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U.S. contractor jailed in Cuba settles suit against employer
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - An American contractor imprisoned in Cuba has settled a lawsuit in which he accused the company he was working for when he was arrested and the U.S. government with failing to warn him about the risks of working on the communist-...Tags: Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Cuba, Arthritis, Chubb Corporation
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Bill in U.S. Congress seeks vote on Puerto Rican statehood
ReutersSAN JUAN, May 15 (Reuters) - Puerto Rico's sole non-voting representative to Congress proposed legislation Wednesday that would offer U.S. statehood to the island if its voters wanted it. The Puerto Rico Status Resolution Act, which has 30 bipartisan co-...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Elections, U.S. Congress, Elections, Executive Branch
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Puerto Rico says bond payments on schedule
ReutersMay 9 (Reuters) - The president of Puerto Rico's Government Development Bank on Thursday denied a news report that the Caribbean island's highways authority might default on a bond payment. Dismissing the report as inaccurate, the development bank's...Tags: Credit Ratings, Bonds, Credit and Debt
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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...
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Hong Kong shares expected to open steady, Q1 earnings loom
ReutersHONG KONG, April 25 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares could start steady on Thursday ahead of a slew of first quarter earnings from bellwether Chinese companies ranging from Chinese oil majors PetroChina and Sinopec Corp to Bank of China. Citic Securities,...Tags: South Korea, China Pacific Incorporated, Metal and Mineral, China, PetroChina Company Limited
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ANALYSIS-Puerto Rico's economy may get worse before it gets better
Reuters* A tight budget may further dampen tepid economic growth * Key economic indicator turning down from December * Economic slowdown a negative for bonds By Michael Connor April 24 (Reuters) - Puerto Rico's new governor is trying to heal the Caribbean...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Credit Ratings, Employment, Lotteries, Labor Markets
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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, AirTran, Southwest Airlines Co., BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport
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Bow Wow Boogie promises to be a night to remember
All 460 seats to the largest party of the year for Harford County's homeless and neglected animals are already sold out, but there are still plenty of ways to support the animals at the shelter. The Humane Society of Harford County's Bow Wow Boogie will...Tags: Animals, Human Interest, Royal Caribbean International, Key West, Auction Service
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Sandy retired from list of tropical storm names
Sun SentinelAfter leaving a trail of death and destruction in the Caribbean and United States last October, Hurricane Sandy’s name has been retired from the official storm list. Sara now will replace Sandy, beginning in 2018, the National Oceanic and...Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Tropical Storms, Hurricane Katrina (2005), Natural Disasters, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Monarch of the Seas leaving Port Canaveral
Hispanosphere - Orlando SentinelAfter 22 years of sailing the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, Royal Caribbean's Monarch of the Seas is leaving Central Florida again - this time for good. On April 1, right after its last trip to Royal's private island of CocoCay in the Bahamas, the cruise... -
New details as FBI probes death on cruise ship from Baltimore
The woman who died onboard a cruise ship that originated out of Baltimore was 64 years old and from central Virginia, the FBI said Tuesday as the agency continued to investigate her death as "suspicious." The passenger from Midlothian, Va., outside of...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Bahamas, Royal Caribbean International, Police Investigations, Personal Service
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Garnier Olia starts nationwide color consultation tour
Garnier Olia plans to start a national tour to demonstrate its Olia home hair color in Los Angeles on April 3. The company’s goal is to show consumers the product can deliver permanent color and improve smoothness and shine as well as salon...
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