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  CUBA

  Number of Cuban migrants to U.S. believed to be rising

  Feds say that figures show an increasing number of Cubans are arriving in the U.S. — but what the number is is not yet known.
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  CUBA

  Cuban cinema chief Alfredo Guevara dead at 87

  He founded the Cuban Institute for the Arts and Industry of Cinematography and the Havana film festival

• CUBA

  U.S.: Short-term detentions in Cuba reach record levels

  The U.S. State Department report for 2012 also found found that recent elections in Cuba were ‘neither free nor fair.’
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  CUBA

  Secretary of State: No swap of Cuban spies for Alan Gross

  But the secretary of state said the United States is pushing to win the American’s release from Cuban prison on humanitarian grounds.

• In My Opinion

  Fabiola Santiago: Daughter carries out father’s bold work in Cuba

  A gray Miami morning framed the conversation with Rosa María Payá, blinding rain pouring into Biscayne Bay, long, tear-like droplets streaking the conference room windows.

• Cuba

  OAS’ human rights branch asks Cuba about Payá’s death

  The Organization of American States human rights commission wrote to Cuba asking about the fatal car crash of well-known dissident Oswaldo Payá.
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  Immigration

  Report: Many foreign nationals detained for deportation are not criminals

  A majority of foreign nationals detained for deportation in Miami-Dade County through the controversial immigration enforcement program called Secure Communities were not dangerous criminals, according to a report to be released Monday.
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  CUBAN DISSIDENT MOVEMENT

  Cuban activist Payá Acevedo carries on her father’s work

  If there is something Rosa María Payá Acevedo remembers perfectly it is having been raised in a home where every member of the family could express their ideas and thoughts openly.
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  CUBA

  Oswaldo Payá’s daughter calls for unity, independent investigation of his death

  In Miami-Dade, Oswaldo Payá’s daughter also called for an independent probe of the accident that claimed her father’s life.
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  ENRIQUE ROS (1924-2013)

  Cuba historian and anti-Castro militant Enrique Ros, the father of Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, has died

  Born Enrique Emilio Ros y Perez in Cienfuegos, Cuba, he was a businessman, writer and historian, authoring 19 books chronicling Cuba’s history and local politics.
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  CUBA

  Cuba returns two U.S. children who were abducted in Tampa; Hakken parents face charges

  Cuba sent back a Tampa family, including a couple who abducted their children from the mother’s parents and fled by boat to Havana.

• Tampa Bay

  Children-snatching parents may face life terms in prison

  Bail may be set Thursday for Joshua and Sharyn Hakken, who were returned from Cuba to Florida after abducting their sons. A court earlier stripped them of their parental rights.
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  CUBA

  U.S. says Beyoncé, Jay-Z trip to Havana was legal

  The U.S. government said the power couple traveled to Cuba on an “educational” license.

• CUBAN EMBARGO

  U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor: Lift Cuba embargo, travel restrictions

  Saying "it’s time to try something new," U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor on Monday called for the Obama administration and Congress to lift travel restrictions and the 51-year-old trade embargo on Cuba.
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  CUBA

  Beyoncé, Jay-Z may claim culture trip

  Beyoncé, Jay-Z, and their traveling companions will have to explain why they visited Cuba.
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  Free speech

  Blogger Yoani Sánchez gets by with a lot of help from her friends

  Along Yoani Sánchez’s far-flung route, universities, media groups and others have picked up the tab for her airfare, lodging and such.

• CUBA

  Afro-Cuban author who complained of racism demoted

  The demotion occurred after Roberto Zurbano’s column on racism in Cuba was published last month in The New York Times.

• CUBA

  Social Security says benefits can’t be sent to Havana

  The U.S. Social Security Administration makes it clear that benefits cannot be collected in Cuba.
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  CUBA

  Beyoncé and Jay-Z stroll in Havana

  The superstars celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary, dining and walking in old Havana.

• CUBA

  UM professor: Cuba’s electricity has been sagging for years

  The number of blackouts and hours without power in Cuba are rising, according to a University of Miami professor.

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