Popular rolling out name change in NY

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In Cuba, mystery shrouds fate of undersea Internet cable

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Spanish expert sees snags for bilingual education in Puerto Rico

The academic director of Spain's Cervantes Institute noted here the problems ...
Wells Fargo analyst: Status fix is key
Issued: May 27, 2012
Fiscal woes and mismanagement of public funds have created a “perfect storm ...

Correa could be highest PR pick ever
Issued: May 27, 2012
Shortstop Carlos Correa is on track to become the highest-drafted high scho ...

Typical US CEO made $9.6M last year
Issued: May 27, 2012
NEW YORK — Profits at big U.S. companies broke records last year, and so di ...

PR bail referendum sparks rights debate
Issued: May 26, 2012
Puerto Ricans are debating an upcoming referendum that would give judges th ...

Police drug unit shaken by probes
Issued: May 26, 2012
The Police Department’s Drug Division in San Juan has been gutted amid a flood of corruption claims.

American gets out of PR airport lease
Issued: May 26, 2012
A federal bankruptcy court has granted AMR Corp.’s petition to let its American Airlines pull out of lease deal at Luis Muñoz Marín Internat ...

Study: Simple scope exam cuts colon cancer deaths
Issued: May 26, 2012
A simple, cheaper exam of just the lower part of the bowel can cut the risk of developing colon cancer or dying of the disease, a large fede ...

CDC: Half of overweight teens have heart risk
Issued: May 26, 2012
ATLANTA — Half the nation's overweight teens have unhealthy blood pressure, cholesterol or blood sugar levels that put them at risk for ...

MD found guilty in son's hot-car death
Issued: May 25, 2012
A Puerto Rico doctor has been found guilty of negligent homicide in the death of her toddler whom police say she accidentally left in a hot ...

US forecasters: 9 to 15 named storms
Issued: May 25, 2012
MIAMI — U.S. forecasters predicted Thursday that this year’s Atlantic hurricane season would produce a normal number of about nine to 15 tro ...

PR shippers hike defense of Jones Act
Issued: May 25, 2012
The Maritime Alliance continues to lobby against Jones Act changes, arguing that the federal cabotage laws create a steady market for custom ...

García Padilla eyes Chicago policing
Issued: May 24, 2012
Popular Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate Alejandro García Padilla continues to look stateside as he tweaks his platform on fighting ...

PR gets $500K for self-employment
Issued: May 24, 2012
The U.S. Department of Labor has earmarked more than $500,000 for Puerto Rico to develop, enhance and promote its self-employment assistance ...

Calderón: I came close to running
Issued: May 24, 2012
Former Gov. Sila Calderón said she “came close” to running again for governor but ultimately ruled out a return to political life.

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Polls on gay marriage not yet reflected in votes
Issued: May 27, 2012
NEW YORK — Poll after poll shows public support for same-sex marriage steadily increasing, to the point where it's now a majority viewpo ...

Obama on the defensive on spending, debt
Issued: May 26, 2012
WASHINGTON — Government spending and debt are emerging as a campaign tug-of-war, with Mitt Romney blaming President Barack Obama for a " ...

Beryl to bring rain, winds to southeast US coast
Issued: May 26, 2012
SAVANNAH, Ga. — A cluster of thunderstorms that stalled off the southeastern U.S. coast on Saturday is expected to make for a sloppy, rainy ...

Senate panel reins in Pentagon on clean energy
Issued: May 25, 2012
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon's investment in green energy requires too much green paper for some in Congress.

US consumer confidence highest in 4 ½ years
Issued: May 25, 2012
WASHINGTON — A better hiring outlook and lower gas prices pushed U.S. consumer confidence to its highest level in four and a half years.

House Republican leaders plan summer tax cut vote
Issued: May 25, 2012
WASHINGTON — The House will vote this summer on continuing wide-ranging tax cuts first enacted under President George W. Bush, House Majorit ...

'Idol' moves toward lower payouts for runners-up
Issued: May 25, 2012
LOS ANGELES — Coming in second on "American Idol" may still be a path to superstardom, but it no longer offers guaranteed paycheck ...

Dragon arrives at space station in historic first
Issued: May 25, 2012
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The privately bankrolled Dragon capsule arrived at the International Space Station for a historic docking Friday, cap ...

Apple CEO gives up $75M in stock dividends
Issued: May 25, 2012
NEW YORK — Apple says CEO Tim Cook is giving up $75 million in dividends on restricted stock.

California's Coronado named nation's best beach
Issued: May 25, 2012
CORONADO, Calif. — Like a Hollywood star, Coronado's 1.5 mile-long beach literally sparkles, thanks to the mineral mica glinting in its ...

Yahoo seeks to shake up search, Web browsing
Issued: May 25, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO — Joining the battle to redefine Internet search, Yahoo is taking aim with a new browser enhancement it calls "Axis." ...

IOC-USOC revenue deal done; US can bid for games
Issued: May 25, 2012
QUEBEC CITY — International and U.S. Olympic leaders finalized a new revenue-sharing agreement on Thursday that ends years of acrimony betwe ...

NY Yankees say they’re not for sale
Issued: May 24, 2012
NEW YORK — The New York Yankees say they aren’t for sale.

H-P leads Dow to its fourth day of gains in May
Issued: May 24, 2012

Stocks flipped between gains and losses throughout the day after a meeting of European leaders failed to deliver new steps to ease the re ...


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Ukraine corporate raids stifle foreign investment
Issued: May 27, 2012
KIEV, Ukraine — Yuri Leshchinsky spent more than a decade transforming an ailing Soviet-era factory into a leading candy maker. When a board ...

Vatican in chaos after butler arrested for leaks
Issued: May 26, 2012
VATICAN CITY — An already sordid scandal over leaked Vatican documents took a Hollywood-like turn Saturday with confirmation that the pope&# ...

For something so simple, pasta is serious business
Issued: May 26, 2012
ROME — They twirled, they sniffed, they slurped, they chewed.

IMF chief Lagarde: Little sympathy for Greece
Issued: May 26, 2012
LONDON — International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde says she has more sympathy for poor African children than Greeks suffering unde ...

Spain's Bankia to ask for $24BN state aid
Issued: May 25, 2012
MADRID — The board of directors of Spain's troubled bank, Bankia, has asked the Spanish government for €19 billion ($23.8 billion) in fi ...

Egypt: Brotherhood, ex-regime candidate in runoff
Issued: May 25, 2012
CAIRO — Preliminary results from Egypt's presidential election show Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Morsi and former prime ministe ...

Investors plan soccer stadium for Haiti slum
Issued: May 25, 2012
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A local sports hero, a New York real estate developer and a well-known architect are teaming up to build a soccer st ...

Is China poor? Key question at climate talks
Issued: May 25, 2012
BONN, Germany — Another round of U.N. climate talks closed Friday without resolving how to share the burden of curbing man-made global warmi ...

Royal Caribbean sending 2 cruise ships to China
Issued: May 25, 2012
BEIJING — Royal Caribbean Cruises is sending what it says will be Asia’s two biggest cruise liners to serve China’s growing tourism market.

French president defends early Afghan withdrawal
Issued: May 25, 2012
KABUL, Afghanistan — France's president defended his decision to pull the country's 2,000 combat troops out of Afghanistan two years ...

New telescope to be in South Africa, Australia
Issued: May 25, 2012
AMSTERDAM — A giant radio telescope made up of thousands of separate dishes and intended to help scientists answer fundamental questions abo ...

US declines to cite China as currency manipulator
Issued: May 25, 2012
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government said Friday that China has made progress in allowing its currency to rise against the dollar and declined t ...

Trading in Bankia shares halted pending aid demand
Issued: May 25, 2012
MADRID — Spain's market regulator suspended trading of shares in bailed-out Bankia on Friday ahead of a key board meeting at which the l ...

Countries aim to cut quarter of premature deaths
Issued: May 25, 2012
GENEVA — The World Health Organization says its members are poised to agree to a target of cutting a quarter of premature deaths from chroni ...

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