Biden Will Remove Cuba From List of State Sponsors of Terrorism

The decision is the latest in a series of conflicting U.S. approaches to Cuba by different administrations.

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The Cuban foreign ministry said it would gradually release 553 convicts.
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Cuba starts freeing prisoners a day after the US said it would lift terror designation

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Biden Administration Taking Cuba Off Terrorism List in Deal to Free Political Prisoners

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Biden administration removes Cuba from state sponsors of terrorism list

President-elect Donald Trump designated Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism shortly before he left office in January 2021.
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Biden to lift Cuba's status as terror sponsor in exchange for prisoners' release

The move is likely to be reversed by the incoming Trump administration.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will keep endangered species protections for grizzly bears in place in most of the western U.S., the agency announced Wednesday, rebuffing states that ...
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Hill seems to agree he decided on his own to not play.
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