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Federer beats Roddick for record 15th Grand Slam
WIMBLEDON, England – Roger Federer won his record 15th Grand Slam...
Fortuño pushes status bill at July 4 celebration
Gov. Luis Fortuño used part of his speech at 4th of July festivities in San Juan on Saturday to push for Resident Commissioner Pedro...
Ports looks to unload unclaimed vehicles
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority is trying to find the owners of more than three dozen automobiles abandoned at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport...
 
 
Woman burned in cleansing ritual in Santurce
A self-described spiritual healer accidentally dropped a candle into a tub where a client was bathing in alcohol at a Santurce public housing project...
NFL star wins island dispute in U.S.V.I.
A jury in the U.S. Virgin Islands has awarded Miami Dolphins defensive end Jason Taylor and two partners the return of a $1.5 million deposit from the...
Ojeda Ríos hideout could become museum
A bullet-scarred farmhouse where fugitive Los Macheteros leader Filiberto Ojeda Ríos was killed in a shootout with FBI agents in 2005 is a historical...
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Television networks planning Jackson coverage
NEW YORK (AP) — NBC executives changed their minds Sunday and decided to join other networks that will televise Michael Jackson's memorial service...
Colin Powell attacks critics of Sotomayor
WASHINGTON — Colin Powell, one of the nation's most prominent African-Americans, is going after people who attacked Supreme Court nominee Sonia...
Disney World monorail closed after employee death

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Walt Disney World says a monorail at the Florida theme park is out of service after an employee death. ...
Jackson memorial gets 1.6 million ticket requests
LOS ANGELES – The more than 1.6 million fans who registered for tickets to Michael Jackson's memorial...
Former NFL quarterback McNair killed in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair and a woman were found shot to death Saturday inside a residence in Nashville, police...
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Iranian clerical group says vote result "invalid"
TEHRAN  – A pro-reform Iranian clerical group said on Sunday the outcome of last month's presidential vote was "invalid," even...
U.S.-Russia framework deal on arms control expected
MOSCOW — A White House official says he expects President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to announce a deal Monday that could lead...
From Haiti, a surprise: good news about AIDS
BLANCHARD, Haiti – When Micheline Leon was diagnosed with HIV, her parents told her they would fit her for...
Exiled Honduran president vows return
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Ousted President Manuel Zelaya said Saturday that he would return to Honduras to try to retake office following last...
Cancellara wins first Tour de France stage
MONACO – Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong went out early and put up a solid time in the opening stage...
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Almost all Puerto Rico households have television sets
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G-8 finance ministers show optimism
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Mortgage Bankers Association calls for repeal of notary law, property-tax increase
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