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...plucked from the Atlantic on Thanksgiving Day after the boat carrying him, his mother and 12 others capsized on its way to the U.S. Elian, one of three survivors, floated for two days on an inner tube. The Cubans insist he belongs with his only living parent, his father Juan Miguel Gonzalez, 31. The Cuban Americans say Elian should be allowed to live with the freedom his mother wanted...
...representatives from 138 nations trying to come to an agreement on how to deal with the explosive issue of genetically modified foods, the words "breakthrough" and "important first step" have been as rare as 100 percent organic popcorn around the Monsanto break room. But there was Juan Mayr of Colombia, president of the United Nations conference on biosafety, breaking into tears as he announced early Saturday that after several years of contentious negotiations, an agreement had been reached. The protocol would allow countries to reject genetically modified foods without scientific evidence of harm, and it would require exporters to label...
...father's outburst may have alienated many Americans who supported his custody rights. But Juan Miguel seemed last week to realize that he may not be reunited with Elian anytime soon, if ever. Just two weeks ago, citing the close bond between father and son, the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service ruled that Elian should be sent home to his father by Jan. 14. But politics continue to pull Elian back as tenaciously as the puppy that tugs at his shorts for the TV cameras. Backed by angry street protests in Miami, anti-Castro lawyers and politicos have stormed...
...father, Juan Gonzalez, has declined to travel to Miami to collect his son, citing fear for his personal safety and concern that he may find himself entangled in legal proceedings by his relatives there. Even though the Castro government has formally acquiesced to the father's traveling to the U.S., it is reluctant to allow him to enter a situation over which Havana has no control. And after Juan Gonzalez's emotive outburst on ABC's "Nightline," in which he talked of feeling violent toward the relatives who were keeping his son in Miami, advocates of Elian's return...
...shall be, U.S. officials ruled. They had hoped Juan Miguel would come to Miami to pick Elian up, but the father insists that returning Elian is the obligation of U.S. officials. Castro, who has used the incident to whip up anti-U.S. feelings at home, barred Juan Miguel from making the trip, probably fearful of a defection. "This is a case of common sense," said Ricardo Alarcon, the president of Cuba's National Assembly. "This boy has to be returned here as soon as possible." The INS is committed to having...