to help solve disappearance of US diplomat</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Longtime fugitive arrested for role in 1968 hijacking of Pan Am flight from New York to Cuba</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/longtime-fugitive-arrested-for-role-in-1968-hijacking-of-pan-am-flight-from-new-york-to-cuba-193353/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:53:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — A man wanted for hijacking a flight out of New York 40 years ago was arrested Sunday after arriving on a flight from Cuba, federal authorities said.

Longtime fugitive Luis Armando Pena Soltren was wanted for his role in the Nov. 24, 1968, hijacking of a Pan Am flight bound for Puerto Rico. ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/longtime-fugitive-arrested-for-role-in-1968-hijacking-of-pan-am-flight-from-new-york-to-cuba-193353/">Longtime fugitive arrested for role in 1968 hijacking of Pan Am flight from New York to Cuba</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Marine becomes face of new battle over toxins on Puerto Rico&#8217;s Vieques island</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-marine-becomes-face-of-new-battle-over-toxins-on-puerto-ricos-vieques-island-192662/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Melia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISABELA, Puerto Rico — The headaches began just after Hermogenes Marrero arrived on Vieques, the small Puerto Rican island where the young U.S. Marine guarded stores of Cold War-era chemical weapons.

The retired sergeant, now 57 and terminally ill with cancer and other ailments, blames exposure to toxins released while he was stationed there from 1970 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-marine-becomes-face-of-new-battle-over-toxins-on-puerto-ricos-vieques-island-192662/">Original article &nbsp;: Former Marine becomes face of new battle over toxins on Puerto Rico&#8217;s Vieques island</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Restive volcano in Montserrat spews ash, forcing residents to wear masks</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/restive-volcano-in-montserrat-spews-ash-forcing-residents-to-wear-masks-192110/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:18:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill Laster</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Rock falls from a spewing volcano stirred up more volcanic ash Friday on the tiny Caribbean island of Montserrat, which lost half its population after a devastating eruption last decade.

Dozens of small earthquakes accompanied ash plumes that have billowed up 20,000 feet (6,000 meters) this week, prompting officials to distribute .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/restive-volcano-in-montserrat-spews-ash-forcing-residents-to-wear-masks-192110/">Restive volcano in Montserrat spews ash, forcing residents to wear masks</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dominican people smuggler sentenced to 3 years in prison for deadly voyage to Puerto Rico</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/dominican-people-smuggler-sentenced-to-3-years-in-prison-for-deadly-voyage-to-puerto-rico-192106/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A Dominican smuggler has been sentenced to three years in prison for a sea voyage carrying illegal immigrants to Puerto Rico that took the lives of three people.

Simeon de la Cruz was captain of a vessel that landed in western Puerto Rico with roughly 70 immigrants in October 2007 after .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dominican-people-smuggler-sentenced-to-3-years-in-prison-for-deadly-voyage-to-puerto-rico-192106/">Dominican people smuggler sentenced to 3 years in prison for deadly voyage to Puerto Rico</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gloria Estefan lets laid-off government workers in Puerto Rico hear the conga beat for free</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Thousands of laid-off government employees in Puerto Rico will be doing the conga for free, thanks to Gloria Estefan.

The Cuban-born singer bought some 2,000 tickets for her weekend concert and they will distributed by raffle among the nearly 17,000 workers who learned last month that they will lose their jobs ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gloria-estefan-lets-laid-off-government-workers-in-puerto-rico-hear-the-conga-beat-for-free-191185/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Gloria Estefan lets laid-off government workers in Puerto Rico hear the conga beat for free</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>American Airlines resuming nonstop flights between Washington and San Juan, Puerto Rico</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DALLAS — American Airlines said on Thursday it will relaunch daily flights between Washington Dulles airport and San Juan, Puerto Rico, beginning Nov. 19.

American said it is putting a Boeing 737 aircraft on the route, which it will fly once a day in each direction.
Shares of American parent American parent AMR Corp. rose 25 cents, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/american-airlines-resuming-nonstop-flights-between-washington-and-san-juan-puerto-rico-190800/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: American Airlines resuming nonstop flights between Washington and San Juan, Puerto Rico</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US official says Canadian at Gitmo appointed 2 civilian lawyers after firing military attorney</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Mcfadden</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A Canadian detainee charged with war crimes fired his military lawyer Wednesday and was given two new civilian attorneys during a court proceeding at Guantanamo Bay, a U.S. spokesman said.

Joseph DellaVedova, spokesman for the Pentagon&#8217;s Office of Military Commissions, said the judge in the case at the offshore U.S. jail ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-official-says-canadian-at-gitmo-appointed-2-civilian-lawyers-after-firing-military-attorney-189905/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : US official says Canadian at Gitmo appointed 2 civilian lawyers after firing military attorney</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Montserrat volcano shoots plume of ash 2 miles into the sky, coats island with dust</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:24:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The volcano on the Caribbean island of Montserrat shot a plume of ash more than two miles (three kilometers) into the sky Monday, lightly dusting the small Caribbean island.

The venting by the Soufriere Hills volcano has been accompanied by more than 30 tiny earthquakes since Sunday night, according to Paul ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/montserrat-volcano-shoots-plume-of-ash-2-miles-into-the-sky-coats-island-with-dust-187459/" title="Montserrat volcano shoots plume of ash 2 miles into the sky, coats island with dust">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Curacao police receive tips, say witnesses saw US diplomat before he vanished</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:56:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danica Coto</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Investigators searching for a missing U.S. diplomat in Curacao said Saturday that several people have reported seeing him around the time he vanished.

Tips considered credible began trickling in after police on the Dutch Caribbean island posted fliers with numbers that people could call anonymously, according to police spokesman Reggie Huggins.
&#8220;We .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/curacao-police-receive-tips-say-witnesses-saw-us-diplomat-before-he-vanished-186137/">Curacao police receive tips, say witnesses saw US diplomat before he vanished</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: DNA on bloody clothes in Curacao match that of missing US diplomat</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:02:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The weeklong search for an American diplomat has taken a grim turn as investigators on the Dutch island of Curacao said DNA from bloody clothing strewn along a popular beach matched that of the missing man.

Police and prosecutors in this palm-fringed corner of the Caribbean said forensic scientists have confirmed ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-dna-on-bloody-clothes-in-curacao-match-that-of-missing-us-diplomat-185081/">Police: DNA on bloody clothes in Curacao match that of missing US diplomat</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police in Puerto Rico report 3 teenage boys are found shot to death on basketball court</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:22:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Police in Puerto Rico say three teenage boys have been found shot to death on a basketball court in a northern coastal town near the U.S. territory&#8217;s capital.

Spokeswoman Maria del Pilar Bon says the boys have not been identified but appear to range in age from 15 to 16.
Del Pilar .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-in-puerto-rico-report-3-teenage-boys-are-found-shot-to-death-on-basketball-court-183111/">Police in Puerto Rico report 3 teenage boys are found shot to death on basketball court</a>.]]></description>
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