The U.S. policy of shunning communist Cuba by imposing a strict trade embargo has failed to prod the island nation toward democracy and should be re-evaluated, according to the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Posts Tagged ‘US’
17 Feb
US uses songs to deter immigrants
By Carlos Ceresole
BBC Mundo, Los Angeles
They are the new secret weapon of the US Border Patrol: toe-tapping ballads with Spanish lyrics that tell of the risks of trying to cross illegally into the US from Mexico.
The songs are on a CD that has been distributed free to dozens of radio stations in northern Mexico [...]
12 Feb
U.S. warns of space “dodgeball” after satellite crash
Iridium says in dark before orbital crash
By Jim Wolf Jim Wolf 2 mins ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iridium Satellite LLC said Thursday it had no advance warning of an impending collision between one of its communications satellites and a defunct Russian military satellite above Siberia.
Amid questions of liability, negligence and possible lawsuits, the closely held company rejected [...]
12 Feb
U.S. and Russian satellites collide
February 11, 2009 3:47 PM PST
by Bill Harwood
In a commercial Iridium communications satellite and a defunct Russian satellite ran into each other Tuesday above northern Siberia, creating a cloud of wreckage, officials said today. The international space station does not appear to be threatened by the debris, they said, but it’s not yet clear whether [...]
12 Feb
2 big satellites collide 500 miles over Siberia
Wed Feb 11, 6:59 pm ET
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Two big communications satellites collided in the first-ever crash of two intact spacecraft in orbit, shooting out a pair of massive debris clouds and posing a slight risk to the international space station.
NASA said it will take weeks to determine the full magnitude of the crash, which occurred nearly [...]
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