Monday, June 16, 2008

Daily Headlines: June 16, 2008

* U.S.: Dominican-born Boston Red Sox slugger David “Big Papi” Ortiz became a U.S. citizen during a ceremony last week.

* Mexico: The country’s tomato sector has been seriously hurt by a salmonella scare hitting the U.S.

* Ecuador: Was there really a plan to assassinate Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa?

* Cuba: Cuban runner Dayron Robles set a new world record on Thursday by running the 110-meter hurdles in 12.87 seconds.

Sources- boston.com, Los Angeles Times, Associated Press, CNN

Image- boston.com

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