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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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Free Elton John Concert Tickets Get Border Guard Suspended

6:18am November 30, 2016

A Canadian border guard helped Elton John through customs in Alberta. He was offered the tickets, and two supervisors told him that he couldn't accept them. He took the tickets.

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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.

An F/A-18E Super Hornet is pictured in July on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, which is deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, which is targeting ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

Pentagon Finds Human Errors Led To Strikes On Syrian Government-Aligned Troops

8:11pm November 29, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

More than three dozen airstrikes hit what the coalition thought was an ISIS position in September. But they turned out to be killing troops loyal to the Syrian government, prompting an investigation.

Halima Aden wore a navy blue, embroidered burkini — a full-body bathing suit — during the swimsuit competition.

The Beauty Pageant Contestant Wore A Burkini

7:43pm November 29, 2016

by Riham Feshir

And a hijab, too. She wanted to be true to her Muslim values as she competed in the Miss Minnesota USA pageant.

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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.