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‘We Don't Want Them Here': Protesters Gather in Miami and Run Onto the World Baseball Classic Field
Hundreds gathered outside Miami Marlins’ home ballpark in Little Havana on Sunday to protest for the Cuban national baseball team played the United States in the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic. It’s the first time the Cuban team has played in Miami, a landing spot for many who fled the country to escape the Soviet-style communist government of late...
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US Intelligence Agencies Find No Sign That Adversaries Are Behind ‘Havana Syndrome' Cases
U.S. intelligence agencies cannot link a foreign adversary to any of the incidents associated with so-called “Havana syndrome.”
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Cuban Pilot Behind Daring Flight to South Florida Released After Judge Grants Asylum
NBC 6’s Julia Bagg has more on the pilot’s first words after becoming a free man.
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Cuban Pilot Who Made Daring Flight to Florida on Old Russia Plane Is Granted US Asylum
A Cuban pilot who made headlines with a bold flight to South Florida on an old Russian plane has been released from custody after a judge said he’s allowed to stay in the United States
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Cubans Respond With Zeal to New US Migration Policy
Overwhelmed by thousands of Cubans crowding its southern border after making the dangerous trip through Central America and an increase in makeshift boats crossing the Florida Straits, the United States in early January approved a policy change that makes migrants request a permit online before arriving with the sponsorship of a relative or friend in the U.S. Although the parole...
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‘A Very Deadly Woman': Ana Montes, Cuban's Top Spy in the US, to Leave Prison
A woman who infiltrated the U.S. intelligence community and spent years spying for Cuba’s Castro regime is set to be released from prison this month.
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US Reopening Visa and Consular Services at Embassy in Cuba
The United States Embassy in Cuba is reopening visa and consular services Wednesday.
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US Will Begin Deporting Cubans by Plane in ‘Coming Weeks,' US Officials Say
The flights would be the first since the Trump administration. Cuba has now agreed to accept deportees.
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US and Cuban Officials to Hold Talks in Havana Tuesday, State Department Says
U.S. and Cuban officials plan to meet in Havana on Tuesday to discuss migration policy. It would be the latest in a series of sessions between two governments with a historically icy relationship.
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Gay Couples in Cuba Marry Under New Law
Gay couples have begun to get married in Cuba under the country’s new Family Code.
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Cuba Begins to Turn on Lights After Ian Blacks Out Island
Cuban officials say they’ve begun to restore some power after Hurricane Ian knocked out electricity to the entire island. The storm that hit with Category 3 force also devastated some of the country’s most important tobacco farms when it hit the island’s western tip and killed at least two people. The Energy and Mines Ministry announced Wednesday it had restored...
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Cuba Without Electricity After Hurricane Ian Knocks Out Power Grid
Power was initially knocked out to about 1 million people in Cuba’s western provinces, but later the entire grid collapsed.
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Flying Out? What to Know as Airlines Brace for Travel Disruptions From Hurricane Ian
One of Florida’s prominent airports is set to suspend flights Tuesday as Hurricane Ian heads toward the state, expected to become a dangerous Category 4 hurricane after making landfall Tuesday morning in western Cuba. A number of airlines around the country are also preparing for flight cancellations and changes.
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‘Life-Threatening' Hurricane Ian Takes Aim at Florida's Gulf Coast,
Florida’s Gulf Coast was bracing for Hurricane Ian as it churned toward the state and was expected to become a dangerous Category 4 hurricane after making landfall Tuesday morning in western Cuba.
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Cuba Approves Same-Sex Marriage in Unusual Referendum
Cuban voters have approved a sweeping “family law” code that will allow same-sex couples to marry and adopt as well as redefining rights for children and grandparents. Official news media say the measure passed by 66.9% to 33.1% in an unusual national referendum. The reforms met unusually strong open resistance from the growing evangelical movement in Cuba despite an extensive...
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A View of Hurricane Ian From Space
Take a look at the footage captured from the International Space Station of Hurricane Ian in the western Caribbean Sea.
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Ian Expected to Become Major Hurricane as It Nears Cuba
Evacuations were underway along Florida’s Gulf Coast Monday as Hurricane Ian formed and was quickly strengthening and expected to become a dangerous Category 4 hurricane before possible landfall later in the week.
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Tropical Storm Warning in Lower Florida Keys, Hurricane Warning in Western Cuba for Strengthening Ian
A tropical storm watch was issued for the lower Florida Keys Sunday as Tropical Storm Ian was set to rapidly strengthen, with a large stretch of the Gulf Coast of Florida preparing for a possible landfall later this week.
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Tropical Storm Ian Forms in Caribbean, Heads Toward Florida
Miami and Fort Lauderdale are now out of the cone of concern, but Tropical Storm Ian is still forecast to strengthen and impact Florida and Cuba as a hurricane
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US Embassy in Cuba to Process Full Immigrant Visas for First Time Since 2017
The Biden administration said Wednesday that the U.S. Embassy in Cuba will begin processing full immigrant visas in early 2023, making it easier for Cubans to reunite with family members in the United States.