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Marco Rubio tells John Kerry not to take Cuba off state sponsor of terrorism list

Published on March 5, 2015 in Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

There are 196 nations on earth, yet the U.S. State Department only lists four: Iran, Sudan, Syria and Cuba. (Saudi Arabia didn’t make the list.) Getting removed off that list is a huge issue for the Cuban government, since all banks that engage with them are subject to U.S. screenings to ensure that terrorist money doesn’t enter the U.S. And it’s one of the biggest issues for the Cuban government as it resumes diplomatic relations with the U.S. Which is why…

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U.S., Cuba cite progress on restoring diplomatic ties

Published on February 28, 2015 in Top Headlines by Associated Press

The United States and Cuba claimed progress Friday toward ending a half-century diplomatic freeze, suggesting they could clear some of the biggest obstacles to their new relationship within weeks. After Friday’s talks in Washington, the second round of U.S.-Cuban discussions in the last month, diplomats of both countries spoke positively about fulfilling the promise made by Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro in December to restore embassies in each other’s capitals. The U.S. even held out hope of clinching a…

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