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Giant Guatemala Sinkhole Still Open; Temporary Protected Status In Limbo

By Erik Maza
Jul 29, 2010

In May, a tropical storm and a volcano eruption devastated Guatemala, leaving hundreds dead, and a giant sinkhole that swallowed a three-story building in the heart of the capital city. In response to the natural disasters, its government asked the United States to extend Temporary Protected Status, a special temporary...
Raquel Regalado has no school board experience but plenty of dough

By Erik Maza
Jul 22, 2010

Raquel Regalado has no school board experience but plenty of dough
With No Experience and Lots of Cash, Miami Mayor's Daughter Raquel Regalado Runs For School Board

By Erik Maza
Jul 19, 2010

School board candidates are typically a veritable who's that of local gadabouts or gray-haired teachers with little recognition outside home room. In District 6, which covers parts of Coral Gables and South Miami, there's Eduardo Zayas-Bazan -- a grandfatherly professor and Bay of Pigs veteran -- and Maria Peiro, a...
Top Ten LeBron James Celebrity Tweets: Justin Bieber, Diddy, Lance Bass, Disco Rick Respond to 'The Decision'

By Erik Maza
Jul 9, 2010

Sports commentators weren't the only ones nervously watching LeBron James' fireworks spectacular last night on ESPN. In the celebrity twitterverse, the rich and famous were just as worried as New York, Cleveland and Miami fans about where their fellow gazillionaire buddy would end up. Diddy made a prediction then took...
In Unprecedented Move, Cuba to Release 52 Political Dissidents

By Erik Maza
Jul 8, 2010

On Thursday, Cuba announced it would release 52 political dissidents who had been in jail since 2003, detainees from the so-called Black Spring. Meanwhile, a well-known dissident will reportedly announce the end of his four-month hunger strike. The release is the result of monthlong negotiations among the Cuban Catholic Church,...

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