Cuba

The U.S. eased travel restrictions somewhat, though the embargo has yet to be lifted and outright tourism remains forbidden.
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Just when the ice between the U.S. and Cuba seemed to be breaking, the OFAC has dumped on them a pail of cold water.
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Excerpts from interview with Josefina Vidal Ferreiro, Cuba's chief delegate to the diplomatic talks between Cuba and the United States, broadcast over Cuban television on Feb. 2, 2015.
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The U.S. still expects Cuba to raise salaries on the island, as if the U.S. had nothing to do with Cuba’s income. And, while it helps to reduce union membership in the U.S., it demands…
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On the black-and-white board where Cuba and the U.S. have been moving their pieces since Dec. 17 there are some gray squares that might remove the pressure from the game. I say "might"…
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The people who have spent decades arranging flights between the United States and Cuba compare the history of their industry to a roller coaster. The half-dozen or so charter companies…
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His story reads like a script from the old spy spoof “Get Smart”
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Critics of the law, joined by the hard-line Cuban-American congressional delegation, say it is being abused by recent waves of Cuban arrivals who regularly travel back and forth between…
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"On December 17 we saw the beginning of the end of the blockade. While in Cuba, I used a metaphor for a future foretold and said that all that's left of the blockade is a shell of its…
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Democratic Sen. Richard Durbin said Friday that he is working on legislation to ease the U.S. embargo on agricultural and telecommunications exports to Cuba as a step toward normalizing…
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