Dominicans: Deadly voyage to PR seemed doomed from start

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Looking back, survivors say, the voyage seem ...

Puerto Rico status plebiscite could revitalize debate over DC statehood

WASHINGTON - As Puerto Rico prepares to hold its first status referendum in 14 y ...

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PDP to voters: Skip 2nd part of plebiscite
Issued: February 12, 2012
The Popular Democratic Party is calling on its supporters to skip the secon ...

Study: MDs not always honest with patients
Issued: February 12, 2012
WASHINGTON — Trust your doctor? A survey finds that some doctors aren’t alw ...

PR launches big ferry to serve Vieques, Culebra
Issued: February 11, 2012
Traveling by ferry just became easier for residents of Vieques and Culebra ...

NUCO offers BA in entrepreneurship
Issued: February 11, 2012
National University College announced Friday the addition of a new online a ...

Special Communities probe heats up in House
Issued: February 10, 2012
House Speaker Jenniffer González is warning that more referrals may be coming as the lower chamber continues to probe the handling of the $1 ...

Court nixes González challenge of NPP
Issued: February 10, 2012
A federal judge in San Juan has determined that it won’t consider the merits of former Health Secretary Iván González Cancel’s legal bid to ...

Ortiz: No rate hike in works at Prasa
Issued: February 10, 2012
The Puerto Rico Aqueduct & Sewer Authority (Prasa) is not considering rate hikes as it works to shore up its finances, utility Executive ...

Captain Morgan starts flowing in USVI
Issued: February 10, 2012
Bottles of Captain Morgan rum have begun rolling out of Diageo’s new distillery in St. Croix after the brand was lured away from Puerto Rico ...

GDB aims to spur $800M in bank loans to businesses
Issued: February 10, 2012
Gov. Luis Fortuño announced Wednesday a new Government Development Bank program aimed at sparking up to $800 million in commercial bank lend ...

Poll: US also divided on PR status
Issued: February 10, 2012
Adults in the states, much like their counterparts in Puerto Rico, are divided on the best status option for the island, according to a new ...

Arcos Dorados wins awards for IPO
Issued: February 10, 2012
Arcos Dorados, operator of the McDonald’s brand in Latin America, is winning recognition for its successful initial public offering last yea ...

DR migrant toll at 51 as search ends
Issued: February 10, 2012
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Authorities in the Dominican Republic have recovered 10 more bodies from the weekend sinking of a boat c ...

Popular rises in global brand index
Issued: February 9, 2012
Puerto Rico’s Popular Inc. climbed in an annual ranking of the top 500 global banking brands.

Feds revamp health plan summaries
Issued: February 9, 2012
WASHINGTON — Don’t have the slightest clue what your health insurance covers? ...

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Obama's budget headed to Congress
Issued: February 13, 2012
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is sending Congress a new budget that seeks to achieve $4 trillion in deficit reduction over the next de ...

JFK intern recounts long-ago affair in new book
Issued: February 13, 2012
NEW YORK — Mimi Alford was terrified in 1998 when the Monica Lewinsky scandal turned the word "intern" into a dirty joke, exposing ...

Analysis: Obama birth control move turns tables on opponents
Issued: February 12, 2012
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's opposition is now the divided one.

Analysis: Obama pitches middle while GOP eyes base
Issued: February 12, 2012
WASHINGTON - The past week's dustup over contraception underscored President Barack Obama's early advantage in one important area: w ...

Pop diva Whitney Houston dead at 48
Issued: February 11, 2012
LOS ANGELES — Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music's queen until her majestic voice was ravaged by drug use and her regal image was t ...

Romney edges out Paul in Maine caucuses
Issued: February 11, 2012
PORTLAND, Maine — Mitt Romney eked out a narrow win in Maine's Republican caucuses, state party officials announced Saturday, providing ...

Turbo-traders take Bank of America for a ride
Issued: February 11, 2012
NEW YORK — On a normal day, 4 billion shares of stock change hands on the New York Stock Exchange. One in 10 belongs to a single company. It ...

Obama’s call for manufacturing revival a tough goal
Issued: February 11, 2012
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is making a strong election-year push for an economic revival “built on American manufacturing.” But he ...

Uzbek man pleads guilty in plot to kill Obama
Issued: February 10, 2012
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A man from Uzbekistan pleaded guilty Friday to plotting with an Islamic terror organization in his home country to kill P ...

Report: Energy loans could cost $3B
Issued: February 10, 2012
WASHINGTON — The government could lose nearly $3 billion on Energy Department loans for green energy programs — far less than the $10 billio ...

Romney tries to woo skeptical conservatives
Issued: February 10, 2012
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney says he has a"severely conservative" record as he looks to win over voters who favored his rivals in rece ...

Obama: Birth control policy meets everyone's needs
Issued: February 10, 2012
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, grappling with a political firestorm that threatened to consume his administration, unveiled a birth co ...

Obama budget predicts $1.3T deficit for 2012
Issued: February 10, 2012
WASHINGTON — The White House is confirming a report that President Barack Obama's new budget predicts a $1.3 trillion deficit for the on ...

Budget deficit drops to $27 billion in January
Issued: February 10, 2012
WASHINGTON — The budget deficit fell sharply in January compared to a year earlier, as an improving economy lifted income tax revenue.

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Bombers target Israeli diplomats in Georgia, India
Issued: February 13, 2012
JERUSALEM — Assailants attacked Israeli diplomatic targets in India and Georgia in near-simultaneous strikes on Tuesday, wounding two people ...

Greece passes new austerity deal amid rioting
Issued: February 12, 2012
ATHENS, Greece — Greek lawmakers on Monday approved harsh new austerity measures demanded by bailout creditors to save the debt-crippled nat ...

USAID contractor work in Cuba detailed
Issued: February 12, 2012
WASHINGTON — Piece by piece, in backpacks and carry-on bags, American aid contractor Alan Gross made sure laptops, smartphones, hard drives ...

Corruption rumors swirl around Vatican
Issued: February 12, 2012
VATICAN CITY - Money laundering at the Vatican bank.

Venezuelans: Will Chavez's challenger pose threat?
Issued: February 12, 2012
CARACAS, Venezuela — With Venezuela's first-ever opposition primary set to begin, allies and adversaries of President Hugo Chavez are fo ...

Egypt's military rulers warn of conspiracies
Issued: February 10, 2012
CAIRO — Egypt's military rulers say the nation faces conspiracies that seek to topple the state and spread chaos, one day before the one ...

Italy: Wrecked cruise ship moves in rough seas
Issued: February 10, 2012
ROME — Italian officials say rough seas have increased movements of the crippled Costa Concordia and are thwarting the start of fuel removal ...

Spain approves crucial labor market reforms
Issued: February 10, 2012
MADRID — Spain’s new conservative government approved sweeping labor market reforms on Friday as part of a drive to retool a sick economy an ...

Greek PM says default would lead to 'chaos'
Issued: February 10, 2012
ATHENS, Greece — Greece's future in the eurozone grew increasingly precarious Friday as violence erupted on the streets of Athens and di ...

Donald Trump blasts plans for Scottish wind farm
Issued: February 10, 2012
EDINBURGH, Scotland — Donald Trump has launched a blistering attack on Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond over plans to build a wind ...

Greek deal uncertainty slams global markets
Issued: February 10, 2012
LONDON — Stock markets and the euro fell sharply Friday after Greece's crucial bailout was put on hold by its partners in the 17-nation ...

Swiss bank says US tax case a 'major challenge'
Issued: February 10, 2012
GENEVA — A state-owned Swiss bank has described a U.S. tax evasion probe as "major challenge" to it and Switzerland's entire b ...

Diplomat: Russia will keep shielding Assad at UN
Issued: February 10, 2012
MOSCOW — A senior Russian diplomat signaled Friday that Moscow will again use its veto power at the United Nations to block any resolution a ...

Putin hails Antarctic lake discovery
Issued: February 10, 2012
MOSCOW — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday praised the Russian scientists who have reached a gigantic freshwater lake in Antarctica hi ...

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