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January 02, 1959

Cuban says spy helped Castro

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2, 1959 (UPI) - The official representative of Cuban rebel leader Fidel Castro revealed Friday that an Army sergeant in the Cuban embassy here had acted as an undercover agent for the rebels for the past two years. Ernesto Betancourt, Castro's registered agent, said that Cuban Army Sgt. Angel Saavedra slipped to the rebels confidential information about the military strength of the Batista regime from his post in the office of the military attach

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April 23 (UPI) -- Officials for Minnesota-based UnitedHealth Group on Monday said the health insurance and services provider paid a ransom to protect patients' data, but many personal files were breached in a recent cyberattack.

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Alligator wanders onto Air Force base, blocks plane

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Alligator wanders onto Air Force base, blocks plane

April 23 (UPI) -- A 10-foot alligator wandered onto an Air Force base in Florida and parked itself on the runway, right under the wheels of a plane.

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DOJ reaches $138M settlement with victims of team doctor Larry Nassar

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