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A new cruise to Cuba
Changes in regulations now allow Americans to take shorter cruises to Cuba.
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US to allow certain imports from Cuba
The United States government approved Friday the import of certain goods and services produced by the Cuban private sector, reported dpa. Now the ball is in the court of the Cuban…
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New senate bill introduced to allow trading with Cuba
The Freedom to Export to Cuba Act, that would drop the embargo that prohibits the U.S. from trading with or operating in Cuba, was introduced Thursday by Sen. Amy Klobuchar.
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Cuba, busboys and poets, Takoma Park. Any questions?
“Politics change when cultural exchanges start to take shape,” said Shallal, who is planning a “Cuba week” of films, discussions, music and partying at his restaurants Feb. 28 to March…
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Measles returns on the back of ignorance
Almost everyone, from scientists to doctors, to public health officials, to the average parent thought that, at least in the United States, measles was basically history. Recent…
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The contradictions in the Cuban Adjustment Act
What is evident is that the Cuban-American far right has been caught in its own trap and, to escape, will have to chew off a foot, as some animals do.
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White House reportedly pushing State Department to expedite review to strike Cuba from terror list
The White House reportedly is pushing the State Department to expedite its review of whether to remove Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism in the hope of establishing a…
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‘Humans of New York’ raises $1 million for Brooklyn school
"Who's influenced you the most in your life?" "My principal, Ms. Lopez." "How has she influenced you?" "When we get in trouble, she doesn't suspend us.
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ICYMI: Alan Gross made news on Capitol Hill today
Alan Gross made news on Capitol Hill today, only no one seems to have taken notice. He submitted written remarks to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs for its hearing titled…
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Lift the Cuba travel ban already
Some worried House Republicans have scheduled a hearing today on the Obama administration's "sudden shift on Cuba policy." They have it almost exactly backward: The change in policy has…
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