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Davis' death was confirmed by her daughter, Evelyn Jones.

Davis won the gold in the high jump at the 1948 London Olympic Games with an American and Olympic record of 1.68 meters, according to USA Track and Field, the American governing body of the sport. Davis was introduced to the USA Track and Field Hall of fame in 1975, and was to the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 2004.

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Members of the U.S. Congress will take steps to block the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal Nike Air Max Noir Femme Soldes , U.S. presidential candidate and Senator from Vermont Bernie Sanders said here Monday.

"When we get back to Congress in September, you are going to see me helping to lead the effort against the Trans-Pacific Partnership," media here quoted Sanders as saying during a town hall meeting in New Hampshire.

Sanders, 73, runs as an independent on the Vermont ballot but cooperates closely with Democrats.

The deal would harm U.S. workers, he said, as it has uncertain implications for workers' rights, employment relations and the environment.

"We need a trade policy in this country Nike Air Max Blanche Femme Soldes , which protects the needs of working people here, low-income people abroad, and is not simply designed to make huge profits for corporate America," he added.

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Trade representatives failed to reach a TPP deal at the end of July after a four-day ministerial meeting Nike Air Max Plus Femme Soldes , with major sticking points remaining in the areas of market access and intellectual property.

By Chris Dalby

MEXICO CITY, July 30 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Customs Border and Protection said that 9,371 Cubans arrived in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2015, marking a 118-percent surge over the same period in 2014.

In fact, the increase happened in the months following the start of negotiations on the restoration of diplomatic ties between the U.S. and Cuba, which was finally clinched on July 20.

Dubbed "wet foot, dry foot", the U.S. policy that welcomes Cuban migrants who make it to the U.S. shore but turns back those caught at sea has sent out confusing signals.

This controversial U.S. policy culminated in the case of six-year-old Elian Gonzalez who was rescued in a sinking boat off the coast of Florida in 1999. The boy finally returned to Cuba after a heavily mediated legal battle.

Looking back in 2013 Nike Air Max 270 Femme Soldes , Gonzalez said that the Cuban Adjustment Act (CAA), adopted by the U.S. Congress in 1966, had denied his rights, including "the right to be together with my father, the right to keep my nationality and to remain in my cultural context."

Speaking during the negotiations in January, Josefina Vidal, director of the U.S. affairs of Cuba's Foreign Ministry, blasted the U.S. immigration policies as encouraging human smuggling and illegal immigration. The issue of human trafficking was spotlighted on July 30 Nike Air Max TN Femme Soldes , the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons.

In a gesture of rapprochement, Washington removed Cuba from the blacklist of countries involved in human trafficking. At the same time, Cuba was raised from Tier 3 to Tier 2 Watch List in the U.S. State Department's annual "Trafficking in Persons" report.

The report states that "the government of Cuba does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, however, it is making significant efforts to do so." It also added that 13 sex traffickers were prosecuted and convicted in 2013.

While Republicans in Congress have said that this move was part of negotiations with Cuba, the report also advised Havana that much work be done to halt human trafficking.

Ironically, in the eyes of the Cuban government, the U.S. embargo and the CAA are the main reasons for human trafficking. Cubans know that setting foot on American soil will automatically offer them chances for a permanent resident status in the U.S..

Since Cuban migrants could not afford air tickets Nike Air Max 90 Femme Soldes , many of them turned to human smugglers, also known as "coyotes." These predators often charged the Cubans extortionate prices for a seat on boat to Miami, many of which often sank on the way, or across Mexico. The migrants were easily exposed to robbery, rape, and murder by armed gangs.

The U.S. State Department report also said that "traffickers also forced Cuban citizens into prostitution in South America and the Caribbean."

The logic in Cuba and many supporters abroad is therefore that an improved Cuba-U.S. relationship would at least make Cubans less vulnerable to human trafficking, if not stop it.

Speaking in February, Phil Peters Nike Air Max 97 Femme Soldes , president of the Cuba Research Center, blasted the U.S. immigration policy.

"There is no reason for Cubans to be the chosen people of the U.S. immigration policy, with automatic admission, residency and financial benefits, regardless of need or circumstance," he said.

Yet, according to Marc R. Rosenblum, deputy director of the U.S. immigration policy program at the Migration Policy Institute Nike Air Max 95 Femme Soldes , U.S. President Barack Obama is unlikely to face any pressure to move on this issue.

"President Obama is aware that any change to the CAA will be viewed within the domestic political context. He is aware of how it will play to Republicans and to the Cuban community in South Florida. However, it could also send a message about how he is looking to protect U.S. borders," Rosenblum told Xinhua.

However, critics are becoming increasingly vocal about the CAA remaining in place, particularly given the hypocritical message it sends from an administration that has deported thousands of Mexicans and Central Americans.

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