Somini Sengupta and Rick Gladstone, New York Times
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UNITED NATIONS — Making a bit of history, the United States abstained for the first time Wednesday in an annual General Assembly condemnation of the half-century-old American trade embargo against Cuba.

The abstention — a break from the “no” vote the United States delegation has always cast — was an another important signal sent by the Obama administration of its intention to fully repair relations with Cuba, including an end to the embargo.