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Roswell Park to conduct trial of Cuban lung cancer treatment

Associated Press

U.S. specialists in infections diseases, top left, and Cuban specialists, right, attend a meeting at the Pedro Kouri Tropical Medicine Institute (IPK) in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. The Obama administration sent some of the United States' top infectious disease specialists to Cuba to open a new phase in medical cooperation after more than a half-century of isolation .(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Obama administration sends top disease specialists to Cuba

By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN - Associated Press

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott looks out from a car during his visit to the Special Development Zone of Mariel, within the Mariel free trade zone in the Bay of Mariel, Cuba, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015. Abbott is on a two-day visit to Cuba with a business delegation looking to reintroduce Texas agricultural products to a growing Cuban market. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)

US removes limits on bringing in Cuban rum, cigars

By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN - Associated Press

This March 1, 2013, file photo shows a worker selecting cigars at the H. Upmann cigar factory, where people can take tours as part of the 15th annual Cigar Festival in Havana, Cuba. The Obama administration announced Friday, Oct. 14, 2016, it is eliminating a $100 limit on the value of Cuban rum and cigars that American travelers can bring back from the island. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

Obama: Cuban cigars and rum import restrictions lifted

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

21-year-old goalkeeper Horvath makes US debut at Cuba

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

People work to remove an uprooted tree from a road in Leogane, Haiti. Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016. Matthew slammed into Haiti's southwestern tip with howling, 145 mph winds Tuesday, tearing off roofs in the poor and largely rural area, uprooting trees and leaving rivers bloated and choked with debris. ( AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

Bahamas next up for Hurricane Matthew; Haiti hit; Florida, S.C. prepare

By David McFadden - Associated Press

Fishermen move their boats out of the water before the arrival of Hurricane Matthew in Arcahaie, Haiti. Sunday Oct. 2, 2016. A powerful Hurricane Matthew moved slowly Sunday across the Caribbean Sea on a track that authorities warned could trigger devastation in parts of Haiti. ( AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

Hurricane Matthew makes landfall in vulnerable Haiti

By David McFadden - Associated Press

US soccer team awaits tuneups against Cuba, New Zealand

By CHRISTOPHER STOCK - Associated Press

Fishermen sail on a boat at Port Royal in Kingston, Jamaica, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016. Hurricane Mathew, one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes in recent history weakened a little on Saturday as it drenched coastal Colombia and roared across the Caribbean on a course that threatened Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Powerful Hurricane Matthew a threat to Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba

By David McFadden - Associated Press

A worker hauls a board to use on a storefront window as protection against hurricane Matthew in Kingston, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016. One of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes in recent history weakened a little on Saturday as it drenched coastal Colombia and roared across the Caribbean on a course that threatened Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba. Matthew briefly reached the top hurricane classification, Category 5, and was the strongest Atlantic hurricane since Felix in 2007.(AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Dangerous Hurricane Matthew threatens Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba

By DAVID MCFADDEN - Associated Press

Louisiana governor heading to Cuba next week for trade talks

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

Correction: Cuban Migrants-Search-The Latest story

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U.S. President Barack Obama, right, makes a face towards a group of children in the audience as he stand on stage with first lady Michelle Obama, center, as he is introduced by Ambassador Jeffrey DeLaurentis, left, Charge d&#8217;Affaires to the U.S. Embassy in Cuba, during a meeting with embassy personnel at Melia Habana Hotel, in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, March 20, 2016. Obama is the first U.S. president to visit the island in nearly 90 years. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama names DeLaurentis as ambassador to Cuba

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Houston mayor embarks on trade mission to Cuba

Associated Press

A soldier carrying a fumigating machine enters a home as residents wait outside in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Feb. 22, 2016. Cuban President Raul Castro announced Monday that he is dispatching soldiers to help keep the Zika virus out of Cuba, calling on the entire country to help kill the mosquito that carries the disease. Castro says Cuba has yet to report a case of Zika. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)

Cuba reports remarkable success in containing Zika virus

By Michael Weissenstein - Associated Press

JetBlue flight 387 passengers hold up representations of Cuba's national flag, just before touching down at the airport in Santa Clara, Cuba, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016. JetBlue 387, the first commercial flight between the U.S. and Cuba in more than a half century, landed in the central city of Santa Clara on Wednesday morning, re-establishing regular air service severed at the height of the Cold War. (AP Photo/Michael Weissenstein)

New commercial flights mean big change for U.S.-Cuba relations

By Michael Weissenstein - Associated Press

In this Aug. 14, 2015, file photo, the airplane carrying U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry prepares to depart the airport in Havana, Cuba, after the reopening of the U.S. Embassy after 54 years of broken diplomatic relations. (AP Photo/Ismael Francisco, Cubadebate, File)

Historic commercial flight from U.S. lands in Cuba

By Michael Weissenstein - Associated Press

In this Sept. 1, 2014 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. The rise in Cuba's tourism has strained the country's infrastructure, filling hotels to capacity and creating long waits at airport. The government announced Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, that Aeroports de Paris, the French government-controlled firm that runs Charles de Gaulle, Orly and other Paris airports, would receive a concession to operate Jose Marti, which would be renovated by the French firm Bouygues. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

Cuba sees tourism rise, French will renovate Havana airport

By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN - Associated Press

"Lives are being lost, the public's safety is at risk, and American families are suffering," Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley wrote to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson. "It cannot continue." (Associated Press)

State Department thwarts deportations to appease illegal immigrant criminals’ home countries

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times