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1 hr ago | Washington Blade

Queery: Juan Carlos Loubriel

When it comes to the task of having to tell a client he or she is HIV positive, Juan Carlos Loubriel has seen all the reactions you could imagine.

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Related Topix: HIV/AIDS, Gay/Lesbian

4 hrs ago | Scientific American

Arecibo Telescope Gets Detailed Look at Passing Asteroid

An asteroid passed Earth last week, and with the Arecibo radio telescope astronomers got an unprecedented look - along with a couple surprises.

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Related Topix: World News, Astronomy, Science

Tue Jun 18, 2013

CBS Local

Bales Of Cocaine Tossed During High-Speed Water Chase

The U.S. Coast Guard, Royal Netherlands Navy and U.S. law enforcement partners seized 1,517 pounds of cocaine and detained Dominican Republic nationals Rene PeA a-Almonte; JosA© Antonio Toribio-SA nchez; and RaAol RodrA guez-Pascual, during an at-sea interdiction on June 11, 2013, in the Caribbean Sea, announced Rosa Emilia RodrA ... (more)

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Related Topix: Drugs, Prison, US Military, US Navy, World News,

Canada.com

Puerto Rico officials seize $24M worth of cocaine bound for US

Many key sectors of the Canadian economy have job openings, but no people to fill them.

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Fox News

Nessie Spied...in Space?

Ol' Nessie isn't known for making herself easy to find, but it looks like she recently popped up in an image from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey - and my, how she's grown! First catching the eye of summer student Roberto Rodriguez, undergraduate at the University of Puerto Rico, working with Arecibo astrophysicist Rhys Taylor , this monstrosity is ... (more)

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Related Topix: World News

PC Magazine

Sprint Rolls Out 4G LTE in 22 More Cities

Users in "hotspots" like Miami, New Orleans, Raleigh, and Tampa can now download videos, surf the Web, and send photos faster and more reliably.

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CNN

Korean War Vet posthumously awarded Purple Heart after 63 years

On June 1, 2013 during the 4th Convention of the Department of Puerto Rico, Military Order of the Purple Heart in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Ssgt.

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Related Topix: Life, Veteran Affairs,

Mon Jun 17, 2013

The Journal of Commerce Online

Crowley Maritime Offers LCL Service From Chicago

Crowley Maritime's logistics group has launched a new, weekly less-than-containerload service from Chicago to Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and Central America.

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Related Topix: World News,

Sun Jun 16, 2013

The News-Star

Royal Isabela: Queen of Puerto Rico's northwest coast

Rugged cliffs, natural sand dunes, deep canyons, native grasses, sod-faced bunkers and Caribbean trade winds shape the course at Royal Isabela.

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Related Topix: Travel, Puerto Rico Travel, Caribbean Travel, World News,

Sat Jun 15, 2013

Observer

Edna I. Gonzalez

Edna I. Gonzalez, 61, of Dunkirk died Friday evening at home. She was born Aug. 4, 1951 in Guayama, Puerto Rico, the daughter of Maximina Castorie Santiago of Buffalo and the late Angel L. Castorie.

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Related Topix: Dunkirk, NY, World News, Classical, Religion, Jehovah's Witness, Jehovah's Witnesses

MSNBC

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The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico has captured the most detailed radar images yet of asteroid 1998 QE2 and its newly discovered moon.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Space, World News, Astronomy, Science, US News, Liberal Political News

MSNBC

Arecibo Observatory

The living quarters may be as spare as a college dorm room, and the nightlife is all work and little play.

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Related Topix: Astronomy, Science, Arecibo, Puerto Rico Travel, Caribbean Travel, Travel, World News, Puerto Rico Travel, Science / Technology, Space, US News, Liberal Political News

Fri Jun 14, 2013

Canada.com

Bill to grant temporary licenses to migrants illegally in Puerto Rico nearing approval

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The government of Puerto Rico is poised to approve a bill that would allow immigrants living in the U.S. territory illegally to obtain a temporary driver's license.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, World News,

Caribbean News Now!

Antigua-Barbuda collaborates with LIAT in destination drive in San Juan, Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The destination of Antigua and Barbuda was represented by the Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority and the Ministry of Tourism when it once again partnered with Caribbean regional airline LIAT in a destination drive recently held in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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Related Topix: Rico, CO, Antigua and Barbuda Travel, Travel, World News, Antigua and Barbuda, Caribbean Travel, Central America,

Boxing Scene

Juan Manuel Lopez Demise? Greatly Exaggerated

When Juan Manuel Lopez touched down this week in Dallas, the site of his Saturday bout with WBO featherweight champion Mikey Garcia, it was hot.

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Related Topix: Texas, World News,

Korean News

Anniversary of Korean Victory in War to Be Marked in Austria, Nigeria

Austrian and Nigerian preparatory committees were inaugurated on June 6 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Korean people's victory in the great Fatherland Liberation War.

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Related Topix: Central America, World News

Thu Jun 13, 2013

The Sweet Science

Two Days To Fightnight For Mikey and JuanMa

June 13, 2013, Fort Worth, Texas --- Undefeated WBO Featherweight Champion Mikey Garcia of Oxnard, Ca.

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Related Topix: Fort Worth, TX, World News, Dallas, TX

SFGate

US researchers explore deep Caribbean reefs

This photo released by the Smithsonian Institution shows a Haptoclinus dropi, a new blenny fish species collected in the Caribbean island of Curacao in 2013.

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Business Journal

Exclusive: FIT in talks with Valencia to bring biomedical engineering ...

Florida Institute of Technology President and CEO Anthony Catanese talks about plans to bring biomedical engineering and aviation management degrees to Medical City.

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Related Topix: Florida Institute of Technology, World News, Melbourne, FL

Wed Jun 12, 2013

The Hill

Under Contract

The company claims to be "the most experienced operator of unmanned aircraft systems in the Homeland Security mission set on the world stage."

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