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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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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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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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The news leaked out quite quickly. First, Alan Gross was released. Hours later, President Obama scheduled an announcement on changes to Cuba policy.
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Mexico has offered to hold another oil safety workshop this year, and Cuba wants to host one, too, according to Hunt.
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Robert Guild, 66, is the vice president of Marazul Charters, a travel agency in New Jersey that organizes trips to Cuba.
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Serene and contemplative, the 53-year-old diplomat speaks Spanish fluently, with an accent that shows that she didn't learn it in Spain but in Latin America. When speaking publicly, she…
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With his latest crass interference in US politics, he may have dug a deep hole for himself—and for America’s Israel lobby.
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A new poll is out, and it doesn’t look good for the GOP. A recently released Washington Post/ABC News poll shows Hillary Clinton, the potential Democratic nominee, wiping the floor with…
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