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Mexico City to allow legal abortions
Apr 26 2007 10:36PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - A new measure legalizing abortions in Mexico City was published into law on Thursday, allowing doctors to almost immediately begin terminating pregnancies in their first trimester.
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Dominican survivor recounts capsizing
Apr 26 2007 6:49PM (CT)
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - Fisherman Jose Enrique Tejada clung to a gas container in the moonlit Atlantic and prayed for help after giant waves capsized the boat he was on, throwing him and dozens of other men into the ocean.
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Nationwide blackout strikes Colombia
Apr 26 2007 6:36PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Colombia's electrical grid collapsed Thursday, causing a nationwide blackout that briefly halted stock trading, trapped people in elevators and left authorities struggling to determine the cause.
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U.S. returns 2 Guantanamo detainees
Apr 26 2007 4:19PM (CT)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Two detainees at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay _ an Afghan and a Moroccan _ have been transferred to the custody of their native countries, authorities said Thursday.
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Poll: Venezuelans oppose TV shutdown
Apr 26 2007 3:55PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - More than two-thirds of Venezuelans oppose President Hugo Chavez's plan to kick an opposition-aligned TV station off the airwaves, many saying it will violate their right to choose what to watch, a private pollster said Thursday.
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Border Patrol turns to 'virtual wall'
Apr 26 2007 3:20PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - A high-tech "virtual wall" will detect more than 95 percent of illegal crossings at the busiest jumping-off point along the U.S.-Mexico border, the U.S. Border Patrol chief said Thursday.
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U.S. estimates see no Bolivian coca hike
Apr 26 2007 10:48AM (CT)
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - U.S. officials say they can't detect an increase in Bolivia's coca crop under the country's coca-promoting President Evo Morales _ but say they doubt their own figures.
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