U.S. to pay Alan Gross $3.2 million after 5 years in Cuban jail
WASHINGTON — A former subcontractor freed last week after five years in a Cuban jail will receive $3.2 million from the federal government as part of a settlement with the Maryland-based company that employed him at the time of his…
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News Wrap: USAID chief announces resignation
In our news wrap Wednesday, USAID administrator Rajiv Shah announced he’s stepping down hours before the diplomatic deal with Cuba was announced. Shah had overseen the agency’s involvement in secret programs in Cuba. Also, Pakistan mourned and buried victims of…
U.S. international aid head to step down
WASHINGTON — The head of the U.S. Agency for International Development says he will step down from the post in February.
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Behind USAID’s failed attempt to infiltrate Cuban hip-hop
This week the Associated Press revealed that the U.S. government attempted and failed to co-opt the hip-hop scene in Cuba to "spark a youth movement against the government." Trish Wilson of the Associated Press joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington, D.C…
The United States created a “Cuban Twitter” in 2010, the Associated Press reported Thursday, in order to covertly spur Cubans to stand up against their government.
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