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The article reports on the private business ventures that have opened in Cuba as the country's communist government leaders embrace capitalists to address the financial and economic crises. It offers a look at divisions in Cuba's communist system as business elites acquire wealth. It discusses the potential of the legalization of private businesses in Cuba to pave the way for democratic and economic freedom amid worsening living conditions and economic hardships.

The article focuses on the Biden administration's announcement of new regulations allowing Cuban entrepreneurs to open bank accounts in the U.S. for the first time, aiming to support Cuba's expanding private sector and help alleviate economic hardship amid the country's crisis.

The article describes the background of Manuel Rocha, a former U.S. ambassador indicted for allegedly working for Cuba's spy services for decades. According to federal prosecutors, Cuba's intelligence agency recruited Rocha in Chile in the 1970s during the height of the Cold War. His 21 years in government supposedly allowed him to influence foreign policy underhandedly and access classified information that would be very valuable to Cuba and its allies.

The article focuses on federal prosecutors revealing that Manuel Rocha, a retired State Department official and former U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia, worked as a secret agent for Cuba for decades, aiding their intelligence-gathering mission against the U.S.