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A 1976 State Department memo names Posada Carriles as probable terrorist
U.S. government agencies were not totally disassociated from the so-called "Crime of Barbados," reveals a document unclassified last week by the State Department. In it, Luis Posada…
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Lavrov outlines Russia’s plans for trade with Latin America
In a major address, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Viktorovich Lavrov presented to the Foreign Ministry's Business Council a template of how Russia plans to deal with Latin America and…
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Tampa and Cuba: Back to the future?
In the new context of relations between our countries, that region seeks to become a fulcrum for bilateral trade relations. That is why, in mid-May, representatives of the Tampa Chamber…
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As Cuba trade beckons, U.S. ports jostle to become the gateway
Business leaders in Tampa visited Havana for four days last month, touting their city’s historical ties to Cuba and positioning the city to become the “new Miami,” which for half a…
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Roberta Jacobson: Benefits and costs of U.S. policy toward Cuba
The enemies of a reestablishment of relations between Cuba and the United States have spread the word that Roberta Jacobson's nomination for ambassador to Mexico is a demonstration of…
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As U.S. drops Havana from terror list, Cuba aims to preserve sovereignty and independence
While Cuba is now off the terrorism list, most of the U.S. sanctions remain in place. Democracy Now's Amy Goodman speaks to historian Jane Franklin, author of "Cuba and the United…
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Republicans propose blocking funds for opening U.S. embassy in Cuba
U.S. House Republicans on Tuesday presented a bill funding the State Department for fiscal year 2016, albeit with a special provision to block financing to open a new U.S. embassy in…
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A push for closer ties
Cuba “is one of those kinds of issues that could be one example of bipartisan cooperation flying forward.”
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Florida: The state sinks. The governor stinks.
Florida is beginning to drown as the world warms and sea levels rise. Meanwhile, the man who runs the state, Governor Rick Scott, is doing nothing about it.
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A Steinway piano tuner in Havana: Music to the ears
Ludwig Tomescu is one of the best piano tuners in New York, after more than 30 years with Steinway & Sons. When in 2013 Manhattan School of Music professor Solomon Mikowsky invited…
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