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Beat goes on at office of Cuba broadcasting
The Office of Cuba Broadcasting, or OCB, has signed more than 100 contracts worth nearly $1 million since the U.S. and Cuba on Dec. 17 announced they would begin renewing diplomatic…
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Fidel’s son invites Coca-Cola and McDonald’s to Cuba
Alex Castro Soto del Valle, one of Fidel Castro's sons, said this week that Coca-Cola beverages and McDonald's fast-food restaurants are welcome in Cuba.
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Washington and Havana break the ice
This first step in the present détente bodes well for a process that will require patience and deft managing of expectations in both countries.
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Field notes: What Cuba can teach us about building a culture of health
America can—and already has—learned a lot from Cuba. At RWJF, we support MEDICC, an organization that strives to use lessons gleaned from Cuba’s health care system to improve outcomes…
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Agriculture secretary says Cuba trade could grow by hundreds of millions
Specifically, he called for Congress to allow his department to promote trade in Cuba as well as other international markets where it is hamstrung.
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Why are Cubans so special?
For almost a half century, Cubans have been the most privileged immigrants in the United States.
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Senators introduce bill allowing free travel to Cuba
Eight U.S. senators -- four of them Democrats, four Republicans -- on Thursday introduced a bill that would allow American citizens to travel to Cuba without restrictions.
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What’s the difference between Cubans and Haitians? ask Marco Rubio
Florida Senator Marco Rubio, in 2008 when he was the speaker of the Florida legislature, gave a remarkably candid explanation of why he wanted to curtail, as much as possible, the right…
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Havana good time in College
That might seem obvious. Few Americans have had the opportunity to travel to Cuba legally since the U.S. imposed a travel embargo in the early 1960s. But now that the countries are…
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Senators launching push to end Cuba travel ban
The bill is coming from a bipartisan group of eight senators.
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