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Tiger Woods arrested, charged with DUI after Florida crash

Tiger Woods arrested, charged with DUI after Florida crash

Tiger Woods was arrested and charged with driving under the influence Friday after a rollover crash near his Florida home, authorities said, as the 15-time major champion's golf career veered into fresh turmoil. Woods, 50, escaped injury but was detained after his vehicle clipped a truck while

After Cuba beckons, Miami entrepreneurs are mostly reluctant to invest in the island

After Cuba beckons, Miami entrepreneurs are mostly reluctant to invest in the island

Havana announced this week that it would allow Cuban emigrants to invest to address the communist island's severe economic and energy crises. But in Miami, the epicenter of the diaspora, entrepreneurs are generally reluctant. "I don't think a single businessman, not a single Cuban in

Man shot by Cuban coast guard wanted to spark uprising: ally

Man shot by Cuban coast guard wanted to spark uprising: ally

A US-based man identified by Cuba as one of those killed by its coast guard in a shootout had often spoken of wanting to liberate the communist island, a political ally told AFP on Thursday. Cuba has vowed to defend itself against "terrorist and mercenary" attacks after

Cuban Americans keep sending help to the island, but some cry foul

Cuban Americans keep sending help to the island, but some cry foul

In the early morning, Florida resident Gisela Salgado headed to a local store with a bag stuffed with clothes, coffee and powdered milk to send to her brother in Cuba. She was not alone. Even though some shipping agents in the Sunshine State have restricted the mailing of packages to

Cuban opposition figure Ferrer supports Maduro-like US operation for Cuba

Cuban opposition figure Ferrer supports Maduro-like US operation for Cuba

Cuban opposition leader Jose Daniel Ferrer supports a US operation in his country akin to the one that ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro should the communist leadership refuse to give up power, he told AFP in an interview Wednesday. "Cubans keep dying of hunger in prisons and on the