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Cuban President Diaz-Canel expected to win second term despite crises

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel is widely expected to be chosen this week by assembly lawmakers to lead the country for another five years, despite a rocky first term marked by the coronavirus pandemic and a near-unprecedented economic crisis.

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US and Cuba discuss migration as thousands of Cubans arrive under new parole program

American and Cuban officials met Wednesday in Washington to discuss migration for the first time this year following significant changes in how Cuban immigrants are allowed to come to the United States as part of an effort by the Biden administration to curtail a massive exodus from the island.

Miami Herald

U.S., Cuban officials discuss migration as COVID border restrictions set to end

U.S. and Cuban officials discussed migration issues on Wednesday as the Biden administration braces for the end of COVID-era border restrictions that have blocked Cubans in recent months from crossing into the United States from Mexico.

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US and Cuba to hold fresh round of migration talks this week

The United States and Cuba will hold another round of migration talks on Wednesday, officials said, as the Biden administration braces for the end of COVID-era border restrictions that have blocked Cubans in recent months from crossing into the U.S. from Mexico.

Reuters

Cubans seek solutions, solace in Santería amid crises

A fusion of African religions and Catholicism, Santería was one of the few religious practices to endure through decades of prohibitions by Cuba’s communist government

Chicago Sun-Times

Cubans suffer days-long wait for fuel with little explanation

Lines for fuel in Cuba´s capital Havana snaked for blocks on Wednesday as frustrated citizens waited for hours, and in some cases days, to fill their tanks, the latest chapter in a growing economic crisis that is rattling the Caribbean island nation.

Reuters

Exclusive: Havana syndrome cause report

Full intelligence report contradicts official claims that strange cluster of ailments wasn't caused by attack

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‘La Auténtica’: Soon, you can drink one of Cuba’s most popular beers at a Miami brewery

MIAMI — When he opened Cerveceria La Tropical in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood in 2021, CEO Manny Portuondo brought a longtime dream to life, recreating a modern version of a Havana brewery founded in 1888.

Miami Herald

As Cuba election day nears, some voters ask, 'why bother?'

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Reuters

Record numbers of people are leaving Cuba amid most severe economic crisis since the 1990s

James Clifford Kent adds to the worldwide debate on how best to deal with migration by explaining why Cuba is seeing a huge number of people leaving the island country as they search for better economic prosperity

The Independent UK

John Bolton chose not to brief Trump on Russia Havana syndrome suspicion

Former national security adviser tells podcast ‘we didn’t feel we would get support’ from president during Russia investigation

The Guardian - US

The Cuban Collapse – a photo essay

Far from the romanticised notion of Old Havana, this project documents the city’s housing situation as a microcosm of the country’s collapse. Many buildings have collapsed or been declared uninhabitable, forcing people to live in shelters or squat in unsafe conditions while new hotels are built around them

The Guardian - UK

US government is trying to give ferrets Havana Syndrome to figure out what mystery illness is

Former intelligence official says research being conducted means Defence Department has ‘extremely solid science’

The Independent UK

Southwest flight makes emergency landing in Cuba as bird strikes cause plane to fill with smoke

Flight safely returned to airport in Havana after leaving for Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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Southwest plane fills with smoke after aircraft strikes bird and engine catches fire

Southwest Airlines flight 3923 departed from José Martí International Airport in Havana, Cuba, for Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but turned back after it was struck by a bird and one of the engines caught fire

Reuters

Cuba blasts U.S. for years of disregarding evidence on 'Havana Syndrome'

By Dave Sherwood

Miami Herald

Putin’s top security chief travels to Cuba and meets Raúl Castro, Díaz-Canel

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top security adviser and close ally, Nikolai Patrushev, traveled to Havana this week and met the country’s former leader, Raúl Castro, in what Cuban media described as a “working visit.”

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U.S. Intelligence: foreign rivals didn't cause Havana Syndrome

The U.S. intelligence community concludes it's "very unlikely" a foreign country is responsible for the so-called Havana Syndrome ailments involving U.S. officials working abroad.

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Axios

Intel review: "Very unlikely" foreign adversary responsible for "Havana Syndrome"

"We will continue to remain alert to any risks to the health and wellbeing of Agency officers," CIA Director William Burns said.

Al Jazeera

Report finds no evidence foreign powers behind ‘Havana Syndrome’

Multiyear investigation by US agencies casts doubt on speculation that a hostile power was behind unexplained ailments.

The Guardian - US

‘Havana syndrome’ not caused by foreign adversary, US intelligence says

The involvement of overseas foes in ‘anomalous health incidents’ suffered by US diplomats and spies was deemed ‘very unlikely’

The Independent UK

Intel agencies: No sign adversaries behind 'Havana syndrome'

U.S. intelligence agencies say they cannot link a foreign adversary to any of the incidents associated with so-called “Havana syndrome,” the hundreds of cases of brain injuries and other symptoms reported by American personnel around the world

Reuters

Cuba suffers third major blackout in a week

Cuba on Tuesday suffered its third major blackout in little more than a week, leaving a vast swath of the center and east of the island without power, energy officials said on state-run TV.

Miami Herald

How the 61-year-old embargo is blocking Cubans from finding sponsors in the US

MIAMI — People in Cuba cannot sign up on a U.S.-based online platform that matches them with potential sponsors for the Biden administration’s parole program because of the federal government’s decades-long financial restrictions and business regulations against Havana.

Miami Herald

Did an American rapper make it rain money in Havana? Somebody did — and bedlam ensued

A U.S. rapper visiting Cuba is being blamed for creating chaos in a central Havana street when he allegedly started throwing what seemed like dollar bills to a crowd.

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