One key feature that does lag a bit on the Mini is changing the channel while watching live TV (the progress indicator in the image below was added to help time pass).

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Those already interested in philanthropy can use it as an image-scrubber, she added.

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While change in Cuba policy may be unlikely, current talks to reform U.S. immigration laws would also help the U.S. image in the region, he added.

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