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Why Cuba won’t extradite Assata Shakur
While it may seem that Cuba would gladly make such a seemingly minor concession in return for the promise of normalized relations, this would greatly underestimate the Cuban…
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Gov. Cuomo pushes N.Y. business in Cuba
Waving a Cuban cigar and speaking a bit of Spanish, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo became the first governor to visit Cuba since the Communist-run island and the United States agreed to…
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Castro will view massive parade in Moscow and meet with Putin in May
The chairwoman of the Russian Federation Council revealed on Monday that President Raúl Castro of Cuba will attend the Victory Day Parade in Moscow on May 9 and will meet with Russian…
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Barriers remain for American business in Cuba
President Obama’s decision, announced on Tuesday, to take Cuba off the list unclogs the process of restoring diplomatic relations between the countries and removes a much-resented…
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Pope Francis considering trip to Cuba
Rev. Federico Lombardi, a spokesman for the Vatican, said no decision about the trip — which could form part of the pope's itinerary when he visits the United States in the autumn— has…
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An open Cuba will give the whole Caribbean bloc an economic boost, says a former Jamaican prime…
In American politics the idea of an open Cuba is still controversial in some quarters, but as president Barack Obama moves forward, slowly but surely normalizing the United States’…
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Diplomatic travel blocks US-Cuban ties
Now that President Obama has decided to take Cuba off the list of state sponsors of international terrorism, the main hurdle to restoring full diplomatic relations centers on how much…
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The damned labor unions
What are labor unions useful for in a country with a socialist design? The question becomes increasingly important now that types of ownership other than state property coexist again in…
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Minnesota Orchestra returns to Cuba — 85 years later
The Minnesota Orchestra will perform two concerts in Cuba next month, becoming the first U.S. orchestra to give performances in Cuba since President Obama took steps to normalize…
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Caribbean baseball czar: This is the moment for Cuba
Though the arrival of Juan Francisco Puello had been announced, it still made headlines in Cuba. The president of the Federation of Caribbean Professional Baseball (CBPC), who attended…
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