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BOGOTA, April 19 (UPI) -- Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., has blocked U.S. aid to Colombia because Colombian security forces allegedly collaborated with right-wing paramilitaries.
Leahy blocked the disbursement of funds and called on the U.S. State Department -- which freed the funds earlier this month -- to explain the certification of $55 million earmarked for Colombia, The Miami Herald reported Thursday.
The State Department said Colombia has met its requirements on human rights.
The Los Angeles Times reported last month that Colombian Gen. Mario Montoya worked with right-wing gunmen -- considered by the United States to be a terrorist group -- in the military's battle against left-wing rebel groups, also classified by the U.S. State Department as terrorists.
Right-wing paramilitaries and left-wing rebel groups both use drug trafficking to fund a more than four-decade-old civil war.
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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake shook Costa Rica Monday and could be felt as far away as Panama, officials said.
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NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
A funeral is being planned for songstress Whitney Houston in her hometown of Newark, N.J., later this week, sources close to her family told NBC New York.
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PORTLAND, Maine, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
So-called tar sands oil from Canada is "much, much worse" for the environment than conventional crude oil, a Maine environmental advocate said.
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NEWPORT, R.I., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Lottery officials said Monday the winning $336.4 million Powerball ticket was sold at a Rhode Island convenience store, but the winner had yet to come forward.
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