Today's current events coverage begins with the report on the death of a controversial world leader. Fidel Castro, who ruled the Caribbean island nation of Cuba for almost 50 years, died Friday at the age of 90. His brother Raul who took over the cou

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Unit 8 The Theory of Cosmetic Relativity I am the kind of person who likes to be on time for things. I like to be early. Let's say I need to catch a flight leaving at 4 pm. In planning my drive to the airport, I will factor in a cushion: to allow for

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Havana Welcomes US Decision to Remove Cuba From Terror List 古巴欢迎美国决定把古巴从恐怖分子名单上删除 The United States' official removal of Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism is being celebrated on the communist

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Florida Latino Support Divided in US Presidential Election Most of the Cuban-Americans playing dominos in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood came to this country as political refugees to escape Fidel Castro's communist regime. As the largest Latino g

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President Barack Obama has been under pressure to recast the nation's relations with Cuba and ease decades of restrictions on the Communist government. Already the president has ended travel limits on Cuban-Americans and called for new talks between

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By Cindy Saine Miami 27 October 2006 Hispanic voters make up about 14 percent of the 11 million eligible voters in the southeastern U.S. state of Florida, a powerful political force courted by both the Republican and Democratic parties. In the Novem

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By Steve Mort Miami, Florida 20 February 2007 watch Cuban Investment Fund With President Fidel Castro in declining health, a growing number of companies in the United States are making plans to do business in Cuba. They are doing so based on reports

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By Sean Maroney Washington 02 December 2006 Cuban President Fidel Castro failed to attend a military parade held in honor of his 80th birthday, increasing speculation about his health. Cuban tanks are seen during a military parade along the Revoluti

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By VOA News Havana, Cuba 15 February 2007 watch Inside Cuba: pt 3 Now to the third and final report in our special series, Inside Cuba - Reporter's Notebook. It is an in-depth look at life on the island as President Fidel Castro remains out of the p

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VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lapidus with People in America in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about Celia Cruz. She was one of the most influential and energetic female singers in the history of Afro-Cuban Music. More th

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By Brian Wagner Miami 26 July 2007 Cuba's acting president, Raul Castro, Thursday led celebrations marking a 1953 rebel attack that helped launch the Cuban revolution. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports it was the first time in decades the ceremoni

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By Cindy Saine Washington 20 May 2008 Republican presidential candidate John McCain has attacked Democratic frontrunner Barack Obama on his Cuba policy. Speaking to a friendly Cuban-American audience in Miami, Senator McCain vowed to maintain a stric

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U.S. President Barack Obama is making it easier for Cuban-Americans to travel and send remittances to relatives in Cuba. Monday's announcement came just days before a summit of hemispheric leaders in Trinidad and Tobago. Fidel Castro (file photo) Th

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U.S. charter companies are readying for a surge in the numbers of Cuban-Americans seeking to travel to the Cuba, now that President Obama has dropped restrictions on family visits. Supporters of the decision say ending the 2004 restrictions may help

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Officials Say New Orleans is Better Protected This Time Around Seven years ago, Hurricane Katrina hammered the U.S. Gulf Coast with a storm surge eight and a half meters high and winds that blew apart buildings. The storm overwhelmed the levees that

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The head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says lifting the near five-decade long U.S. embargo on Cuba will bring significant economic opportunities to American and Cuban workers alike. He made the case Tuesday at a news conference in the U.S. Congres

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By David Gollust The State Department 28 October 2009 The Obama administration on Wednesday defended the long-running U.S. economic embargo against Cuba in the face of another overwhelming U.N. General Assembly vote condemning American policy toward

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LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Linda Wertheimer. The last few weeks, we've been asking our colleagues here at NPR for their favorite holiday dishes. We've covered stuffing, mofongo and my favorite way to use Thanks

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By Lisa Ferdinando Miami 11 July 2006 Many people in Miami's Cuban community are praising Washington's continued efforts to promote democracy in Cuba. This comes after President Bush's Monday approval of a new, multi-million-dollar program to suppor

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By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 02 August 2006 watch Castro Health report For the first time in nearly 48 years, Cuban dictator Fidel Castro has relinquished absolute power as president of the communist nation. Castro's faltering health forced the

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