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Man with Tourette's syndrome reportedly denied flight after saying 'bomb'

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A man with Tourette’s syndrome says he wasprevented from boarding a flight from Washington to San Juan, Puerto Rico, Thursday after he said the word “bomb.”

MyFoxDC.com reports thatMichael Doyle was reportedly denied access to the JetBlue flight because of the outburst, despite having alerted airline and TSA officials about his condition.

“With all the stuff in the news about the Boston bombings and stuff, I started ticking ‘bomb.’ Because that when I get nervous and anything on my mind will come out,” Doyle told the station.

Doyle said he wasplanning to attend a Revolutionary War reenactment in San Juan with a friend. His trip was thwarted when a pilot reportedly heard what he was saying minutes before the boarding process began.

In a statement to MyFoxDC.com, a Jet Blue official said Doyle “was deemed a safety concern by the pilot in command” after using the word “bomb,” though the situation was later deemed “innocuous.”

Doyle told the station he was offered a free round-trip ticket on a future JetBlue flight but no guarantee that he wouldn’t be denied access in the future.

“It doesn’t make up for the embarrassment or the fact that we missed something that we’d been planning for two years,” Doyle said.

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Son of US judge faces murder trial in Puerto Rico

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The son of a U.S. federal court judge is going on trial in Puerto Rico, charged with the first-degree murder of his wife.

Pablo Casellas Toro appeared in court Wednesday as jury selection began.

Casellas is accused of shooting Carmen Paredes Cintron on July 14 at their home in the upscale San Juan suburb of Guaynabo. He also is charged with destroying evidence, making a false report and weapons violations.

The 47-year-old insurance broker has denied killing his wife, saying he came home to find her dead and an unknown man jumping over a fence. He says he shot at the man but missed.

Casellas is the son of U.S. District Court Judge Salvador Casellas, a former Puerto Rico treasury secretary who was appointed to the federal bench in 1994.

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This Day in History

Today in History for 17th April 2013

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Historical Events

1797 – Sir Ralph Abercromby attacks San Juan, Puerto Rico in what would be one of the largest invasions to Spanish territories in America.
1969 – Czechoslovakia’s Communist Party chairman Alexander Dubcek deposed
1975 – Khmer Rouge captures Phnom Penh, Cambodia (Kampuchea Natl Day)
1983 – Nolan Ryan strikes out his 3,500th batter
1984 – Libyan embassy demonstration, 1 shot dead
1997 – John Bell, 115, recieves new pacemaker

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Famous Birthdays

1845 – Isabel Barrows, US, editor/penologist (Conference on Negro Question)
1934 – Don Kirshner, rock and roll producer (invented bubblegum music)
1939 – Robin Knox-Johnston, yachtsman
1946 – J R Baines, professor (Egyptologist)
1973 – Ross Aloisi, Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
1982 – Lee Jun Ki, South Korean actor and model

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Famous Deaths

1838 – J Schopenhauer, writer, dies at 71
1941 – Al Bowlly, British dance band vocalist (b. 1899)
1987 – Cecil Harmsworth King, owner of Mirror Group Newspapers (b. 1901)
1995 – Nancy Mayhew Youngman, artist/educator, dies at 88
1995 – A R A (Anton) Murray, cricketer (289 runs and 11 wkts in 10 Tests), dies
1996 – Eva Jones, poet/novelist, dies at 82

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Energen Corporation Presentation at OGIS New York Broadcast Live on the Internet

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Energen Corporation Presentation at OGIS New York Broadcast Live on the Internet

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Energen Corporation (NYS: EGN) senior managers will meet with members of the investment community at IPAA’s Oil & Gas Investment Symposium (OGIS) in New York on April 16-17, 2013. The Company will broadcast its formal presentation on Wednesday, April 17, at 11:45 a.m. ET.

The live Webcast of the presentation may be accessed via Energen’s home page, http://www.energen.com or http://www.investorcalendar.com/CEPage.asp?ID=170814.

The slides to be used in the presentation will be available for viewing on Energen’s home page beginning Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at 8:00 a.m. ET.

A replay of the Webcast will be available via Energen’s Web site at http://www.energen.com for 90 days.

Energen Corporation is an oil and gas exploration and production company with headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama. Through Energen Resources Corporation, the company has approximately 750 million barrels of oil-equivalent proved, probable, and possible reserves. These all-domestic reserves are located mainly in the Permian and San Juan basins. For more information, go to http://www.energen.com .

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CAPScall of the Week: WPX Energy

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By Sean Williams, The Motley Fool

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For years, satirical late-night TV host Stephen Colbert has been running a series on his show called “Better Know a District,” which highlights one of the 435 U.S. congressional districts and its representative. While I am no Stephen Colbert, I am brutally inquisitive when it comes to the 5,000-plus listed companies on the U.S. stock exchanges.

That’s why I’ve made it a weekly tradition to examine one seldom-followed company within the Motley Fool CAPS database, and make a CAPScall of outperform or underperform on that company.

For this week’s round of “Better Know a Stock,” I’m going to take a closer look at WPX Energy .

What WPX Energy does
WPX Energy is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company, with wells in the Bakken and Marcellus shales, as well as the Piceance, Powder River, and San Juan basins. It also holds a majority interest in Apco Oil & Gas, which operates out of Argentina and Colombia. WPX‘s 2012 end reserves totaled 4.65 trillion cubic feet of natural gas equivalent including its overseas assets, and claimed a mixture of about 75% gas and 25% liquids (oil and natural gas liquids). 

In the fourth quarter, WPX reported 40% growth in oil production, 3% growth in natural gas liquid production, and 2% natural gas production growth during the quarter. However, WPX still lost $1.12 for the year as the company experienced a 22% decline in realized natural gas prices, and it wrote down $225 million in non-cash impairments because of the falling price of natural gas.

Whom it competes against
WPX has a triple threat it has to contend with: its competitors, the spot price for natural gas, and the rising costs of E&P.

As you might imagine, a finite amount of land available for exploration makes finding valuable natural gas and liquid assets quite the premium. According to my Foolish colleague Tyler Crowe, 12% of WPX’s assets are oil-based, of which many lie in the oil-rich Bakken Shale. This formation is known for its high-yielding oil reserves and is led by Continental Resources and EOG Resources . One smart tactic nearly all Bakken producers are using is shipping their oil production by rail to Louisiana terminals instead of selling it at the wellhead or in Cushing, Okla., because Brent prices at shipping terminals in Louisiana are paying out significantly more. In December, the North Dakota Pipeline Authority estimated that 64% of daily production was being shipped this way, which makes for plenty of extra profits for all involved — especially WPX, which saw oil production growth of 98% in the Bakken in the fourth quarter.

Realized natural gas prices can also be a friend or a foe, depending upon how you look at things. Chesapeake Energy , for example, leaned very heavily toward natural gas production as recently as early last year. However, weak natural gas prices necessitated a shift away from nat-gas drilling and production and toward Chesapeake’s more liquid-rich assets. …read more

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WPX Energy to Host May 2 Webcast

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WPX Energy to Host May 2 Webcast

TULSA, Okla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– WPX Energy (NYS: WPX) plans to report its first-quarter 2013 financial and production results before the market opens on Thursday, May 2.

Management will discuss the results and provide an update on the company’s operations during a webcast starting at 10 a.m. Eastern on the same day. Participants are encouraged to access the event and the corresponding slides at www.wpxenergy.com.

A limited number of phone lines also will be available at (866) 515-2907. International callers should dial (617) 399-5121. The conference identification code for both phone numbers is 99483783.

A replay of the first-quarter webcast will be available on WPX‘s website for one year following the event. Interviews with WPX‘s management about the company’s strengths, innovations and efficiencies also are available at www.wpxenergy.com.

About WPX Energy, Inc.

WPX Energy is an exploration and production company focused on developing its significant oil and gas reserves, particularly in the liquids-rich Piceance Basin, the Bakken and Three Forks oil shales and the Marcellus Shale. WPX also has domestic operations in the San Juan and Powder River basins, as well as a 69 percent interest in Apco Oil and Gas International. Go to http://www.wpxenergy.com/investors.aspx to join our e-mail list.

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release that address activities, events or developments that the company expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the company. Statements regarding future drilling and production are subject to all of the risks and uncertainties normally incident to the exploration for and development and production of oil and gas. These risks include, but are not limited to, the volatility of oil, natural gas and NGL prices; uncertainties inherent in estimating oil, natural gas and NGL reserves; drilling risks; environmental risks; and political or regulatory changes. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and that actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the …read more
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Energen Announces 1st Quarter 2013 Earnings Release Date, Conference Call

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Energen Announces 1st Quarter 2013 Earnings Release Date, Conference Call

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Energen Corporation (NYS: EGN) today announced that it plans to issue its 1st quarter 2013 earnings release on Monday, April 29, 2013, before trading begins on the New York Stock Exchange. The associated conference call is scheduled for Monday, April 29, 2013, at 11 a.m. ET.

Energen also anticipates issuing its earnings releases for the 2nd quarter and 3rd quarter pre-market on Wednesday, July 31, and Wednesday, October 30, respectively; associated conference calls are tentatively scheduled for 11 a.m. ET on those dates.

To participate in Energen’s 1st quarter 2013 conference call, members of the investment community should dial 1-866-939-3921 (reference Energen earnings call).

A link to the live audiocast and replay will be available on Energen’s Web site at http://www.energen.com. Institutional investors also may access the call live via Thomson Reuters‘ password-protected event management site, StreetEvents, at www.streetevents.com.

Company representatives will include James McManus, chairman and chief executive officer; Chuck Porter, chief financial officer; Johnny Richardson, president and chief operating officer of Energen Resources Corporation; and Julie Ryland, vice president of investor relations.

Energen Corporation is an oil and gas exploration and production company with headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama. Through Energen Resources Corporation, the company has approximately 750 million barrels of oil-equivalent proved, probable, and possible reserves. These all-domestic reserves are located mainly in the Permian and San Juan basins. For more information, go to http://www.energen.com .

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Why Hewlett-Packard Couldn't Save the Dow Today

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After last week’s run of record gains, it was inevitable that the Dow Jones Industrials would find an excuse to put in a more substantial drop. Yet no one expected that excuse to come from the small island nation of Cyprus, where a banking crisis ignited huge amounts of controversy when a bailout plan included provisions that would force depositors to accept a haircut on their savings. Nevertheless, after rebounding from a 100-point opening loss all the way to a small gain in the early afternoon hours, the Dow gave up ground and ended down 62 points. Broader markets saw similar declines.

Hewlett-Packard , however, finished higher by nearly 3%. Even as shipments of PCs industrywide appear to be dropping in the first quarter, Hewlett-Packard got an upgrade from Morgan Stanley, with analysts expecting that HP‘s free cash flow to rise beyond company expectations. Cutting back on capital expenditures, squeezing out more worker productivity, and taking advantage of faster cash conversion could add up to a 33% boost above HP‘s initial cash-flow projections. Such a move would enhance profitability and show that CEO Meg Whitman’s turnaround is working.

Verizon , meanwhile, rose 1.5% on continued speculation that it may try to buy out Vodafone and its 45% stake in their Verizon Wireless joint venture. Yet in more interesting news from over the weekend, Verizon said it wants to pay fees for television channels it delivers to subscribers based on what those subscribers actually watch. The novel approach could become a bridge to a-la-carte pricing, although the company’s TV-pricing negotiator emphasized that the move wouldn’t lead to lower costs for FiOS customers.

Outside the Dow, San Juan Basin Royalty Trust fell 2.4% after announcing that it won’t make a cash distribution in March. The royalty trust has paid monthly dividends throughout its existence, but March represents the second time in six months that San Juan has chosen not to make a payment. With winter weather and higher-than-expected capital costs weighing on cash flow, San Juan had to disappoint its unitholders by holding back on its payout.

Can HP really move beyond its PC-centered history to take advantage of the massive wave of mobile computing? HP may be one of the least-appreciated turnaround stories on the market, but its future is still in plenty of doubt. The Motley Fool’s technology analyst details exactly what investors need to know about HP in our new premium research report. Just click here now to get your copy today.

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Energen CEO to Present at Howard Weil Energy Conference

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Energen CEO to Present at Howard Weil Energy Conference

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Energen Corporation (NYS: EGN) senior managers will meet with members of the investment community at the 41st Annual Howard Weil Energy Conference in New Orleans on March 17-19, 2013. James T. McManus, chairman and chief executive officer of Energen Corporation, will deliver Energen’s investor presentation on Monday, March 18, at 2:30 p.m. ET. Associated meeting materials will be available for viewing on Energen’s home page, http://www.energen.com, beginning Sunday, March 17, at 8:00 a.m. ET.

Energen Corporation is an oil and gas exploration and production company with headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama. Through Energen Resources Corporation, the company has approximately 750 million barrels of oil-equivalent proved, probable, and possible reserves. These all-domestic reserves are located mainly in the Permian and San Juan basins. For more information, go to http://www.energen.com .

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2 Puerto Rico sites now US historic landmarks

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Two Puerto Rican sites have been named U.S. historic landmarks: the colonial district of Old San Juan and the home of a poet and literary critic.

Old San Juan is the oldest city of any U.S. state or jurisdiction. It is also the site of the oldest U.S. home, convent, governor’s mansion and Christian church. It features brightly colored buildings and blue cobblestone streets.

The other landmark is the San Juan home of Concha Melendez Ramirez, a prominent literary figure from the 20th century. She also was the first woman to become a member of the Puerto Rican Academy of the Spanish Language.

Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi said Wednesday that officials will now seek to have Old San Juan listed as a UNESCO World Heritage City.

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WhiteHorse Finance Provides Financing for Grupo HIMA

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WhiteHorse Finance Provides Financing for Grupo HIMA

MIAMI–(BUSINESS WIRE)– WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. (or the “Company”) (NAS: WHF) announced today that it has participated in a $247 million Senior Secured Financing Facility (the “Facility”) for Grupo HIMA (“HIMA“). WhiteHorse Finance’s investment includes participations in the first lien and second lien tranches of the Facility.

Headquartered in Bayamon, a suburb of San Juan, HIMA is the leading hospital operator in Puerto Rico. HIMA operates four stand-alone hospitals and over 1,000 beds in major population centers on the east end of the island. HIMA has received several recent awards recognizing its leadership in key specialties and medical technologies.

WhiteHorse Finance has extensive experience investing in healthcare companies, including past investments in acute care providers, senior care and pharmaceutical companies.

About WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. is a business development company that originates and invests in loans to privately held small-cap companies across a broad range of industries. The Company’s investment activities are managed by its investment adviser, H.I.G. WhiteHorse Advisers, LLC, an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, L.L.C. (“H.I.G. Capital”). H.I.G. Capital is a leading global alternative asset manager managing approximately $11 billion of capital as of December 31, 2012 across a number of funds focused on the small-cap market. For more information about H.I.G. Capital, please visit http://www.higcapital.com. For more information about the Company, please visit http://www.whitehorsefinance.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements and are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement made herein. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release.

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.
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Sprint 4G LTE Now Available to Customers in Nine New Markets including San Juan, Puerto Rico

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Sprint 4G LTE Now Available to Customers in Nine New Markets including San Juan, Puerto Rico

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Sprint (NYSE:S) today announced that it is launching 4G LTE in Altoona, Pa., Asheville, N.C., Columbus, Ind., Elkhart/Goshen, Ind., Hammond, La., La Crosse, Wis., San Juan, Puerto Rico, Statesville, N.C., and Temple, Texas. Customers in these areas will now be able to experience faster speeds for uploading photos, surfing the Web and streaming videos. Sprint 4G LTE service has also expanded in San Germán, Yauco, Salinas and Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico. Through its Network Vision program, Sprint is continuing to bring a better wireless experience to more customers every day as it builds out its all-new 3G and 4G LTE network.

“With today’s announcement, Sprint is enabling even more customers to sample the power of 4G LTE on their smartphones, tablets and wireless hotspots,” said Bob Azzi, senior vice president-Network, Sprint. “The network team continues to build and test the new network across the country, including areas like San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York. Customers report they are already finding a 4G LTE signal in these places, and we look forward to providing even more reliable access to the data they need with our official launches.”

Customers can expect to experience the following improvements once 3G upgrades and 4G LTE service come to their area:

  • Faster data speeds to enable instant Web access for news updates, HD viewing and game-playing, quicker video downloads and clearer video chats.
  • Better signal strength when accessing the Web.
  • Fewer dropped calls for peace of mind when talking to friends, family or colleagues.

Customers in 4G LTE service areas will be able to use their smartphones – such as Samsung Galaxy S® III, Samsung Galaxy Note® II or LG Optimus G™ – to share a picture of their favorite band performing at a local arena or to check the Web for basketball scores with greater speed. When you combine the power of 4G LTE with an Everything Data plan with Any Mobile, AnytimeSM, which includes unlimited Web, texting and calling to and from any mobile in America while on the Sprint Network, Sprint becomes the best choice in wireless. Through April 11, with Switch to Sprint save $100 instantly on the Samsung Galaxy S II or the Galaxy S III1.

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Kinder Morgan Energy Partners Increases Ownership Stake to 100 Percent in El Paso Natural Gas Pipeli

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Kinder Morgan Energy Partners Increases Ownership Stake to 100 Percent in El Paso Natural Gas Pipeline and Midstream Assets

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYS: KMP) today announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition (drop down) of 50 percent of El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C. (EPNG) and 50 percent of former El Paso Midstream assets in Utah and South Texas from Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYS: KMI) . The transaction has a total value of approximately $1.655 billion, including approximately $560 million of proportional debt at EPNG. The transaction is expected to be immediately accretive to cash available for distribution to KMP unitholders. KMP now owns 100 percent of both EPNG and the midstream assets. The transaction, which closed and is effective March 1, was approved by the independent boards of both KMI and Kinder Morgan Management, L.L.C. (NYS: KMR) .

KMP purchased the assets at about eight times 2013 EBITDA. KMP funded 10 percent of the transaction value, net of debt assumed, with KMP units valued at approximately $110 million that were issued to KMI at closing. The remaining value was funded with cash. KMI intends to use the proceeds from the dropdown to pay down debt that was associated with the May 2012 purchase of El Paso Corporation.

EPNG is a 10,200-mile pipeline system with a design capacity of about 5.6 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of gas. It transports natural gas from the San Juan, Permian and Anadarko basins to California, other western states, Texas and northern Mexico. EPNG has up to 44 Bcf of working natural gas storage capacity.

The midstream assets include Altamont gathering, processing and treating assets in the Uinta Basin in Utah and the Camino Real gathering system in the Eagle Ford shale in South Texas. The Altamont System has over 1,200 miles of pipeline infrastructure, over 450 well connections with producers, and it operates a processing plant with a design capacity of over 60 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) of gas being expanded to 80 MMcf/d and a 5,600 barrel per day (bpd) natural gas liquids fractionator. The Camino Real Gathering System has 150 MMcf/d of gas gathering capacity and 110,000 bpd of oil gathering capacity.

In connection with the transaction, BofA Merrill Lynch provided certain financial advisory services to the board of directors of Kinder Morgan, Inc. Greenhill & Co., LLC provided certain financial advisory services to the conflicts and audit committee of the board of directors …read more
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Lima's reformist mayor battles to stay in office

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After becoming the first woman ever elected to run Peru‘s capital, Susana Villaran did what no modern predecessor had dared: She tried to bring order and transparency to a metropolis plagued by widespread corruption and a chaotic, patronage-thick transit system swollen with aging, smog-belching taxis and buses.

The 63-year-old career human rights defender didn’t flinch. She wrestled with powerful rackets to relocate the city’s unsanitary, crime-hounded wholesale market. And her campaign to clean up public transit is beginning to show results, with bus drivers starting to heed designated stops and traffic moving more smoothly in much of the city center as buses stick to designated lanes.

Shaking up the status quo, however, has come at a cost. Villaran could lose her job in a March 17 recall election that she says is organized by the very players she disenfranchised.

After taking office in early 2011, Villaran alienated powerful constituencies by eschewing political horse-trading and cutting out longtime power brokers. Her approval ratings sank below 30 percent as discontent trickled down to the very people Villaran claimed to be trying to help, people who live off the informal economy and saw their livelihoods threatened by change.

The latest poll by the Ipsos-Apoyo firm shows 50 percent of Lima voters backing Villaran’s ouster, though that’s down 10 percentage points from December. Villaran is clawing back, helped by a broad coalition of supporters including the conservative she defeated to win office.

Detractors portray Villaran as an elitist who has done little to improve public works in the 9-million person city she oversees, and she has irritated religious conservatives by promoting gay rights.

In the teeming moonscape of the district of San Juan de Lurigancho, 58-year-old street vendor Santiaga Montes said it took the recall to spur Villaran into action.

“She doesn’t do anything,” Montes said. “In my neighborhood everything is soil. Everything is rock. We can barely walk. No one builds streets or sidewalks. So why would I want this kind of mayor?”

Villaran insists she has invested more in infrastructure than her predecessor, Luis Castaneda. Construction is under way on a major inner-city artery along the Rimac River while ridership on an expanding, dedicated-lane bus system has doubled on her watch. Out in the hilly poor districts, where many get their water in tank trucks and nearly everyone works in the informal economy, Villaran is installing retaining walls …read more
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Hotel Of The Day: The St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort

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What: When The St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort opened in late 2010 (it was the first St. Regis in the Caribbean), it set a new standard for luxury in Puerto Rico and quickly became a go-to spot in the islands. Puerto Rico has long been a popular tourist destination, of course, with San Juan serving as a frequent port of call for cruise ships. The St. Regis on its own, however, added plenty of new reasons to visit—world-class golf, a Jean-Georges Vongerichten restaurant and a Remède Spa in a remarkable natural setting. Luxurious and exclusive accommodations—there are only 139 rooms—are built into low-slung plantation houses and have the famously comfortable St. Regis beds (with carved headboards), enormous bathrooms with walk-in rain forest showers and high ceilings with rattan fans circulating the fresh air from your terrace. …read more
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Puerto Rico driver flees after killing 6

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Authorities in Puerto Rico are looking for a fugitive driver they say hit and killed two women and four children.

Police say the group was run over when they got off a bus and began walking toward a public housing complex in the San Juan suburb of Rio Piedras. Col. Eliezer Colon Flores told reporters late Friday that one of the women who died was the children’s grandmother.

He said witnesses told them the car was speeding and lost control. Witnesses said it jumped over a small median and then hit another car and struck the family, who was crossing in a designated area. Police say the couple in the car that was hit was injured.

Colon said the suspect and a passenger fled the scene.

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American cuts New York-Dominican Republic flights

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A spokeswoman for American Airlines says the company is canceling service from New York City to two cities in the Dominican Republic, including the capital.

Martha Pantin says the last scheduled American flights from JFK to Santo Domingo and Santiago will be April 1. The decision follows a review of the airline’s global route network.

Pantin said Tuesday that American will still fly to the Dominican Republic from its Miami hub, including four times per day to the capital.

The airline has been shifting more Caribbean flights in recent years to Miami. Also in April, the company will halt inter-island flights from San Juan, Puerto Rico that were served by American Eagle. The company will also serve most of the islands from Miami.

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