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News Articles: Cuba

Elián González, pictured in 2014, has been nominated to join Cuba's parliament. Elections are planned for March 26. González was at the center of a bitter custody battle in 2000 between relatives in Miami and his father in Cuba.

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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.

February 08, 2023
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  • Vanessa Romo
A classic American convertible car passes beside the United States embassy as Cuban flags fly at the Anti-Imperialist Tribune, a massive stage on the Malecon seaside promenade in Havana, Cuba, July 26, 2015.

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  • Politics

The U.S. is reopening visa and consular services at embassy in Cuba

The U.S. Embassy confirmed this week it will begin processing immigrant visas, with a priority placed on permits to reunite Cubans with family in the U.S., and others like the diversity visa lottery.

January 04, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
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  • Latin America

Cuba says at least 5 dead after boat heading to US crashes

A boat off northern Cuba traveling toward the United States sank Saturday after a collision with a Cuban coast guard ship, and at least five people died, Cuban officials said Saturday.

October 30, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A U-2 spy photo shows a medium-range ballistic missile base in San Cristobal, Cuba, with labels detailing various parts of the base in October 1962.

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  • National Security

60 years after the Cuban missile crisis, Russia's threats reignite Cold War fears

Over 13 days beginning on Oct. 16, 1962, the U.S. and Soviet Union were at the brink of a nuclear conflict. But since the Cold War ended, some historical assumptions about the crisis have changed.

October 16, 2022
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  • Scott Neuman
People in Bacuranao, Cuba, protest on Friday, asking for the restoration of the electrical service that collapsed due to the devastation of Hurricane Ian.

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  • Latin America

People in Cuba protest over the island-wide blackout caused by Hurricane Ian

The power outage caused by the storm prompted protests in the streets of Havana as several hundred people demanded restoration of electricity more than two days after a blackout hit the entire island.

September 30, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Fallen utility poles and branches line a street in Pinar del Rio, Cuba, on Tuesday after Hurricane Ian hit.

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  • Latin America

Cuba works to restore electricity after Hurricane Ian knocked power out island wide

Cuban officials said they had begun to restore some power Wednesday after Hurricane Ian knocked out electricity to the entire island.

September 28, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Eastbound traffic crowds Interstate 4 as people evacuate in preparation for Hurricane Ian approaches the western side of the state, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, in Lake Alfred, Fla.

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  • Weather

Hurricane Ian strikes Cuba, Florida braces for winds, floods

Hurricane Ian tore into western Cuba as a major hurricane Tuesday and left 1 million people without electricity. Now it's on a collision course with Florida over warm Gulf waters expected to strengthen it into a catastrophic Category 4 storm.

September 27, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Jesus Rodrigues loads wood into his vehicle Monday outside a Home Depot store in Orlando, Fla., in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Ian.

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Ian is intensifying into a catastrophic Category 4 hurricane before it hits Florida

Ian had top winds of 125 mph and storm surge up to 14 feet as it moved over the western end of Cuba. It could head for Tampa and St. Petersburg next, the first direct hit on those cities in a century.

September 27, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Cuba's President Miguel Díaz-Canel speaks to the press on Sunday after casting his vote at a polling station in Havana during the new family law referendum.

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  • Latin America

Cuba approves same-sex marriage in a referendum

Cubans 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, officials said.

September 27, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Tropical Storm Ian over the central Caribbean on Monday, Sept. 26, 2022.

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  • Weather

Hurricane Ian nears Cuba on path to strike Florida as Category 4 storm

Hurricane Ian is nearing Cuba on a track to strike Florida as a Category 4 as early as Wednesday. Ian is already getting stronger and is forecast to move quickly over Cuba's western tip on Monday. Then it will turn northward and slow down over warm Gulf of Mexico waters, conditions ripe for brewing the strongest hurricanes.

September 26, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Smoke rises from a deadly fire at a large oil storage facility in Matanzas, Cuba, on Tuesday. The fire was triggered by lighting that struck one of the facility's eight tanks late Friday.

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  • Latin America

A raging fire at a Cuban oil facility worsens the island's energy crisis

Flames engulfed a fourth tank at an oil storage facility as the fire consumes critical fuel supplies on an island grappling with a growing energy crisis.

August 09, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Asylum-seeking migrants from Colombia, Cuba and Venezuela arrive on U.S. soil, after crossing the Colorado River, from Mexico on Feb. 21, in Yuma, Arizona.

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  • World

With Cubans leaving en masse, much of Cuba's real estate is up for sale

Cubans are fleeing because of a steep economic downturn. Immigration is a big issue as leaders meet at this week's Summit of the Americas — but communist-controlled Cuba isn't invited.

June 07, 2022
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  • Carrie Kahn
Rescuers recover a body at the site of Friday's deadly explosion that destroyed the five-star Hotel Saratoga, in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, May 7, 2022.

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  • World

Crews work through 2nd night after Cuba hotel blast kills 27

Crews worked through a second night searching for victims of a hotel explosion that killed at least 27 people in Cuba's capital and left more than a dozen missing.

May 08, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Rescuers recover a body at the site of Friday's deadly explosion that destroyed the five-star Hotel Saratoga, in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, May 7, 2022.

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  • World

Crews work through 2nd night after Cuba hotel blast kills 27

Crews worked through a second night searching for victims of a hotel explosion that killed at least 27 people in Cuba's capital and left more than a dozen missing.

May 08, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
The five-star Hotel Saratoga was heavily damaged after an explosion in Old Havana, Cuba, on Friday.

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  • Latin America

At least 8 people have died in an explosion at a Havana hotel

Dozens were injured in the blast that ripped away large sections of the outer wall at the Hotel Saratoga, a 19th century structure. A gas leak was the suspected cause of the explosion.

May 06, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
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