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In this photo provided by Diana Nyad via the Florida Keys News Bureau, endurance swimmer Diana Nyad (yellow bathing cap) pauses for a rest and hydration with her support crew in the Florida Straits between Cuba and the Florida Keys, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012. Nyad is endeavoring to become the first swimmer to transit the Florida Straits from Cuba to the Keys without a shark cage. (AP Photo/Diana Nyad via the Florida Keys News Bureau, Christi Barli)

Swimmer Nyad steady in Cuba-Fla. record attempt

Peter Orsi · August 19, 2012 4:00 am

U.S. swimmer Diana Nyad jumps into the water to start her swim to Florida from Havana, Cuba, Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012. Endurance athlete Nyad launched another bid Saturday to set an open-water record by swimming from Havana to the Florida Keys without a protective shark cage. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Nyad back in the water in Cuba-Florida record swim

Peter Orsi · August 18, 2012 4:00 am

Cuba warns of mosquito increase, disease threat

Peter Orsi · August 17, 2012 4:37 pm

Cuban exile firework show lights up Havana horizon

Peter Orsi · August 12, 2012 3:11 am

2nd Cuban offshore oil well also a bust

Peter Orsi · August 6, 2012 3:33 pm

Spaniard in Cuba crash has history of speeding

Peter Orsi · August 3, 2012 2:53 pm

Ofelia Acevedo, right, widow of the late Cuban activist Oswaldo Paya and her daughter Rosa Maria Paya hold a news conference, in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, Aug 1, 2012. Cuba has charged a Spanish citizen with the equivalent of vehicular manslaughter in the July 22 car accident that killed Acevedo's husband, a prominent dissident and another government opponent. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)

Late Cuban dissident’s family doubts crash report

Peter Orsi · August 1, 2012 4:00 am

Spanish citizen Angel Francisco Carromero speaks during a press conference via pre-taped video footage that was shown during a press conference organized by Cuba's International Press Center, in Havana, Cuba, Monday, July 30, 2012. Carromero and Swedish citizen Jens Aron Modig, who were traveling with Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya when he died in a car crash, are denying speculation that a second vehicle was involved. Carromero says he braked abruptly after entering an unpaved construction zone and lost control. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)

Cuba charges Spaniard in dissident Paya’s death

Peter Orsi · July 31, 2012 4:00 am

US, Amnesty critical of Cuban dissident detentions

Peter Orsi · July 25, 2012 4:00 am

In this June 10, 2012 photo, design student Alejandro Perez sprays water on a advertisement sign promoting La Pachanga, a private cafeteria, preparing to attach it to the serving bar in Havana. Perez and a team of students helped design the cafeteria's mascot and ad campaign. For decades, Communist-run Cuba has essentially been free of commercial advertising. But it's a knotty problem for thousands of budding entrepreneurs who have embraced President Raul Castro's push for limited free-market reform. So they're turning to guerrilla marketing. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)

Cuba’s next step on capitalist road: advertising

Peter Orsi · June 17, 2012 4:01 am

ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, JUNE 17, 2012 AND THEREAFTER - In this June 13, 2012 photo, Javier E. Matos, left, repairs a phone at The Cell Phone Clinic, a private business in Havana, Cuba. For decades, Communist-run Cuba has essentially been free of commercial advertising. But it's a knotty problem for thousands of budding entrepreneurs who have embraced President Raul Castro's push for limited free-market reform. So they're turning to guerrilla marketing. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)

Cuba’s next step on capitalist road: advertising

Peter Orsi · June 16, 2012 4:14 pm

Cuba replaces 2 Cabinet ministers

Peter Orsi · June 13, 2012 6:32 pm