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Wednesday, April 10, 2013  U.S. couple accused of kidnapping their 2 children brought back from Cuba, jailed in Florida

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  The Blue Cactus Cafe in Five Points is closed temporarily.

Wednesday, June 08, 2011  A new high-tech business center is being dedicated in Charleston.

Tuesday, March 08, 2011  Obama allows new military trials at Guantanamo after 2-year ban; could include 9/11 suspects

Monday, November 29, 2010  EasyHRWeb, Accellerations Educational Software, Quintesocial and Hermosa Jewelry will be honored Tuesday for graduating from the USC-Columbia Technology Incubator.

Friday, November 05, 2010  Updated with AP video: No survivors in Cuban airliner crash with 68 people aboard, including 28 foreigners

Saturday, October 02, 2010  CNN's Rick Sanchez is fired a day after he calls Jon Stewart a bigot on satellite radio show

Wednesday, September 29, 2010  The National Weather service says a tropical depression south of Cuba is expected to move along a cold front and skirt the coast of South Carolina and North Carolina on Thursday.

Saturday, November 14, 2009  A Cuban national arrested by Florence Police for using and having counterfeit credit cards was sentenced in federal court.

Monday, October 12, 2009  Man accused of hijacking plane to Cuba in '68 faces NYC arraignment after airport arrest

Friday, April 17, 2009  US, Cuba trade warmest words in half century; Clinton welcomes Castro comments on possible talks

Monday, April 13, 2009  Official: Obama to allow travel, money transfers by Cuban Americans to family in Cuba

Saturday, March 14, 2009  Interfax: A Russian Air Force chief says strategic bombers may be based in Cuba, Venezuela

Sunday, February 22, 2009  The top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says it's time to re-evaluate U.S. policy toward Cuba.

Wednesday, November 19, 2008  Chinese President Hu Jintao has promised Cuba at least $78 million in donations, credit and hurricane relief to one of the few communist allies China has left.