U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) seeks to normalize relations with Cuba after the Trump Administration distanced itself from the communist, state-led economy. American agricultural groups will be pleased since they see the island as a market for sales even if prospects have been marginal at best. In some ways Cuba is improving its ways. The latest being the elimination of a dubious dual currency policy where the peso has more value on a state-run conversion system with hard currencies and a different value on the black market. However, the larger issue is the disparate approaches in international relations even when countries are very similar in most ways. For example, Cuba, China, and Vietnam are each treated di...
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A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
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