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Change will occur in Cuba, but mainly from within
The sequence never changes. Just as night follows day, in the days following a visit by a Hollywood or Latin American star to Cuba, stories pop up demanding the United States lift the embargo on the Caribbean island. They add that Americans should be...Tags: Economic Sanctions, Trips and Vacations, Politics, Foreign Aid, Travel
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Klotzbach-Gray continue to call for a busy storm season
Sun SentinelPhil Klotzbach and William Gray are standing pat. In an updated outlook released Monday, they continue to call for a significantly busier than normal storm season with 18 named storms, including nine hurricanes, with four of those major. That's the...Tags: Natural Disasters, National Hurricane Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Hurricanes
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Andres Oppenheimer: Xi's Latin America tour a tit-for-tat message to Obama
The most interesting thing about China's new President Xi Jinping's first official trip to Latin America is that he will not set foot in Cuba, Venezuela or any other of China's political allies in the region — which would have received a huge...Tags: Chile, Venezuela, Beijing (China), Mexico, Hu Jintao
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Foreign correspondence: St. Lucia offers mountains of Caribbean appeal
The Charlotte ObserverWhat's it like to live in a far-off place most of us see only on a vacation? Foreign Correspondence is an interview with someone who lives in a spot you may want to visit. Karolin and Nick Troubetzkoy own two resorts on St. Lucia: Anse Chastanet (www....Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Customs and Tradition, Dining and Drinking, UNESCO, Restaurants
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Cruise canceled after fire aboard Royal Caribbean ship
Bang Warren dismissed the pounding on her cabin door early Monday morning as "children playing a prank." Then a horn blared and she heard people running through the halls of the Grandeur of the Seas A fire had broken out in the early morning hours...
Tags: Bahamas, White Marsh, Royal Caribbean International, Port Canaveral, Port of Baltimore
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Cruise passengers return to Baltimore after harrowing voyage
They left Baltimore on Friday by cruise ship and came back Tuesday by charter jet. The passengers from the Grandeur of the Seas arrived safely and with sea stories to last a lifetime. A fire near the stern of the 917-foot Royal Caribbean International...
Tags: Annapolis, Media Industry, Tour Operations Industry, Cape Canaveral, Royal Caribbean International
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Passengers returning to US after cruise ship fire
BALTIMORE (AP) — For the second time this year, a fire at sea has aborted a cruise ship. This time, aboard Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas and the ship's 2,200 passengers were expected back in Baltimore on Tuesday after being flown on charter...
Tags: Manassas (Manassas, Virginia), National Transportation Safety Board, Bahamas, U.S. Coast Guard, Travel
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Fire aboard ship brings early end to cruise
A fire broke out at 2:50 a.m. Monday aboard a Royal Caribbean International ship, forcing an end to the Bahamas-bound cruise. "Unfortunately, the damage caused by the fire on Grandeur of the Seas will require us to cancel the rest of the voyage," said...
Tags: Bahamas, Italy, Royal Caribbean International, Port Canaveral, U.S. Coast Guard
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Biden praises Brazil in speech, calls country 'developed'
The Miami HeraldRIO DE JANEIRO U.S. Vice President Joe Biden praised Brazil's "vibrancy and inclusive democracy" and strides made in social and economic development in a half-hour speech Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro. "You can no longer claim 'We are a developing nation.'...Tags: Colombia, Immigration, Dominican Republic, China, World Trade Organization
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News of the Weird: Well-Earned Retirement
In March, twin sisters Louise and Martine Fokkens, 70, announced their joint retirement after more than 50 years each on the job — as Amsterdam prostitutes. (In February, the minimum age for prostitutes in the Netherlands was raised to 21, but there...
Tags: Prostitution, Bribery, Death and Dying Customs, BBC, Sex Crimes
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Get out and get festive: Spring and summer festivals in Hampton Roads
Dust off those party clothes and dig out that crazy hat. It's the time of year when folks in our part of Virginia get together to celebrate in the fresh air and sunshine. If you're looking to socialize and depressurize, you're in luck. Festivals devoted...
Tags: Music, Kentucky Derby, Christian Orthodoxy, Entertainment, O.A.R. (music group)
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Southwest offers four new cities from BWI
Southwest offers flights to four new cities from BWI Southwest Airlines is now operating flights from Baltimore to four new cities as it continues its integration of subsidiary AirTran Airways. As of April 14, passengers can book flights on the...
Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Southwest Airlines Co., AirTran, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport
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