Cubans say 'meh' to historic diplomatic deal

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HAVANA, Cuba — While the rest of the world followed the news about Cuba online or on their smartphones, people in Cuba found out about the prisoner swap and the historic reset of diplomatic relations with the U.S. somewhat differently.

As a foreign journalist, I am allowed a dial-up connection. But that's a luxury only available to a few people, including some doctors, university professors, government officials and the like

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The rest of the country lives without access to the Internet.

And so no one knew what was coming until suddenly, at noon, normal television programming was interrupted. There on the screen was Raul Castro Read more...

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