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Alan Gross, an American government contractor who has reportedly had lost 100 pounds (45 kilos) since he was arrested in December 2009, celebrated the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah by lighting candles, eating potato pancakes and passing around chocolate coins with two Cuban Jewish leaders at a military hospital.
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The author of ‘Havana Real’ is the blogger the Castros love to hate. And for good reason. Delete the scoop?
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It's a blocky, blush-colored building surrounded by a lush canopy of trees near the rumored home of Cuban revolutionary icon Fidel Castro. Delete the scoop?
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Yaron Brook answers a question from James: "What will happen if our population grows beyond sustainability capacities of the earth? Delete the scoop?
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Supporters of Alan Gross, the 62-year-old aid worker jailed three years ago by Cuba for handing out Internet equipment, called Friday on the U.S. government to send a high-level envoy to Havana and seek release of the ailing humanitarian worker. Delete the scoop?
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Judy Gross contends U.S., husband's company didn't properly train jailed husband for risks of working in Cuba... Delete the scoop?
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It’s been said that Cuba and New Orleans are more than musical cousins; they are more like twins and equally responsible for much of what we call jazz. Delete the scoop?
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Cuba seems to be sputtering, but not roaring, toward capitalism. Delete the scoop?
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Half a century after building was halted, Norman Foster has joined forces with Cuba's most famous dancer, Carlos Acosta, in a plan to resurrect a remarkable arts centre. Delete the scoop?
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Two of the largest operators of charter flights to Cuba had their permits suspended by the Cuban government. Delete the scoop?
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District Seven command center in Miami received notification of a rustic vessel with 23 Cuban migrants aboard southwest of Key West, Fla., Nov. 5. The Coast Guard Cutter Key Biscayne arrived on scene and embarked 23 Cuban migrants. The 23 migrants were later transferred to the Coast Guard Cutter Ocracoke for repatriation. Delete the scoop?
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Amid hopes tempered by a history of failure, Colombia and the Marxist FARC rebels begin talks in Cuba on Monday in the latest bid to end their bloody, half-century-old conflict. Delete the scoop?
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Washington and Havana have taken baby steps over the last four years to end some of the more destructive elements of their relationship, like a U.S. prohibition against Cuban Americans' visiting their homeland more than once every three years and Cuba's demand that citizens get exit visas to go abroad. Delete the scoop?
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High-level defector Pedro Alvarez Borrego has become a house flipper extraordinaire. Some question the source of his stake money. Delete the scoop?
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Like One Cuba on Facebook for campaign updates, Cuba news and more! http://www.facebook.com/OneCuba One Cuba's supporters come from a lot of different perspe... Delete the scoop?
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Growth in the Cuban economy will come in at 3.1 percent this year, slightly less than the government's forecast of 3.4 percent as market-oriented reforms aimed at stimulating the state-dominated economy continue to perform below expectations. Delete the scoop?
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Peter Kornbluh, a Cuba specialist at the National Security Archives, a nonprofit research center in Washington, met with Gross for four hours on Wednesday at the military hospital in Havana where the contractor is being held. He said Gross appeared "extremely thin" — he has lost over 100 pounds since his arrest —and dispirited. Delete the scoop?
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While the U.S. is demanding that Cuba release Gross, who visitors say is angry and frail, having lost 110 pounds in prison, Cuban officials say they are willing to do so only if President Barack Obama will release the Cuban agents. Delete the scoop?
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Cuba has announced it is eliminating a surcharge on phone calls to and from the United States that contributed to high prices. Delete the scoop?
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The 40-year-old nonprofit organization (CNC) in Miami has run schools, offered employment programs, hosted health fairs, issued political policy papers, and helped develop affordable housing for low-income seniors. One of its operations was an alternative school in Hialeah, which the Doral-based bank now wants to seize. Delete the scoop?
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Hundreds of Cubans with dubious pasts, including State Security officers and snitches, have moved to Miami, much to the disgust of those they tormented. Delete the scoop?
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This morning, IKEA released an independent report into the allegations. It found that indeed German prisoners had been used to make furniture -- but that Cuba only delivered a few dozen samples that were never sold because they didn't "meet quality standards." Delete the scoop?
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Carlos Acosta, the Cuban-born ballet star, wants to restore an abandoned dance school in Havana, but a dispute with the original architect echoes the debate over Cuba’s future. Delete the scoop?
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