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    The Biden administration will remove Cuba from the state sponsor of terrorism list as part of a deal for the release of political prisoners in exchange for an easing of restrictions.

    The Catholic Church facilitated the agreement with Cuba that would allow for the humanitarian release of dozens of political prisoners before the end of the Biden administration at noon on Jan. 20, a senior administration official said. The prisoners were arrested after a brutal government crackdown on the 2021 protests.

    It is a political move likely to be reversed...

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