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Massachusetts

Fourth Zika case is confirmed in New Hampshire

CONCORD, N.H. – A fourth victim of the Zika virus has cropped up in New Hampshire, including two pregnant women, Granite State health officials have confirmed, according to several reports Tuesday. Almost 200 people have been tested for the mosquito-borne illness which has been linked to birth defects when contracted

GOP

Bipartisan deal in House to help Puerto Rico with $70B debt

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a breakthrough, House Republicans and Democrats have struck a deal with the White House to help rescue Puerto Rico from $70 billion in debt. A revised bill introduced late Wednesday would create a control board to help manage the U.S. territory's financial obligations and

Fidel Castro

Raul Castro retains top Cuban Communist Party post

HAVANA (AP) — Raul Castro will hold the Cuban Communist Party's highest post for another five years alongside his hardline second-in-command, state media reported Tuesday, in a resounding message that the island's aging revolutionary leaders will retain control in the face of detente with the United States

Barack Obama

US eases security for ships visiting Cuba as Obama trip nears

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. authorities removed Cuba from a list of countries deemed to have insufficient security in their ports, eliminating on Thursday a major impediment to the free flow of shipping in the Florida Straits. The move marks one more step toward normalized relations ahead of President Barack Obama&

Barack Obama

Obama plans Castro meeting during historic Cuba trip

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Thursday he'll raise human rights issues and other U.S. concerns with Cuban President Raul Castro during a history-making visit to the communist island nation. The brief visit in mid-March will mark a watershed moment in relations between the U.S. and