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Puerto Rico salsa giant Rafael Ithier, who led El Gran Combo for more than half a century, dies

SAN JUAN (AP) — Rafael Ithier, a beloved musician and a founder of the legendary salsa band El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, whose hits have inspired Bad Bunny and other icons…

John McCarthy December 8, 2025

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Around the world, refugees are shut out of the US by Trump’s new policies

When President Donald Trump suspended the refugee program on day one of his current administration, thousands of people around the world who had been so close to a new life in…

John McCarthy December 7, 2025

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NBA champion Elden Campbell’s body was found after washing up on Florida shore, 911 audio reveals

POMPANO BEACH — Newly obtained 911 audio indicates a man called in an emergency after discovering the body of late NBA star Elden Campbell washed up on the shore of…

John McCarthy December 6, 2025

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Hegseth says he would have ordered second strike on Caribbean vessel

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said today that he backs a September 2 decision to launch a second strike on a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean.…

John McCarthy December 6, 2025

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Blood pressure drug recalled for possible cross-contamination

Thousands of bottles of a commonly used prescription drug to treat hypertension has been recalled for possible contamination with another drug. Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., which has U.S. headquarters in Elmwood Park, New Jersey, has recalled multiple…

John McCarthy December 6, 2025

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The Supreme Court will decide whether Trump’s birthright citizenship order violates the Constitution

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to take up the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s order on birthright citizenship declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or…

John McCarthy December 6, 2025

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Colombian family asks human rights court to probe US over deadly airstrike

BOGATA (Reuters) — The family of a Colombian man who they say was killed in a U.S. airstrike off Colombia's coast has taken their case to the Inter-American Commission on…

John McCarthy December 6, 2025

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Ex-NFL star Antonio Brown hopes to use Stand Your Ground law to get attempted-murder charge dropped

MIAMI — Former NFL star Antonio Brown petitioned a Miami court to drop his attempted-murder charge on Thursday as he claims he fired warning shots outside a boxing event in…

John McCarthy December 5, 2025

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Lawmakers have reviewed summary of Pentagon order on Caribbean attacks

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. lawmakers have reviewed a summary of a Pentagon document that lays out the scope of the Trump administration's campaign to strike vessels carrying narcotics in the…

John McCarthy December 5, 2025

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Video shows final, confused moments of survivors of US boat strike in Caribbean

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When the U.S. military carried out its first strike against a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean on September 2, the attack began with an airburst munition…

John McCarthy December 5, 2025