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A cultural anthropologist ponders Cuba before and after Obama’s decision

The island was a refuge for my Jewish grandparents in the mid-1920s, at a time when the United States was imposing cruel quotas on European Jewish immigration. And I feel a bond, deep and mysterious, to this place, so small and yet so important to modern history.

‘I’m free’: Alan Gross returns to US after 5 years in Cuban prison

He was just about at the end of the line. This saved his life.

Mixed emotions vex ‘Pedro Pan’ generation after Cuba move

Among the sharpest memories Guillermo "Bill" Vidal has of being sent from his childhood home in Cuba was waiting in the airport. There he was in 1961, he and his two brothers and so many other kids, distraught, excited, scared, separated from their parents by glass.

Latin American leaders hail renewed US-Cuban diplomatic relations

MONTERREY, Mexico — Latin American leaders across the political spectrum praised U.S. President Barack Obama's decision announced on Wednesday to reestablish diplomatic relations with Cuba, a move that could spark more investment in the Caribbean island and ease Cold War-era resentments throughout the hemisphere.

Pope leads global praise for ‘historic’ US-Cuba rapprochement

PARIS – Pope Francis led a chorus of global plaudits for Wednesday's breakthrough in U.S.-Cuban relations, hailed as "historic" in Europe and South America and prompting celebrations on the streets of Havana.

Deal throws Obama foreign policy into sharp relief

It took six years and months of secret negotiations, but on Wednesday, President Barack Obama finally delivered on a pledge that cuts to the heart of his foreign policy. It's a view of the world that emphasizes pragmatism over ideology, engaging enemies rather than isolating them and setting aside historic grievances in order to reshape the future.

White House travel exemptions to Cuba do not cover tourism

President Barack Obama announced major changes in the United States’ 53-year embargo on communist Cuba Wednesday, but don’t pack your bags just yet. Tourism was not among the travel exemptions listed by the White House.

The US, Cuba and Ebola: A common enemy

Could this be the moment for both countries to set aside their differences and join forces for the greater good?

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