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    In this April 23, 2013 photo, Conrado Marrero, the world's oldest living former major league baseball player, poses for a photo as he holds his baseball cap and an unlit cigar in his mouth two days before is 102nd birthday at his home in Havana, Cuba. In addition to his longevity, the former Washington Senator has much to celebrate this year. After a long wait, he finally received a $20,000 payout from Major League baseball granted to old-timers who played between 1947 and 1979. The money had been held up since 2011 due to issues surrounding the 51-year-old U.S. embargo on Cuba, which prohibits most bank transfers to the Communist-run island. But the payout finally arrived in two parts, one at the end of last year, and the second a few months ago, according to Marrero's family. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)


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    In this April 23, 2013 photo, Conrado Marrero, the world's oldest living former major league baseball player, poses for a photo as he holds his baseball cap and an unlit cigar in his mouth two days before is 102nd birthday at his home in Havana, Cuba. In addition to his longevity, the former Washington Senator has much to celebrate this year. After a long wait, he finally received a $20,000 payout from Major League baseball granted to old-timers who played between 1947 and 1979. The money had been held up since 2011 due to issues surrounding the 51-year-old U.S. embargo on Cuba, which prohibits most bank transfers to the Communist-run island. But the payout finally arrived in two parts, one at the end of last year, and the second a few months ago, according to Marrero's family. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)


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    **FILE** In this March 30, 2010, photo reviewed by the U.S. military, a U.S. trooper stands in the turret of a vehicle with a machine gun, left, as a guard looks out from a tower at the detention facility on Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)


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    A recent trip to Cuba by Jay-Z and Beyonce has drawn scrutiny from Cuban-American lawmakers who don't believe the visit should have been approved. (Associated Press)


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    **FILE** In this March 30, 2010, photo reviewed by the U.S. military, a U.S. trooper stands in the turret of a vehicle with a machine gun, left, as a guard looks out from a tower at the detention facility on Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)


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    Sharyn Hakken is helped out of her boat by a safety officer at the Hemingway Marina in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Sharyn and her husband Joshua Michael Hakken, who had lost custody of their two young boys, allegedly kidnapped them from Sharyn's parents in Florida and fled by boat to Havana. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)


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    Sharyn Hakken is helped out of her boat by a safety officer at the Hemingway Marina in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Sharyn and her husband Joshua Michael Hakken, who had lost custody of their two young boys, allegedly kidnapped them from Sharyn's parents in Florida and fled by boat to Havana. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)


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    This photo combination made from undated images provided by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office shows Joshua Michael Hakken (left), 35, and his wife, Sharyn Patricia Hakken, 34. Cuba says it will turn over to the United States the Florida couple who allegedly kidnapped their own children from the mother’s parents and fled by boat to Havana. (Associated Press/Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office)


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    This photo combination made from undated images provided by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office shows Joshua Michael Hakken (left), 35, and his wife, Sharyn Patricia Hakken, 34. Cuba says it will turn over to the United States the Florida couple who allegedly kidnapped their own children from the mother’s parents and fled by boat to Havana. (Associated Press/Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office)


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