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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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Brazilian Soccer Team's Plane Crashes In Colombia

6:23pm November 29, 2016

by Catherine Osborn

The crash of the plane killed a Brazilian soccer team living a Cinderella story. The team rose from relative obscurity and was scheduled to play in one of the region's most prestigious tournaments.

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Brazil's Chapecoense players pose for pictures during their 2016 Copa Sudamericana semifinal against Argentina's San Lorenzo in Chapeco, Brazil, on Nov. 23. Most of the players on the team died in a plane crash in Colombia late Monday.

Plane Carrying Brazilian Soccer Players Crashes In Colombia, Killing 71

4:53pm November 29, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The Chapecoense soccer team was flying to Medellin for a tournament when the charter plane crashed in a mountainous area late Monday night. Five people survived the crash.

Florida Rep. Carlos Curbelo Weighs In On Future Of U.S.-Cuba Relations

4:31pm November 29, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Florida Rep. Carlos Curbelo about U.S. policy on Cuba following the death of Fidel Castro, as well as his opinion on the stance of the incoming administration.