US, Cuba to Reopen Embassies as Countries Enter ‘New Chapter’
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US, Cuba to Reopen Embassies as Countries Enter ‘New Chapter’

ByDeirdre Fulton

President Barack Obama announced Wednesday that the United States and Cuba would restore full diplomatic relations and reopen their respective embassies in Washington, D.C. and Havana on July 20—a move he said would begin “a new chapter with our neighbors in the Americas.” “We don’t have to be imprisoned by the past,” Obama said in…

US Re-Establishing Diplomatic Relationship with Cuba, Eases Trade and Travel Restrictions
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US Re-Establishing Diplomatic Relationship with Cuba, Eases Trade and Travel Restrictions

ByKyle W. Bell

President Barack Obama today announced the end to over 50 years of non-diplomacy with Cuba, as well as an easing of both trade and travel restrictions. The United States severed diplomatic ties with Cuba in 1961 at the height of the Cold War. While the Soviet Union has fallen, the trade embargo along with its…