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Cuban police detain a gay rights activist taking part in an unauthorized march in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, May 11, 2019. The march was organized largely using Cuba's new mobile internet, with gay-rights activists and groups of friends calling for a march over Facebook and WhatsApp after the government-run gay rights organization cancelled a Saturday march. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Cuban gay rights groups hold unauthorized march in Havana

By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN - Associated Press

The Latest: Plane in river had been in maintenance

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In this photo released by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, authorities work at the scene of a plane in the water in Jacksonville, Fla., Friday, May 3, 2019. Officials say a charter plane traveling from Cuba to north Florida ended up in a river at the end of a runway. A Naval Air Station Jacksonville news release says a Boeing 737 arriving from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, crashed into the St. Johns River Friday night. (Jacksonville Sheriff's Office via AP)

The Latest: NTSB says plane in river had no prior accidents

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FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2014 file photo, people put their luggage in a private taxi as they arrive from the U.S. to the Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, Cuba. In 1958, the father of José Ramón López owned Cuba's main airport, its national airline and three small hotels. All were taken in Cuba's socialist revolution. Starting Thursday, they will be able to file lawsuits against European and American companies doing business on their former properties, thanks to the Trump administration's decision to activate a provision of the U.S. embargo on Cuba with the potential to affect foreign investment in Cuba for many years to come. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

Under Trump change, Cuba business partners can now be sued

By GISELA SALOMON and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2018, file photo, Cuba's Director-General of U.S. Affairs Carlos Fernandez de Cossio makes a statement to reporters, in Havana, Cuba. De Cossio says his nation has no troops in Venezuela but it maintains the right to military and intelligence cooperation with its ally. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan, File)

No Cuban troops in Venezuela, Cuban diplomat tells AP

By MATTHEW LEE and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN - Associated Press

Opponents to Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro face off with Bolivarian National Guards in armored vehicles who are loyal to the president, during an attempted military uprising in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Opposition leader Juan Guaido took to the streets with a small contingent of heavily armed troops in a call for the military to rise up and oust Maduro. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Juan Guaido Venezuela ‘final phase’ to push Nicolas Maduro from power

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Opponents to Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro face off with Bolivarian National Guards in armored vehicles who are loyal to the president, during an attempted military uprising in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Opposition leader Juan Guaido took to the streets with a small contingent of heavily armed troops in a call for the military to rise up and oust Maduro. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

The Latest: Cuba rejects Trump’s threat over Venezuela

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Vice President Mike Pence speaks to the annual meeting of the National Rifle Association, Friday, April 26, 2019, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump threatens Cuba as US supports Venezuela uprising

By MATTHEW LEE and BEN FOX - Associated Press

A migrant child calls out to a street vendor selling water as he waits with other children inside an area of the Mexican Commission for Refugee Aid office, while their parents fill out paperwork, in Tapachula, Mexico, Friday, April 26, 2019. Thousands of migrants remain on the southern border of Mexico waiting for documents that allow them to stay legally in the country. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Global migrants’ journey stalls in southern Mexico

By MARK STEVENSON - Associated Press

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez speaks during a press conference in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, April 25, 2019. Cuba urged the United States government to show concrete evidence of its alleged participation in sending military forces to support President Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, at the same time he called on the international community to act to stop the hostile policy against the Caribbean nation. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Cuba challenges US to provide proof of Venezuela charges

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EU ambassador: Trump Cuba policy worries European companies

By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ - Associated Press

Pura Castell walks to a government-run butcher shop to buy chicken, after failing to find chicken the previous day in Bauta, Cuba, Friday, April 12, 2019. A neighbor informed her that chicken had arrived at the government store that distributes almost free monthly food rations. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Shortages hit Cuba, raising fears of new economic crisis

By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN - Associated Press

A pro-President Donald Trump supporter chants slogans, Friday, June 1, 2017, in Miami. The president announced a revised Cuba policy aimed at stopping the flow of U.S. cash to the country's military and security services while maintaining diplomatic relations. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz) **FILE**

Trump hits Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua with new sanctions

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2019, file photo, national security adviser John Bolton speaks to the Venezuelan American community in Miami. The Trump administration is poised to step up pressure on Cuba by allowing lawsuits against foreign companies doing business in properties seized from Americans after the island’s 1959 revolution. The move marks a change in more than two decades of U.S. policy on Cuba. It could deal a severe blow to Cuba’s efforts to draw foreign investment, and spawn international trade disputes between the U.S. and Europe. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez, File)

The Latest: US sanctions on Venezuelan bank aimed at Maduro

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo turns from the podium after speaking at a news conference at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, April 17, 2019. The Trump administration announced that it's allowing lawsuits against foreign companies operating in properties seized from Americans in Cuba, a major policy shift that has angered European and other allies.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

U.S. sets up clash with allies by allowing Cuba property claims to proceed

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2019, file photo, national security adviser John Bolton speaks to the Venezuelan American community in Miami. The Trump administration is poised to step up pressure on Cuba by allowing lawsuits against foreign companies doing business in properties seized from Americans after the island’s 1959 revolution. The move marks a change in more than two decades of U.S. policy on Cuba. It could deal a severe blow to Cuba’s efforts to draw foreign investment, and spawn international trade disputes between the U.S. and Europe. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez, File)

Trump cracks down on Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela

By GISELA SALOMON and DEB RIECHMANN and MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2019, file photo, national security adviser John Bolton speaks to the Venezuelan American community in Miami. The Trump administration is poised to step up pressure on Cuba by allowing lawsuits against foreign companies doing business in properties seized from Americans after the island’s 1959 revolution. The move marks a change in more than two decades of U.S. policy on Cuba. It could deal a severe blow to Cuba’s efforts to draw foreign investment, and spawn international trade disputes between the U.S. and Europe. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez, File)

Trump to allow lawsuits over US properties seized in Cuba

By DEB RIECHMANN and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN - Associated Press

Trump adviser to give remarks on Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua

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Treasury sanctions Venezuelan business to isolate Maduro

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Castro warns Cubans to brace for shortages

By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN - Associated Press