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December 18, 2014: Plan To Normalize Relations With Cuba Garners Mixed Reaction

Today on WLRN-Miami Herald News, you heard:

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5:32 -- Florida's high school graduation rate is rising.

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5:04 -- Gov. Rick Scott wants a discount when Florida buys land to preserve it. Environmentalists say that makes it less likely owners will sell.

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4:44 -- What Miami's Cuban community thinks of President Obama's plan to open diplomatic relations with Cuba.

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4:04 -- Grades for Florida's public high schools are out.

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1:04 -- A Miami-Dade man convicted of cooking up homemade testosterone has been sentenced.

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11:04 The Borscht Film Festival is underway. Miami's unique celebration of film has been going strong for nine years now.

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10:04 It's still hard to quantify how many people are in support or are against the latest move by President Obama to normalize relations between the US and Cuba. But there's no doubt that yesterday's announcement has stirred up a lot of folks in South Florida.

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9:30 Some Republicans in South Florida do not like President Obama's plan to normalize relations with Cuba. We run down their objections.

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9:04 Wednesday's announcement that relations between the US and Cuba are taking a turn for the first time in 55-years sparked cheers and jeers from folks throughout South Florida.

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8:43 Reaction to President Obama's decision to normalize relations with Cuba is mixed in South Florida. We talk to some who say it's about time and others who say he acted way too soon.

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8:30 Florida Senate President Andy Gardiner is leaving open the possibility that his chamber will consider an expansion of health care coverage for low-income Floridians.

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8:20 Florida tourism officials say America's restrictive travel visa rules are costing the Sunshine State big bucks.

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8:04 It's still hard to quantify how many people are in support or are against the latest move by President Obama to normalize relations between the US and Cuba. But there's no doubt that yesterday's announcement has stirred up a lot of folks in South Florida.

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7:43 Some Republicans in South Florida do not like President Obama's plan to normalize relations with Cuba. We run down their objections.

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7:30 We're learning more about the role of Pope Francis and the Catholic Church in the release of American contractor Alan Gross from prison in Cuba. The pope wrote letters to President Obama and Raul Castro this past summer. The final deal to release Gross was hammered out at the Vatican in October.

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7:20 For years, Tobacco Free Florida has been attempting to stop kids from ever trying their first cigarette. It appears the effort is paying off. Smoking among Florida youth is now at an all-time low, according to the Florida Department of Health

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7:04 There are mixed feelings within the Cuban community in South Florida about President Obama's announcement yesterday that he planned to normalize relations with Cuba.

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6:43 Reaction to President Obama's decision to normalize relations with Cuba is mixed in South Florida. We talk to some who say it's about time and others who say he acted way too soon.

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6:30 Florida Senate President Andy Gardiner is leaving open the possibility that his chamber will consider an expansion of health care coverage for low-income Floridians.

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6:20 Florida tourism officials say America's restrictive travel visa rules are costing the Sunshine State big bucks.

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