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HAVANA – Electricity was restored Tuesday to the U.S. mission in Cuba after Washington accused Fidel Castro’s government of deliberately cutting off the building’s power and Havana angrily denied it. U.S. Interests Section Chief Michael Parmly said power to the building, which was cut June 5, was restored midmorning. Parmly …

SEATTLE – An Iraqi Kurd who federal authorities say tried to help a senior Al Qaeda operative gain entry to the United States was ordered deported Tuesday. Immigration Judge Kenneth Josephson found that Sam Malkandi, of Kirkland, lied on his 1998 asylum application when he said he had been imprisoned …

WASHINGTON – Demand for mortgages and consumer loans weakened at U.S. banks in recent months, while competition forced banks to ease terms for commercial real estate loans, a Federal Reserve survey released on Wednesday found. “On net, 44 percent of domestic banks reported weaker demand for mortgages to purchase homes, …