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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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Cuba looks to Russia for development of nuclear power
Cuba is heavily dependent on imported petroleum for its power plants and is looking actively for alternatives, such as wind- and sun-powered generators. Nuclear power is another…
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Jacobson will be nominated to become Mexican ambassador
Roberta Jacobson, a longtime diplomat who heads the U.S. side in the talks on restoring relations with Cuba, will be named by President Obama to serve as ambassador to Mexico.
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Cuba looks to improve and consolidate role of cooperatives
The Cuban government is assessing the effectiveness of non-agricultural (urban) cooperatives after one year and seven months of their implementation.
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What does it mean that Cuba’s no longer on list of terrorism sponsors?
What consequences will this measure have? How much will it accelerate the establishment of “normal” diplomatic relations with the United States? How does it influence Cuba’s economic…
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Cuba on Capitol Hill – some observations
While the public drama of the U.S.-Cuba diplomatic negotiations has been widely reported and continues to dominate the now diminishing Cuba headlines, a quiet – but in the long run far…
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