Emile Schepers
LATEST ARTICLES BY Emile Schepers
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Cuba travel bill advances in the Senate
May 20, 2015Of progressive bills, the one that appears to be moving forward most quickly is the Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015.
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Bolivarian Latin America promises help in worldwide refugee crisis
May 20, 2015As the Rohingyas have fled Burma in often unseaworthy boats, they have found themselves barred from landing in other countries.
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Congress members call on Obama to rescind Venezuela sanctions
May 18, 2015Sixteen Democratic members have called on Obama to withdraw sanctions on seven Venezuelan government officials.
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Cuban ebola team nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
May 18, 2015The Henry Reeve Brigade is only a small part of Cuba's vast system of medical solidarity help to scores of poorer countries.
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New alignment for U.S., Latin America after Panama
May 15, 2015The Western Hemisphere emerged from the Summit of the Americas with a new alignment of forces.
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Judge recognizes personhood of chimpanzee plaintiff
May 5, 2015A large variety of species show a propensity for mutually supportive social behavior, few more than chimpanzees and other apes and monkeys.
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U.S. sends forces to train Ukraine National Guard, communists repressed
April 23, 2015Some 300 U.S. military personnel are carrying out a training program for the Ukrainian National Guard near the city of Lviv.
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Obama recommends taking Cuba off list of state sponsors of terrorism
April 15, 2015On Tuesday, Obama recommended that Cuba be removed from The U.S. State Department's "State Sponsors of Terrorism List."
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