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Cuban-Americans Discuss Their Hopes And Expectations For Cuba's New President

10:05pm April 19, 2018

As Cuba transitions to a new president, hundreds of thousands of Cuban-Americans look on from afar. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Cuban-American filmmaker LeAnne Russell about how the younger generation sees the island's succession of power.

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What Cuba's New President Hopes To Accomplish

5:10pm April 19, 2018

by Carrie Kahn

Cuba's new president, Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez took office Thursday promising to defend the Castro legacy, but he also pledged reforms aimed at modernizing the island nation's economy.

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The man who now leads Cuba: Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, 57. The Communist Party operative, seen here in Santa Clara last month, was elected president of the island nation Thursday.

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Cuba, Long Led By Castros, Hails A New President Outside The Family

2:59pm April 19, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

When Raúl Castro passed Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez the job, the Communist Party stalwart became Cuba's first president not named Castro in decades. But don't expect radical reforms.

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Cuba's New President

12:33pm April 19, 2018

by Carrie Kahn

Cuba is poised for a new leader to take over. For the first time in almost 60 years, it won't be a member of the Castro family.

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News Brief: Cuba Without Castro, Trump And Kim, Missouri Gov. Greitens

5:00am April 19, 2018

Cuba is preparing for a new leader. Raul Castro is expected to hand over the presidency to a younger successor. Also, President Trump spoke on Wednesday about a possible meeting with Kim Jong Un.

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Cuba Will Soon Be Led By Someone Who Is Not A Castro

5:06pm April 18, 2018

by Carrie Kahn

For the first time since 1959, the communist island of Cuba will not be run by a Castro. On Thursday, Raúl Castro will hand the presidency over to a successor, widely believed to be First Vice President Miguel Díaz-Canel.

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Cuban President Raul Castro waves to the room as First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel, Castro's handpicked successor, claps at the National Assembly session Wednesday in Havana.

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With End Of Castro Era In Sight, Cuba Prepares To Pass Power To New Generation

4:11pm April 18, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Raul Castro, who has ruled Cuba since his brother Fidel stepped down in 2008, will leave the presidency on Thursday. And he has a successor in mind: Miguel Díaz-Canel, who is 30 years his junior.

As DACA Debate Drags On, Some DREAMers Are Moving Back To Mexico Voluntarily

5:59pm April 17, 2018

by Emily Green

For some DACA recipients, the dream became too hard to hold onto. Noe Martinez came to the U.S. when he was 15. By 29, he had a college degree and a thriving business in Oklahoma. But he missed his parents in Mexico. Now he's back there and wondering what lies in store for him.

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3 Ecuadoran Journalists Killed

10:20pm April 15, 2018

by John Otis

Three Ecuadoran journalists abducted by Colombian militants are dead. Ecuador's president confirmed the deaths. The journalists were investigating increased violence along the Ecuador-Colombia border.

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Relatives of the three men react in anguish as Moreno confirms their deaths Friday.

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Ecuador Threatens 'Strong Hand' Against Rebels After Confirming Triple Murder

6:56pm April 13, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Militants formerly associated with FARC abducted a trio of press workers three weeks ago in the Colombia border region. Now, Ecuador says the workers are dead — and officials are vowing retaliation.