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Cuba turns down U.S. hurricane aid offer
Jul 11 2005 9:49PM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - Fidel Castro's communist government, laboring to recover from widespread damage caused by Hurricane Dennis, turned down a U.S. offer of $50,000 in aid, American officials said Monday.
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Brazil introduces U.N. council reform plan
Jul 11 2005 9:07PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Brazil formally introduced a proposal to reform the Security Council on Monday, a move that could bring the United Nations a step closer to ending a decade-long debate about the composition of its most powerful body.
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Bomb wounds 14 in Trinidad's capital
Jul 11 2005 7:56PM (CT)
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) - A bomb exploded in a trash bin in downtown Port-of-Spain on Monday, injuring 14 people, police said.
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Police detain Brazilian congressman with
Jul 11 2005 7:21PM (CT)
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - A Brazilian congressman and six other people were detained Monday as they tried to board a private jet with seven suitcases stuffed with cash.
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Icepick used to kill Trotsky resurfaces
Jul 11 2005 1:38PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - One of history's most infamous murder weapons, the icepick police believe was used to kill Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky, has resurfaced just weeks before the 65th anniversary of his assassination.
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Former Honduran vice president dies
Jul 11 2005 12:15PM (CT)
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) - Vidal Cerrato, a former vice president of Honduras and a representative of the Central American Parliament, has died at the age of 63.
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Puerto Rico vote favors legislature switch
Jul 11 2005 1:01AM (CT)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Puerto Ricans voted to do away with half their lawmakers, endorsing a one-house legislature that supporters say would be cheaper and more efficient.
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