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Colombia Plane Ran Out Of Fuel Before It Crashed Near Medellin

7:50am December 01, 2016

by John Otis

Authorities also released audio of the conversation between the pilot and the airport's communications tower during the doomed plane's final moments on Monday. Only six of 77 people aboard survived.

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The Colombian Congress endorsed the new peace agreement signed between the government and the Marxist rebel group known as the FARC.

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Colombia's Congress Ratifies Second Peace Deal With Marxist Rebels

6:57am December 01, 2016

by Mark Katkov

A peace agreement with the leftist rebel group FARC was narrowly rejected in a national referendum in October. This new deal was renegotiated and submitted to Colombia's Congress, bypassing voters.

Harold Lopez-Nussa hopes increased exchange between Cuban and American musicians can continue. "I have a lot of hope about this approach," he says. "It will be better for all of us."

A Jazz Pianist Considers Fidel Castro's Music Education Legacy

6:31pm November 30, 2016

by Betto Arcos

Harold Lopez-Nussa was trained in the formidable classical music education system set up in Cuba after the revolution. He's among the first of his class to get a deal with a U.S. record label.

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Fidel Castro's Ashes Begin 4-Day Journey Across Cuba

6:30pm November 30, 2016

by Carrie Kahn

Fidel Castro's ashes have begun their journey east, retracing the route he and his rebels took in 1959 to seize control of Cuba. They will be interred Sunday in Santiago de Cuba.

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After Fidel Castro's Death, Cuban Dissidents Continue Fight For Human Rights

5:06pm November 30, 2016

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

The U.S. deal to reopen relations with Cuba did not address human rights issues, and dissidents on the communist island say that repression, detentions and harassment continue. We hear from some of those still working for what they hope will be a better future.

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Audio Recording Reveals Brazilian Soccer Team's Plane Ran Out Of Fuel

4:29pm November 30, 2016

by John Otis

The chartered plane that crashed in Colombia, killing a Brazilian soccer team, ran out of fuel, according to audio of the doomed aircraft.

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Havana Hosts Massive Commemoration Event For Fidel Castro

6:22am November 30, 2016

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Mostly leftist world leaders joined Raul Castro in a ceremony commemorating the late Fidel Castro. Now, an urn containing his ashes reverses the journey Castro took in 1959 in his march on Havana.

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Complicated Feelings: 'The Little Fidel In All Of Us'

6:00am November 30, 2016

David Greene talks to writer Achy Obejas about her New York Times opinion piece: "The Little Fidel in All of Us." It examines her complicated feelings about Fidel Castro, who died last week.

Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro playing baseball.

No, Fidel Castro Wasn't Nearly A New York Yankee

5:08am November 30, 2016

by NPR Staff

The late Cuban dictator didn't try out for the New York team, says Adrian Burgos Jr., University of Illinois history professor. It's fun to contemplate this historical "What if?" but it's pure myth.

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Leftist Allies Arrive In Cuba For Rally To Remember Fidel Castro

6:23pm November 29, 2016

by Carrie Kahn

Leaders of Cuba's leftist allies will join Raul Castro and others at a mass rally in Havana celebrating the late Fidel Castro. On Wednesday, his ashes begin their journey to Santiago de Cuba, the birthplace of Fidel's revolution.

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