Cincinnati Reds lefty Aroldis Chapman throws the baseball over 100 mph and early Monday he got hauled in to the Grove City Police Department for speeding at 93 mph, this time in his car with a suspended license.
Read MoreWith over 200 poets from close to 40 countries, the 16th Havana International Poetry Festival began on Monday and will continue through May 27. This year it is dedicated to the Cuban poet and playwright Virgilio Piñera, and to the creation of Afro-Caribbean poetry.
Read MoreMariela Castro, the director of Cuba’s Center for Sex Education (CENESEX), plans to meet with members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in the US next Wednesday.
Read MoreAn earthquake registering a magnitude of 3.6 on the Richter scale was felt at noon on Monday across the entire eastern province of Santiago de Cuba and part of the neighboring province of Guantanamo, reported Cuban national television news.
Read MoreThe art of singing improvised “decismas” (10-line stanzas), known as “repentismo,” today will be declared intangible cultural heritage of the Cuban nation, as part of the ceremonies marking the 2012 International Cubadisco Music Awards Festival.
Read MoreGame two of the championship series between Industriales and Ciego de Avila was rained out on Monday. In the series opener on Sunday, Vladimir Garcia pitched Ciego to a hard fought 3-2 win over the home team and their top pitcher Odrisamer Despaigne.
Read MoreNearly 40 Cuban former political prisoners who were allowed residency in Spain have requested access to Renta Minima de Insercion (public welfare assistance), since their temporary government aid was terminated.
Read MoreMitt Romney, the virtual Republican candidate for the US presidential elections in November, has criticized measures taken by the Barack Obama administration to relax restrictions against Cuba. Romney also praised the internal opposition on the island.
Read MoreThe outstanding Cuban pitcher Osmani Tamayo Mulen died on Sunday in Santiago de Cuba, the victim of a heart attack, reported the national press.
Read MoreThe inaugural gala of the 16th International Cubadisco Awards Ceremony — which 120 artists from 18 countries attended — was held on Sunday in the Covarrubias Hall of the National Theater.
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