World / Cuba For Obama, Meeting With Fidel Off the Table But Tuesday's baseball game should be a highlight in Cuba By Newser Editors, Newser Staff Posted Mar 21, 2016 6:48 AM CDT Copied President Obama waves to journalists next to a painting of President Abraham Lincoln at Havana's City Museum. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) President Obama meets with Raul Castro Monday as part of his historic trip to Cuba, though not with Castro's more famous brother. Some coverage: Neither nation was interested in a meeting between Obama and Fidel Castro, as ABC News explains. The elder Castro still seems wary of the US. Here's a surprising stat: "More than twice as many Cubans went to live in the United States last year than in 1959," when Fidel took over. It's at the heart of a New York Times story about whether Cuban entrepreneurs should stay or go. And for American entrepreneurs hoping to head south, the Wall Street Journal examines the "hard realities" at play—including a deep suspicion of any profit-making venture. Cuba arrested members of the dissident group Ladies in White during a protest as Obama was arriving. For the group, it's business as usual, notes USA Today. A poet who spent 22 years as a political prisoner in Cuba argues that Obama's visit is a mistake in a Washington Post op-ed. A high-profile part of the trip is an exhibition baseball game Tuesday between the Tampa Bay Rays and a Cuban team. The Los Angeles Times ticks off five things to know about Cuban baseball, including Fidel's exaggerated skills. The New York Times has a photo essay on a changing Cuba. Catch up on the steps Obama has taken to ease restrictions on Havana in this AP list. Here's the itinerary of the three-day trip. (More Cuba stories.) Report an error