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Gente de Zona on Cuba: “It is the people who are marching”

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MEXICO CITY — The slogan “¡Patria y vida!” — “Homeland and life!” — is heard loudly during the demonstrations in Cuba. It is a...

‘Pandemic of the unvaccinated’ burdens busy US hospitals

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The COVID-19 comeback across the U.S. is putting pressure on hospitals at a time when some of them are busy just trying to catch...

Nursing school operators charged with selling bogus diplomas

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The owners and operators of nursing schools in Virginia and Florida have been charged with plotting to sell bogus transcripts...

Disney opening campus in Florida, moving some SoCal workers

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ORLANDO, Fla. — The Walt Disney Co. said Thursday it planned to build a new regional campus in central Florida to house at least...

Halloween Horror Nights returning to Universal theme parks

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ORLANDO, Fla. — After a pandemic-related absence of a year, Halloween Horror Nights are back with haunted houses based on the “Texas Chainsaw Massacre”...

Man charged with causing disturbance on LA-Miami flight

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MIAMI — A California man faces a federal charge following a disturbance on a flight from Los Angeles to Miami last week. ...

Cuba’s president says government has some blame for protests

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HAVANA — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Wednesday acknowledged shortcomings in his government's handling of shortages and of neglecting certain sectors, but he urged...

Miami security firm faces questions in Haiti assassination

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MIAMI — For the owner of a small private security company with a history of avoiding paying debts and declaring bankruptcy, it looked like...

Cuba’s leader lays some blame for protests on his government

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HAVANA — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel for the first time is offering some self-criticism while saying that government shortcomings in handling shortages and other...

Rehabbed mama manatee and her calf set free in Florida river

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ORANGE CITY, Fla. — A baby manatee and its injured mother are now swimming in Florida's St. Johns River after undergoing four months of...