WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. government on Thursday tentatively approved scheduled commercial airline service to Havana from 10 American cities, further bridging the gulf between countries as close as an hour flight but long kept at a greater distance by the Cold War. RELATED: More Cuba coverage The decision is another long stride in President Barack Obama's effort to normalize U.S.-Cuba relations. "Reopening travel relations with Cuba is about more than just restoring the freedom to travel there for all Americans -it's about opening Cuba to new ideas, new values and improved human rights...
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