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HAVANA (AP) — The top diplomats of Cuba and the U.S. are describing some of the hard issues that lie ahead, following the raising of the U.S. flag over the Havana embassy after a 54-year diplomatic break. High among them are mutual claims for damages. Cuba says its claims for damages caused by the long U.S. economic embargo must be considered at the same time as U.S. claims for property taken by the communist government. Each side estimates its claims run well into the billions of dollars. Secretary of State John Kerry says one issue not on the table is the future of the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo in eastern Cuba.
WASHINGTON (AP) — According to several government experts, neither of the two emails that were sent to Hillary Rodham Clinton that have now been labeled by intelligence agencies as "top secret" contained information that would appear to be particularly sensitive. One email included a discussion of a U.S. drone strike -- part of a covert program that is widely known and discussed. U.S. officials say the second email could have improperly referred to highly classified material -- but it also could have reflected information that was collected independently.
BRUSSELS (AP) — Greece's partners in the euro currency are debating whether to give that country billions of dollars in new loans, now that the Greek parliament has passed a package of painful reforms and spending cuts. The bailout would prevent a default by Greece on its debts -- as soon as next week -- that could force it out of Europe's joint currency. Arriving for a meeting of finance ministers in Brussels, Germany's finance chief expressed optimism that the currency group would approve the new loans.
DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — Officials in Colorado have reopened the Animas River to boating, more than a week after 3 million gallons of contaminated wastewater laced with heavy metals spilled into the popular waterway. La Plata County, which includes the city of Durango, announced today that kayakers, rafters and tubers could go back on the river. The state has already cleared the water for use by water treatment plants. It's not known how much danger remains from heavy metals, such as lead, that are trapped in the river bed.
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan state lawmaker who had an extramarital affair with another legislator says she is not resigning. A tearful Republican state representative Cindy Gamrat announced her decision today, a week after the scandal broke. She and fellow Republican representative Todd Courser are subjects of a House investigation into whether they misused public resources to hide their relationship and fired an aide who refused to help. Courser has said he orchestrated a false email claiming he had sex with a male prostitute, in order to deflect attention from the affair.
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