People in Nueva Gerona on Juventud Island, south of Havana, try to get their mattresses dry under the sun, September 2. The United States is not prepared to lift its trade embargo against Cuba, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said, after Havana urged Washington to ease restrictions in the wake of a devastating hurricane.(AFP/Pool/File/Claudia Daut) Sun Sep 7, 10:52 AM ET