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Biden wants to talk with Sen. Menendez about Cuba. Are policy changes coming?

WASHINGTON — A brief exchange after President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address Tuesday night has sparked interest in what the White House might be considering doing regarding its policies toward Cuba.

Miami Herald

Vatican envoy says prisoner amnesty in Cuba 'on table'

By Dave Sherwood

Reuters

A Cuban fishing village ponders its options as U.S. policy shifts

By Alexandre Meneghini and Dave Sherwood

Reuters

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Elián González nearly became an American. Now, he's poised to become a Cuban lawmaker

Nearly 23 years after being ripped from a relative's home in Miami, González has been nominated to become a member of the communist country's parliament.

WEKU

Cuba offers medical scholarships for Thais

Cuba has offered 3,000 scholarships for Thai students nationwide to attend medical schools in Cuba, starting with 1,000 from southern border provinces where medical personnel are needed, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

Queen of salsa Celia Cruz will be the first Afro Latina to appear on a U.S. quarter

Cuban American icon Celia Cruz is being honored along with four other influential American women as part of the American Women Quarters Program.

WEKU

Elián González poised to be top Cuban lawmaker decades after Florida deportation

Boy at center of Clinton-era US-Cuba feud called ‘most worthy of Cuban youth’ by government newspaper

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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…

The Independent UK

Bristol weightlifting champion’s Olympic dreams hang in the balance

The Cuban national is waiting for the Home Office to grant him refugee status

Bristol Post

US transfers Guantanamo detainee to Belize after sentence served

The United States has transferred a Guantanamo Bay prisoner to Belize after he completed a sentence, as President Joe Biden’s administration says it still plans to eventually close the facility in Cuba.

Tribune News Service

Guantanamo detainee freed to Belize after 20 years in captivity

Majid Khan, who was tortured by the CIA before his transfer to the US military facility in Cuba, says he feels ‘reborn’.

Al Jazeera

US u-turns on Esta ban for Cuba tourists

Exclusive: British travellers have been told overnight the ban applies only for visits from January 2021

The Independent UK

Political prisoners are main obstacle to better relations with Cuba, US diplomat says

The U.S. government has made it clear to Cuban authorities that the imprisonment of hundreds of peaceful protesters who took part in island-wide demonstrations on July 2021 is the “most serious obstacle” to improving bilateral relations, the head of the U.S. Embassy in Havana told the Miami Herald in an…

Miami Herald

Corruption rife across Latin America; Guatemala, Nicaragua reach all-time lows: report

Guatemala, Nicaragua and Cuba reached all-time lows on Transparency International's corruption index released on Tuesday due to increased organized crime by public institutions, co-optation by political and economic elites and increased human rights abuses.

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Miami museum celebrates the career of iconic Cuban singer with a huge exhibit

MIAMI — Latinos and Miamians take their dancing very seriously. That is why the person who gets them moving has their eternal gratitude. They elevate this person to the ranking of a star and give him or her their hearts. Willy Chirino is one of those stars from Miami and…

The Guardian - US

‘Thought we’d made it’: new Biden rule leaves asylum seekers in limbo

Those migrating from Nicaragua, Cuba, Haiti and Venezuela dumped back in Mexico after being expelled at US border

Tribune News Service

How two friends from Cuba lost touch, then reunited in the US — after 60 years apart

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Her iPhone rang, and Terry Diego made a face.

The Independent UK

2 Cuban sisters' 4,200-mile journey to the US and a new life

The Rolo González sisters walked out of Nicaragua’s main airport and peered out onto a sea of young men

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Where do travelers want to go in 2023? Study says New York, Hawaii, Key West — and Cuba?

MIAMI — It comes as no surprise that travelers still want to visit to Miami Beach and Key West in 2023 — both cities have long lured fans of sunshine, beaches and nightlife.

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: The Archers; Buried; The Sound: Mystery of Havana Syndrome and more

While Ambridge is left reeling, new podcasts delve deep into a waste scandal in Derry and a sinister Cuban mystery, and Zoe Ball gets reading

Miami Herald

Homeland Security chief Alejandro Mayorkas to visit Miami, meet with Haitians and Cubans

MIAMI — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is visiting Miami on Monday, where he will meet with the local Haitian and Cuban communities as well as local and federal authorities.

Miami Herald

Cuban American named US ambassador to the OAS wants to champion democracy in the region

MIAMI — Frank Mora, a Miami native and the new U.S. ambassador to the Organization of Americas States, wants to make the organization “even more relevant” amid the “increasing erosion” of the democratic system in Latin America and the Caribbean, he told journalists on Thursday, discarding the possibility that the…

Al Jazeera

Thousands of Cubans left scrambling after new US asylum policy

A new policy under the Biden administration to restrict border crossings creates hurdles for Cuban asylum seekers.

Chicago Sun-Times

White Sox’ Yoán Moncada, Luis Robert among MLB players selected for Cuban national team

To arrange participation of the MLB players, Cuba had to get special permission from the United States because Washington maintains sanctions on Cuba.

The Independent UK

Cuba names 5 MLB players to team for World Classic tourney

Cubans on for Major League Baseball teams or other foreign clubs will for the first time join local stars on the national team that will play in the World Baseball Classic tournament

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