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Of Compost, Molecules and Insects, Art Is Born

The word organic means different things to different people. To the gardener it means compost heaps. To the chemist it means carbon compounds. Read More

US Senate panel urges overhaul of broadcasts to Cuba

WASHINGTON (AFP) – US government-backed radio and television broadcasts into Cuba reach a tiny audience there and suffer from poor editorial standards, a US Senate Committee said in a scathing report released Monday. Read More

Cuban air charter case sent to Fla. state court

MIAMI -- A Miami woman's attempt to force air charter companies to pay a $27 million legal judgment owed to her by the Cuban government has been bounced from federal to state court. Read More

Guantánamo interrogator: Treats made terror suspect talk

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba -- An anonymous woman testified Friday that, as a young Navy interrogator, she treated Canadian captive Omar Khadr with fig newtons and M&Ms -- and that he came to sessions happily and confessed to throwing a grenade at U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Read More

House panel mulls bill to ease Cuban embargo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Business and human rights groups urged Congress on Thursday to ease the decades-old embargo on Cuba by passing a bipartisan bill to lift a ban on travel to Cuba and remove certain obstacles to legal farm sales.<br /> Read More

US-Cuba May Hammer out a Deal Soon Despite Divergences

The two events, the legislation passed by the US House of Representatives easing travel and trade restrictions and recent municipal election in Cuba suggest the US will end the 48yr-old embargo against Cuba Read More

Lawyer Jose Pertierra Dennounces New Farce in Posada’s Case

HAVANA, Cuba, (acn) Jose Pertierra, the lawyer that represents Venezuela in the request of extradition of terrorist Luis Posada Carriles, who took refuge in the United States (where he has remained over the last five years), denounced on Monday the new farce in this case. Read More

U.S. House votes to ease limits on Cuba trade, travel

WASHINGTON - U.S. restrictions on trade with Cuba and family travel to the island would be eased under legislation passed by the House of Representatives on Wednesday but the changes could encounter trouble in the Senate.<br /> Read More

Elián González: 10 Years Later

The photographer who took the Pulitzer Prize-winning photo of Elián González said he's still haunted by the events of April 22, 2000. Read More

Cuba challenges US to lift embargo 'even for a year'

HAVANA (AFP) – Cuba challenged the United States Sunday to lift a decades-old trade embargo &quot;even for a year&quot; to test its contention that the island's leaders do not want the embargo lifted or normal relations with Washington. Read More

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