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Is U.S. ready to house Guantanamo's detainees?
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE (FUSION) – As the Obama administration pushes forward with its long-awaited plan to close the detention facility at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba, military officials are looking to the U.S. mainland as an alternate site to house the remaining detainees suspected of war crimes who would be brought over for trial or indefinite detention. But is the U.S. ready for that?
http://fusion.net/story/185335/is-the-u-s-ready-to-house-guantanamos-detainees/
Saudi women finally freed after daring to drive
(FUSION) _ Two Saudi women detained for more than two months for trying to defy the country’s ban on female driving have been released, activists and news agencies reported Friday.
http://fusion.net/story/48912/saudi-women-finally-free-after-two-months-in-jail-for-driving/
4 elephants call former citrus farm home
FELLSMERE, Fla. (AP) — Forget peanuts. In the heart of Florida's citrus grove region, it's the oranges elephants are after.
http://news.yahoo.com/4-elephants-call-former-citrus-farm-home-073011359.html
Guantanamo says goodbye to last Cuban 'commuters'
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) — One of the world's most unusual commutes is coming to an end.
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/era-ends-guantanamo-last-2-cubans-retire
Orangutan's cancer treatment similar to humans
MIAMI (AP) _ Peanut is an 8-year-old orangutan and a star attraction at Miami's Jungle Island. These days she's also got a team of cancer doctors huddling around her, watching as the chemo drip flows into her veins.
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-orangutan-cancer-treatment-similar-humans.html
Man who chewed on other's face not on 'bath salts'
MIAMI (AP) — Authorities may never know why a Florida man viciously attacked and chewed on the face of an older homeless man in Miami last month after lab tests failed to find components of "bath salts" in the system of the assailant, who was killed by police.
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/man-who-chewed-others-face-not-bath-salts
Nobu honored at South Beach Wine and Food Festival
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) _ His name is drawn on the napkins and chop sticks at his more than 30 restaurants around the world, but chef and restaurateur Nobuyuki "Nobu" Matsuhisa prefers to stay out of the limelight.
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/nobu-honored-south-beach-wine-and-food-festival
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