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Fidel Castro, right, at a 1959 baseball game in Havana between revolutionary Cubans. CreditAgence France-Presse — Getty Images

Sports Reflected Strength, and Vulnerability

By JERÉ LONGMAN 12:01 AM ET

Success in baseball and boxing infused Cubans with a sense of pride and helped give Mr. Castro grounds to taunt the United States, but also exposed financial problems and led to defections.

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Castro’s Revolution, Viewed by Three Generations

By DAMIEN CAVE

The clash of emotions in Cuban families is reflected in a grandfather’s loyalty to Mr. Castro and a granddaughter’s glum view of conditions in her country.

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Fuerzas progubernamentales inspeccionan una zona en el este de Alepo tomada a los rebeldes. G. OURFALIAN AFP

El Ejército sirio divide en dos la zona de Alepo controlada por los rebeldes

Miles de personas huyen de los combates en la segunda ciudad de Siria, que se han intensificado durante el fin de semana

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