Daily Headlines: August 28, 2009

* Uruguay: Despite opposition from the Roman Catholic Church Uruguayan legislators approved a landmark gay adoption bill that is expected to soon become law.

* Cuba: A weakening Florida economy and politics in Cuba are possible reasons experts cite for a massive dip in the number of Cubans migrating by sea to the U.S.

* Chile: Some scientists worry that the strain of swine flu recently found in Chilean turkeys could spread the virus more easily to humans.

* U.S.: New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson will reportedly be cleared of corruption charges from a supposed pay-for-play deal.

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Online Sources- Reuters, AP, BBC News, CNN

Daily Headlines: June 11, 2007

* New York’s Puerto Rican Day parade drew thousands of boricua supporters along Fifth Avenue, while over 3 million revelers packed the streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil yesterday during the city’s gay pride parade (image).

* Several top congressional Democrats warned of “the infiltration of important Colombian state institutions by terrorists and drug traffickers” in a letter written last month to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

* Argentine judges denied India’s extradition request for an Italian businessman wanted in the Bofors arms scandal.

* “I would leave no troops in Iraq whatsoever,” said presidential hopeful Bill Richardson on the U.S. military occupation of Iraq.

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Sources- Yahoo! News, Guardian UK, Monsters & Critics, Wikipedia, USA TODAY