WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Thursday he’ll raise human rights issues and other U.S. concerns with Cuban President Raul Castro during a history-making visit to the communist island nation. The brief visit in mid-March will mark a watershed moment ...

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Loud but hardly universal catcalls from Republicans underscored the obstacles and opportunities ahead as U.S. and Cuban leaders announced an opening of embassies in Havana and Washington and a resumption of diplomatic relations severed the year President Barack Obama was ...

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WASHINGTON — A series of trips to Cuba by U.S. lawmakers is in doubt amid questions over the communist government’s eagerness or ability to accommodate a surge of new interest and possible investment from the United States. American officials said ...

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WASHINGTON — Cargill aims to sell more corn and soybeans. MasterCard covets another site for Americans to swipe credit cards. Marriott sees beachfront property that needs hotels. And outside Orlando, Florida, Danny Howell just knows there would be demand for ...

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama announced the re-establishment of diplomatic relations with Cuba on Wednesday and declared an end to America’s “outdated approach” to the communist island in a historic shift aimed at ending a half-century of Cold War enmity. ...

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The New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Civil Rights this week unveiled a comprehensive legal blog designed to offer the latest developments and issues related to ...

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The New York State Bar Association wants Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand to oppose legislation to prohibit the use of federal money to hold criminal trials in federal courts ...

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