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| Cuban Hijack Raises Florida Security Concerns |
| The recent hijacking of an airliner by Cuban migrants seeking U.S. asylum raised new concerns about security in the Florida Keys, a 125-mile-long archipelago that has historically lured pirates, smugglers and immigrants... |
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| Cuba, Jamaica Advance to Gold Cup Finals |
| Cuba and Jamaica qualified for the CONCACAF Gold Cup finals Sunday, while Trinidad and Tobago and Martinique advanced to a three-team playoff with Honduras for the final two spots in the regional championship... |
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| Court: Elian Gonzalez Kin Can't Sue Reno |
| Former Attorney General Janet Reno and other federal officials have immunity from an excessive force lawsuit filed by the Miami relatives of young Cuban refugee Elian Gonzalez, an appellate court ruled... |
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| Contreras Ready to Help Yankees |
| Jose Contreras isn't upset because he's not the New York Yankees' fifth starter... |
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| Draft to U.N. Body Does Not Condemn Cuba |
| A resolution presented Wednesday to the top U.N. human rights body does not include a condemnation of Cuba's record, a rare move that immediately drew protests from rights campaigners... |
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| Cuba's Catholic Church Decries Crackdown |
| Cuba's Roman Catholic Church on Monday condemned the recent arrests of scores of government critics and urged authorities to accept differing political opinions... |
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| Treasury Dept. Cracks Down on Cuba Travel |
| Students wanting to travel to Cuba for educational purposes would have to show that the trip is for academic course work, the Treasury Department said in a revised rule... |
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| 6 Cubans Face Hijacking Charges |
| Six Cubans were charged today with hijacking a Cuban airliner at knifepoint and forcing the pilots to fly it to Florida... |
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| Cuban State Security Expands Crackdown |
| Fidel Castro's agents arrested some of the government's leading critics in an escalating crackdown that has netted at least 65 dissidents accused of working with U.S. diplomats to undermine Cuba's socialist system... |
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| EU Commissioner Backs Cuba in Trade Pact |
| A European Union commissioner on Friday supported Cuba's inclusion in a pact with developing nations, saying it could help improve the communist-run country's human rights record and guide it toward democracy... |
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| Cuba Limits Travel of U.S. Diplomats |
| The State Department is restricting the freedom of travel of Cuban diplomats in the United States, responding to curbs imposed by Havana on U.S. officials in Cuba... |
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| Group Sues U.S. Over Elian Gonzalez Raid |
| A lawsuit filed against the federal government Thursday claims more than 100 protesters were beaten and pepper-sprayed during the raid to seize Elian Gonzalez from his Miami relatives' home... |
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| Cuban Man Gets 10 Years for Hijacking |
| A Cuban man was given a 10-year prison term Wednesday after pleading guilty to the 1980 hijacking of a Delta Air Lines flight to Havana... |
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