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Cuba's President Raul Castro raises his fist and shout's during the closing of the twice-annual legislative session at the National Assembly in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Raul Castro thanks Obama, says Cuba will not abandon communism

By Andrea Rodriguez - Associated Press

A woman with a poster of the Cuban Five, that reads in Spanish "Freedom Now," celebrates their release, in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014. After a half-century of Cold War acrimony, the United States and Cuba abruptly moved on Wednesday to restore diplomatic relations between the two nations. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Cubans hope for better future with U.S.-Havana deal

By Andrea Rodriguez and Anne-Marie Garcia - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 1946 file photo, Dick Sisler watches his hit during a winter baseball league game in Havana, Cuba. Sisler, the son of the all time great first baseman George Sisler, was the new batting sensation who was headed for his first major league with the St. Louis Cardinals. The Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014 announcement that the U.S. plans to restore diplomatic ties with the Caribbean nation could usher in a new era in U.S.-Cuba baseball relations, which were strained after the Castro revolution and the U.S.-led economic embargo. (AP Photo, File)

Despite rifts, U.S. and Cuba share baseball ties

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FILE - In this April 21, 2010 file photo, economist and rice farmer Thomas Wynn pulls a rice plant from the ground to show its shallow root system, making it ideal for growing in the soil found in much of Wharton County in East Bernard, Texas. U.S.-Cuba trade is poised to resume after President Barack Obama on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014 announced plans to re-establish diplomat relations with Havana, and economic ties are expected to follow. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Alberto Martinez, File) AUSTIN CHRONICLE OUT, COMMUNITY IMPACT OUT; INTERNET AND TV MUST CREDIT PHOTOGRAPHER AND STATESMAN.COM; MAGS OUT

U.S.-Cuba thaw could benefit farmers, energy and travel firms

By Paul Wiseman - Associated Press

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (behind) and Cuba's President Raul Castro attend a ceremony at the Mausoleum of the Soviet Internationalist Soldier in Havana in July during Mr. Putin's Latin American tour aimed at boosting trade and ties in the region. (Associated Press)

Cuba move comes as Russia tries to revive ties to Havana

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Anti-Castro protester Lazaro Lozano (left) argues with a pro-Obama supporter in the Little Havana area of Miami Wednesday in the wake of an Obama administration announcement that could mean a major shift in U.S. policy toward Cuba. (Associated Press)

Obama Cuba policy reversal excites U.S. businesses, ignites firestorm on Hill

By Ben Wolfgang and David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this Tuesday Dec. 10, 2013, file photo, U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with Cuban President Raul Castro, as it rains during a memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela, at the FNB Stadium in Soweto, South Africa. (AP Photo/File) ** FILE **

U.S., Cuba seek to normalize relations

By Julie Pace and Matthew Lee - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 7, 2012 file photo, Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Rangel, one of the longest-serving members of Congress, is in the political fight of his life and his political fate will be decided next week in a too-close-to-call primary. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)

Obama’s Cuba decision hailed by Charlie Rangel in Havana

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this Tuesday Dec. 10, 2013, file photo, U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with Cuban President Raul Castro, as it rains during a memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela, at the FNB Stadium in Soweto, South Africa. (AP Photo/File) ** FILE **

Obama hails ‘new chapter’ in diplomatic relations with Cuba

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 22, 2014 photo, a pregnant Daymarys Gonzalez touches her belly while lying on her bed at a special maternity unit for high-risk pregnancies in Havana, Cuba. The 37-year-old pet-bird breeder is unexpectedly pregnant again after her first attempt to have a child ended with an ectopic pregnancy six years ago, and Cuba&#8217;s communist government is doing all it can to make sure she has a successful delivery. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Cuba tries to drive up fertility amid baby slump

By Andrea Rodriguez - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2013 file photo, Ivan Lee, 12, says goodbye to a family member before traveling to Miami, Florida, where he will reunite with his mother who has been living there for years, as he prepares to board a plane at airport after a new law took effect ending the island's much-hated exit visa requirement, in Havana, Cuba. The government extended in 2013 the length of time Cubans can be gone without losing residency rights from one year to two. That means migrants now can obtain U.S. residency and still return to Cuba for extended periods, receive government benefits and even invest money earned in the U.S. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

Cuban migration surges over land and by sea

By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN and CHRISTINE ARMARIO - Associated Press

FILE - This March 27, 2014 file photo shows Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J. on Capitol Hill in Washington. Menendez says his attorney has asked the Justice Department to investigate whether the Cuban government had a role in allegations against him that have prompted a federal probe of the New Jersey Democrat. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Sen. Menendez wants federal probe of Cuba role

By ALAN FRAM and DONNA CASSATA - Associated Press

American Alan Gross, sentenced as a spy in Havana, Cuba, is on a hunger strike in prison and has said he wants to die. (AP Photo/James L. Berenthal, File)

American Alan Gross, jailed in Cuba, ‘plans to end his life’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

A man reads a copy of Cuba's state newspaper Granma while waiting for the bus in Havana, Cuba, Monday, May 19, 2014. Cuba’s best-known blogger Yoani Sanchez and her husband Reinaldo Escobar say they will start publishing the country’s first major independent general-interest newspaper in more than 50 years on Wednesday, in a move that will test both the government’s openness to free expression and the dissident’s ability to build a following inside her country. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)

Cuban blogger’s news site hacked after going live

By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN and ANDREA RODRIGUEZ - Associated Press

In this April 24, 2014 photo, film director Bob Yari, left, works with actors Joely Richardson, center, and Adrian Sparks, right, during the filming of the movie &quot;Papa&quot; in Havana bay, Cuba. Though the title derives from the Nobel Prize-winning novelist's nickname, the movie is based on an autobiographical script by Denne Bart Petitclerc, who is played by Giovanni Ribisi, while Hemingway is portrayed by theater and screen veteran Adrian Sparks. (AP Photo/Yesica Fish)

Hemingway pic a rare Hollywood moment in Cuba

By PETER ORSI - Associated Press

Cuba arrests 4 exiles, alleges terror plot

By PETER ORSI and ANDREA RODRIGUEZ - Associated Press

Congresswoman Barbara Lee, speaks during a press conference, accompanied by Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, left, Congressman Sam Farr, second from right, and Congressman Gregory Meeks at the Hotel Saratoga in Havana, Cuba, Monday, May 5, 2014. Congresswoman Lee spoke about the situation of imprisoned U.S. government subcontractor Alan Gross. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)

Congress members visit American jailed in Cuba

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[Oldest former MLB player Conrado Marrero dies in Cuba, grandson says

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FILE - In this Nov. 27, 2012 file photo provided by James L. Berenthal, jailed American Alan Gross poses for a photo during a visit by Rabbi Elie Abadie and U.S. lawyer James L. Berenthal at Finlay military hospital as he serves a prison sentence in Havana, Cuba. Scott Gilbert, Gross' attorney said Wednesday, April 23, 2014, that Gross is suffering a number of ailments. On May 2, Gross will turn 65 years old. (AP Photo/James L. Berenthal, File)

Lawyer: US man held in Cuba seeks to go home soon

By PETER ORSI - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 25, 2013 file photo, Conrado Marrero, the world's oldest living former Major League Baseball player, poses for a photo on his 102 birthday at his home in Havana, Cuba. Family members say Marrero has died in Havana. He was 102, just two days short of his 103rd birthday. Grandson Rogelio Marrero confirmed the death on Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Marrero was a diminutive right-hander who went by the nickname &quot;Connie&quot; when he pitched for the Washington Senators in the 1950s. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes, File)

Oldest living ex-MLB player dies in Cuba at 102

By PETER ORSI - Associated Press