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  "Independent Cuban journalist Yoani Sánchez was released after brief detention in Havana, according to CBS News. Her release follows a period of intense scrutiny and arrests of dissident voices within the country."
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   "title": "Washington widens Cuba sanctions, targeting regime-linked figures, five oil tankers and Chinese suppliers",
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