Wyden, the Senate Finance Committee's ranking member, introduced the bill after Joe Biden in his last week as president said the U.S. was removing Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism after Cuba agreed to free a number of political prisoners.
Karen Vasquez, 44, walked out of jail in Cuba on Sunday, part of a deal brokered by the Vatican under which the Biden administration would loosen sanctions on the communist-run island, while Havana would release more than 500 people from its jails who are considered political prisoners by Washington.
The Cuban opposition leader, José Daniel Ferrer, recently engaged in a "very positive and cordial" dialogue with Mike Hammer, the head of the U.S.
Flights to Puerto Rico and Cuba would join a Caribbean lineup that now includes Aruba, Curazao, St. Martin and Jamaica.
Cuban dissident and human rights activist Jose Daniel Ferrer told Reuters on Thursday he had been released from jail and was at home, part of a broader plan negotiated with the Vatican to gradually free upwards of 500 prisoners.
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American photojournalist Richard Bickel recently completed his 15th trip to Cuba on the heels of a natural disaster and a power grid failure.
South Korea officially opened its embassy in Cuba on Friday, 11 months after Seoul established diplomatic relations with Havana, a longstanding ally of Pyongyang.
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US President Donald Trump added Cuba once again to the list of nations sponsoring terrorism and announced tougher measures against Venezuela's Bolivarian regime which stayed in power past Jan. 10 despite half the world not recognizing Nicolás Maduro as the legitimate winner of the July 28,