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U.S. Contractor Convicted In Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba (CBS4) – U.S. contractor Alan Gross was found guilty of crimes against the state by a Cuban court Saturday afternoon. He was immediately sentenced to 15 years in prison by the court....
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Cuban Court Dashes Hopes For Gross Release
HAVANA (CBSMiami) – Cuba’s “Supreme People’s Court” has rejected a plea by a Maryland man to have his sentence reduced or eliminated, after he was convicted of violating Cuban law by bringing satellite...
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American Prisoner In Cuba Settles Lawsuit Against Md. Company
WASHINGTON (AP) — An American imprisoned in Cuba settled a lawsuit Thursday against the company he was working for when arrested, a lawsuit that claimed he wasn’t properly warned about or prepared for...
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U.S. And Cuban Leaders Discuss Direct Mail Service
HAVANA (CBSMiami/AP) — Direct mail service is being discussed, again, between U.S. and Cuban representatives. They met in Havana on Monday for renewed talks on re-establishing the service, 50 years...
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U.S. Secretly Created “Cuban Twitter” To Stir Up Unrest
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – On the streets of Havana, people still talk about Zunzuneo, a social media network that exploded on the Communist island. It was named after the sound made by a hummingbird. Zunzuneo...
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American Imprisoned In Cuba Begins Hunger Strike
WASHINGTON (CBSMiami/AP) — An American man imprisoned in Cuba for more than four years is on a hunger strike, according to a statement released by his lawyer on Tuesday. Alan Gross, 64, was arrested...
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Cuba ‘Concerned’ Over Jailed American’s Hunger Strike
HAVANA (CBSMiami/AP) — The Cuban government expressed concern Wednesday over a jailed U.S. government subcontractor on hunger strike since last week. Alan Gross, 64, is on hunger strike to protest...
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Alan Gross Ends Hunger Strike
HAVANA (CBSMiami/AP) — Alan Gross, an American who has been imprisoned in Cuba for more than four years, has called off his hunger strike. The 64-year old Gross announced Friday that he would was...
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Wife Worried Suicide May Be Option For Imprisoned U.S. Contractor
MIAMI (CBSMiami) — The wife of imprisoned U.S. contractor Alan Gross is calling for his freedom in Cuba and she’s worried he may do something drastic. Judy Gross is in Havana, where she met with her...
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Alan Gross, Imprisoned In Cuba, Says Goodbye To Family
WASHINGTON (CBSMiami/AP) — A lawyer for Alan Gross, an American who has spent more than four years imprisoned in Cuba, said Monday that his client cannot take life in prison much longer and has said...
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U.S. Sent Latin Youths To Cuba To Push For Change
WASHINGTON (CBSMiami/AP) — The U.S. Agency for International Development reportedly sent youth from several Latin American countries to Cuba to push for political change. Those taking part in the...
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Alan Gross Marks Fifth Year In Cuban Prison
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The family of Alan Gross has marked his fifth year of imprisonment in Cuba. Gross is Cuba’s highest profile prisoner. He is held in a prison...
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US Co-opted Cuba’s Hip-Hop Scene To Spark Change
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter HAVANA (AP/CBSMiami) — Amid tensions between Cuba and the United States, a U.S. contractor sent a Serbian music promoter to help spark an anti-government...
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US Wins Big With Release Of Blue Chip Spy Held In Cuba
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — Alan Gross wasn’t the only American returned during Wednesday’s historic prisoner swap with the Cuban government. An unidentified spy, with...
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U.S. Cubans Split Over Change In U.S. Policy
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – News of American contractor Alan Gross’ release and the administration’s change to U.S. policy toward Cuba has swept through the streets of...
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Alan Gross Speaks Out After Release From Cuban Prison
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – American Alan Gross is back in the U.S. after his release Wednesday morning from a Cuban prison. Click here to watch Summer Knowles’ report....
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Drones, Bacteria-Infected Mosquitoes & Sandals May Be Next Step In Zika Fight
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) — The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has joined the fight against the Zika virus through a $30 million investment...
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