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South Beach on the Strip
Tropicana Las Vegas has reclaimed its elite status on the Strip thanks to a recently completed $180-million comprehensive transformation. In addition to offering an array of new or upgraded amenities and exciting new entertainment options, the Trop...Tags: Personal Service, Brad Garrett, Entertainment, Miami Hotels, Eva Longoria
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Cuba: Globus now offers people-to-people tours
Globus has joined the ranks of well-known tour companies offering trips to Cuba under a special U.S. Treasury Department license that permits people-to-people educational exchanges on the Communist island. Its nine-day “Undiscovered Cuba”...
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Brazil plan to import thousands of Cuban doctors criticized
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- A Brazilian government plan to import 6,000 Cuban doctors to practice in needy areas is being greeted with criticism from local medical professionals. Much of the medical care in Brazil is concentrated in rich, densely populated...Tags: European Union, Brazil, Healthcare Provider
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Letters: Hawaii issue sets memories afloat
Mahalo nui loa ("thank you very much") for the Special Hawaii Issue [April 21]. Fabulous memories of several visits to the islands in paradise were made vivid by the stories, pictures and maps of Oahu, Molokai and the cruise with stops at the Big Island,...Tags: Personal Data Collection, China, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Travel, Hotels and Accommodations
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Come to papa: Ernest Hemingway's papers return from Cuba
Records from the estate in Cuba where Ernest Hemingway wrote many of his most famous books have been digitized and brought to the United States, the Associated Press reports. The materials will be held at Boston's John F. Kennedy Library, which holds a...
Tags: Entertainment Events, John F. Kennedy, Nobel Prize Awards, Ernest Hemingway, Authors
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Man convicted of spying in the U.S. is allowed to return to Cuba
MEXICO CITY -- A man convicted of spying in the U.S. for the Castro regime has been allowed to return to Cuba after more than a decade in an American prison, and on Monday he began the paperwork to make his homecoming permanent (link in Spanish). Rene...
Tags: Punishment, Justice System, U.S. Military, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons
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Beyonce discusses Cuba trip on 'GMA,' says she wants more kids
Beyonce appeared on "Good Morning America" on Monday to set the record straight about her trip to Cuba and open up about expanding her family. Bey, who is in the middle of the European leg of her world tour, the Mrs. Carter Show, spoke with Amy Robach...
Tags: Beyonce, Hart of Dixie (tv program), White House, Lindsay Lohan, Jay-Z
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Justice Department accuses U.S. citizen of being Cuban spy
WASHINGTON — Almost 30 years ago, two young women allegedly obtained fake passports in Europe for a clandestine trip to Cuba. Today, one is in prison serving a 25-year sentence for espionage; the other has taken shelter in Sweden. On Thursday, the...Tags: Justice System, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, Sweden
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Rachel Kushner lights a fire in 'The Flamethrowers'
Rachel Kushner's house in Angelino Heights feels about a million miles — and a million years — from the tumult embodied in her novels. There are books on shelves and stacks of children's games; in one corner, a music stand holds a beginner's...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Italy, Fine Artists, Salt, Authors
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Grilled over Birmingham, Ala., barbecue
Regarding Birmingham, Ala. ["Moving Ever Forward," by Alice Short, April 14]: How can she not include Dreamland, a legendary Alabama barbecue? Chris Erskine would have mentioned this pork palace in his opening paragraph! Otherwise, a very fine article...Tags: Arts and Culture, Museums
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Brazil's Rousseff takes nuanced approach to foreign policy
SAO PAULO, Brazil — Shortly before Venezuela's presidential election, former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva recorded a video supporting Nicolas Maduro, saying he had "stood out brilliantly in the struggle" for a more democratic...
Tags: Brazil, International Military Interventions, Gordon Brown, United Nations, Honduras
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Obama renews call to close Guantanamo prison
WASHINGTON — Confronted with a mass hunger strike and the use of forced feedings to keep inmates from starving, President Obama broke a long silence on the military prison for suspected foreign terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, declaring it "not...
Tags: Prisoners and Detainees, Justice System, Terrorism, George W. Bush, Lawyers
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