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Take Cuba off the terrorist list
The new U.S.-Cuba talks are a refreshing burst of sunshine in the 54-year dismal relationship between neighbors separated by a mere 90 miles.
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Raúl Castro: ‘To learn the art of civilized coexistence’
"Whatever course developments may take, we are in the presence of the first great diplomatic victory of Latin American and Caribbean integration over the policies of the United States."
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A cigar maker in Tampa
Bernardino Villa Campo. Black, medium height. He wore a straw hat, boots and light-colored shirts, always long-sleeved. Spoke English well, played the clarinet. "Villita," was how his…
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As Cuba–U.S. relations thaw, medical researchers still struggle to connect
The economic embargo is still in place, so warming connections between the countries can only take biomedicine so far, scientists say.
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American businesses preparing to flood Cuba
American diplomats completed their first high-level meetings with their Cuban counterparts in Havana last week. Now come the suits
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Fidel’s letter is hot topic at State Dept. briefing
Psaki ended the questioning on Cuba by repeating that the date for the next bilateral meeting "isn't quite set yet" and that her office "will have more on that in the coming days or…
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Miami Herald sees U.S.-Cuba talks through a glass darkly
In Miami, it seems the success or failure of the talks is being judged by the extent to which engagement will produce regime change by new means. Coverage and opinions in the Spanish…
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America’s family-leave disgrace
What do Papua New Guinea, Oman, and the United States of America have in common? They are the only three countries in the world with no paid-maternity-leave law.
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Pope’s visit to stoke climate fight
Francis’s visit, which he told reporters this week will almost certainly include visits to both D.C. and United Nations headquarters in New York, will come only a few months after he is…
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Cuba-U.S.: No talk of business yet
Even though little has come out from the talks in Havana between Cuba and the United States, on the other side of the Straits of Florida a movement is developing to land in the Cuban…
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