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Tropical Storm Oscar disintegrates en route to the Bahamas after killing 7 people in Cuba
Read full article: Tropical Storm Oscar disintegrates en route to the Bahamas after killing 7 people in CubaTropical Storm Oscar has disintegrated as it heads toward the Bahamas after making landfall in Cuba as a Category 1 hurricane, killing at least seven people.
What to know about the electrical grid failure that plunged Cuba into darkness
Read full article: What to know about the electrical grid failure that plunged Cuba into darknessA few things to know after millions of people in Cuba were left without electricity for two days when the nation's electrical grid collapsed.
Cuba gets some electricity back after major power outage left millions in the dark
Read full article: Cuba gets some electricity back after major power outage left millions in the darkCubaโs government says some electricity has been restored on the island after one of the countryโs major power plants failed and left millions without electricity for two days.
Cubaโs grid goes offline with massive blackout after a major power plant fails
Read full article: Cubaโs grid goes offline with massive blackout after a major power plant failsCubaโs electrical grid went down after one of the islandโs major power plants failed, leaving millions without power.
Cubans searching for a better future leave their pets behind
Read full article: Cubans searching for a better future leave their pets behindAlthough there are no official figures or estimates of how many pets have been left behind by their owners who leave Cuba, the number of abandoned cats and dogs has spiked in the last two years as Cubans migrate in record numbers, animal activists say.
Tropical Storm Helene is expected to become a hurricane. Florida residents begin evacuating
Read full article: Tropical Storm Helene is expected to become a hurricane. Florida residents begin evacuatingFlorida residents are already evacuating and filling sandbags days ahead of anticipated flooding from Tropical Storm Helene.
Nicaragua closes US Chamber of Commerce and 150 other organizations
Read full article: Nicaragua closes US Chamber of Commerce and 150 other organizationsNicaraguaโs government has closed another 151 nongovernmental organizations, among them some of the most important trade organizations, including the American Chamber of Commerce.
Defense secretary overrides plea agreement for accused 9/11 mastermind and two other defendants
Read full article: Defense secretary overrides plea agreement for accused 9/11 mastermind and two other defendantsDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin has overridden a plea agreement reached earlier this week for the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and two other defendants, reinstating them as death penalty cases.
A North Korean diplomat in Cuba defected to South Korea in November, a possible blow to leader Kim
Read full article: A North Korean diplomat in Cuba defected to South Korea in November, a possible blow to leader KimSouth Koreaโs spy agency says a North Korea diplomat based in Cuba has defected to South Korea.
New study finds no brain injuries among 'Havana syndrome' patients
Read full article: New study finds no brain injuries among 'Havana syndrome' patientsAn array of advanced tests found no brain injuries or degeneration among U_S_ diplomats who suffer mysterious health problems once dubbed โHavana syndrome.โ.
Experience Cuba without ever leaving Houston at Buena Vista Cuban Cafรฉ
Read full article: Experience Cuba without ever leaving Houston at Buena Vista Cuban CafรฉExperience a unique and immersive experience at one of Houston's newest Cuban restaurants. We're getting a taste of the Caribbean with Buena Vista Cuban Cafรฉ with Cuba's national dish, Ropa Vieja, and Sweet Plantains (Platanos Maduros)
US center's tropical storm forecasts are going inland, where damage can outstrip coasts
Read full article: US center's tropical storm forecasts are going inland, where damage can outstrip coastsThe National Hurricane Center will add inland predictions to its forecast of the location and ferocity of tropical storms.
US delegation is meeting with Mexico's government for talks on the surge of migrants at the border
Read full article: US delegation is meeting with Mexico's government for talks on the surge of migrants at the borderA top U.S. delegation is meeting with Mexico's president about a surge of migrants reaching the U.S. southwestern border.
Heavy Rains Likely To Produce Life-Threatening Flash Flooding And Mudslides Across Southeastern Cuba And Hispaniola This Weekend
Read full article: Heavy Rains Likely To Produce Life-Threatening Flash Flooding And Mudslides Across Southeastern Cuba And Hispaniola This WeekendAt 1000 PM EST (0300 UTC), the disturbance was centered near latitude 20.0 North, longitude 76.5 West. The system is moving toward the northeast near 22 mph (35 km/h), and a faster northeastward...
Diana Nyad marks anniversary of epic Cuba-Florida swim, freeing rehabilitated sea turtle in the Keys
Read full article: Diana Nyad marks anniversary of epic Cuba-Florida swim, freeing rehabilitated sea turtle in the KeysA decade after swimming nonstop for more than two straight days from Cuba to Florida, Diana Nyad has returned to the Key West beach where she completed her epic journey.
Russia is defeated in its bid to regain a seat on the UN's top human rights body
Read full article: Russia is defeated in its bid to regain a seat on the UN's top human rights bodyRussia has been defeated in its bid to regain a seat in the United Nations premiere human rights body by a significant majority in an election in the General Assembly, which voted last year to suspend Moscow after its invasion of Ukraine.
Correction: Guantanamo-9/11 Hearings story
Read full article: Correction: Guantanamo-9/11 Hearings storyIn a story published September 20, 2023, about a hearing regarding a 9/11 defendant held at Guantanamo Bay, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the hearing took place on Wednesday, It was Tuesday.
Tropical Storm Idalia takes aim at Gulf of Mexico on a possible track toward the US, forecasters say
Read full article: Tropical Storm Idalia takes aim at Gulf of Mexico on a possible track toward the US, forecasters sayThe National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Idalia is near the coast of Cuba on a potential track to come ashore as a hurricane in the southern U.S. At 10 p.m. CDT Sunday, the storm was about 145 miles off the western tip of Cuba with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph.
3 men sentenced for smuggling women from Cuba into the US, making them work in Houston-area strip clubs
Read full article: 3 men sentenced for smuggling women from Cuba into the US, making them work in Houston-area strip clubsThree men were sentenced to prison for smuggling women into the United States from Cuba and making them work in Houston-area strip clubs, the United States Department of Justice announced Wednesday.
Guantanamo detainees tell first independent visitor about scars from torture and hopes to leave
Read full article: Guantanamo detainees tell first independent visitor about scars from torture and hopes to leaveAt the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, the aging men known by their serial numbers arrived at the meeting shackled.
US transfers Guantanamo detainee to Algeria
Read full article: US transfers Guantanamo detainee to AlgeriaThe U.S. has transferred Guantanamo detainee Said bin Brahim bin Umran Bakush back to his home country of Algeria citing that his continued detention was no longer necessary, the Department of Defense announced Thursday.
Russian foreign minister visits Venezuela, offers support
Read full article: Russian foreign minister visits Venezuela, offers supportRussia and Venezuela have reviewed some of their hundreds of bilateral agreements covering the financial, energy, agricultural and several other sectors during discussions between their top diplomats.
US routs Cuba 14-2 to reach World Baseball Classic final
Read full article: US routs Cuba 14-2 to reach World Baseball Classic finalTrea Turner homered twice to give him a tournament-leading four, and the defending champion United States romped over Cuba 14-2 to reach its second straight World Baseball Classic final.
Miami faith community strains to help new exiles, migrants
Read full article: Miami faith community strains to help new exiles, migrantsIn the last 18 months, an estimated 250,000 migrants and asylum-seekers, mostly from Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Haiti, have arrived in the Miami area, often only on temporary legal status that doesn't allow them to work.
Migrants seeking US sponsors find questionable offers online
Read full article: Migrants seeking US sponsors find questionable offers onlineAn underground market has emerged for migrants seeking U.S. sponsors since the Biden administration announced last month that it would accept a limited number of people from Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti.
Illegal border crossings plunge among Cubans, Nicaraguans
Read full article: Illegal border crossings plunge among Cubans, NicaraguansThe Biden administration says U.S. authorities have seen a 97% decline in illegal border crossings by migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela since Mexico began accepting those expelled under a public health order.
Judge delays end of asylum restrictions to late December
Read full article: Judge delays end of asylum restrictions to late DecemberA federal judge has granted the Biden administration a five-week delay to end far-reaching asylum restrictions, writing in upper-case letters that he was doing so โWITH GREAT RELUCTANCE.โ.
Tropical Depression Lisa crosses into southern Mexico
Read full article: Tropical Depression Lisa crosses into southern MexicoTropical Depression Lisa has moved into southern Mexico a day after making landfall as a hurricane in the Central American nation of Belize and heading inland over northern Guatemala.
Small protests appear in Havana over islandwide blackout
Read full article: Small protests appear in Havana over islandwide blackoutA few hundred Cubans have taken to the streets in Havana demanding the restoration of electricity, protesting more than two days after a blackout hit the entire island following the passage of Hurricane Ian.
What dictates a hurricaneโs strength?
Read full article: What dictates a hurricaneโs strength?There are many ways to categorize a hurricane. The stormโs central pressure is one way. The height of its storm surge is another. How much rain it drops is another. And, of course, the strength of its wind is another. But what causes a hurricane to strengthen or weaken? The answer is simple enough, but multifaceted.
Tampaโs $39M investment to help reduce flooding could be undone by Hurricane Ian, NBC News reports
Read full article: Tampaโs $39M investment to help reduce flooding could be undone by Hurricane Ian, NBC News reportsTampa has been undergoing major infrastructure upgrades to protect the vulnerable city from flooding, but as Hurricane Ian barrels toward Floridaโs west coast, the project is still years from completion.
Olympian injured in downtown Los Angeles attack
Read full article: Olympian injured in downtown Los Angeles attackA former Olympic volleyball player says she was attacked in downtown Los Angeles when a man threw a metal object at her face in an assault that fractured multiple bones in her face and left one of her eyes swollen shut.
State Dept. to pay 6-figure sums to Havana Syndrome victims
Read full article: State Dept. to pay 6-figure sums to Havana Syndrome victimsThe State Department is preparing to compensate victims of mysterious brain injuries colloquially known as โHavana Syndrome" with six-figure payments, according to officials and congressional aides.
Migrant crossings at US border rise for 4th straight month
Read full article: Migrant crossings at US border rise for 4th straight monthU.S. border authorities stopped migrants more often on the southern border for a fourth straight month in May, apparently unaffected by expectations that pandemic-era limits on asylum may be lifted.
Iraqi held by US at Guantanamo pleads guilty to war crimes
Read full article: Iraqi held by US at Guantanamo pleads guilty to war crimesAn Iraqi man who has been held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center for more than 15 years has pleaded guilty to war crimes charges for his role in al-Qaida attacks against U.S. and allied forces along with civilians in Afghanistan.
Biden scrambles to avoid Americas Summit flop in Los Angeles
Read full article: Biden scrambles to avoid Americas Summit flop in Los AngelesWhen leaders gather this week in Los Angeles at the Summit of the Americas, the focus is likely to veer from policy issues like migration, climate change and inflation and instead shift to something Hollywood thrives on: the drama of the red carpet.
Tropical storm warning for parts of Florida, Cuba, Bahamas
Read full article: Tropical storm warning for parts of Florida, Cuba, BahamasMuch of the Florida peninsula, along with parts of Cuba and the Bahamas, are under a tropical storm warning as a system that battered Mexico moves through the Gulf of Mexico, killing at least two in Cuba and bringing threats of heavy rain and wind for the weekend.
Biden renews Chevron license to bypass Venezuela sanctions
Read full article: Biden renews Chevron license to bypass Venezuela sanctionsThe Biden administration has renewed a license partially exempting Chevron from sanctions on Venezuela so it can keep operating in the oil-rich, socialist-run nation.
Plea discussions launched in stalled 9/11 case at Guantanamo
Read full article: Plea discussions launched in stalled 9/11 case at GuantanamoProsecutors have initiated discussions on a potential plea agreement to resolve the long-stalled case of five men held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center, charged with planning and providing assistance for the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
US sends home suspected '20th hijacker' from Guantanamo
Read full article: US sends home suspected '20th hijacker' from GuantanamoA Saudi prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center who was suspected of trying to join the 9/11 hijackers has been sent back to his home country for treatment for mental illness.
EXPLAINER: Why half of Guantanamo's prisoners could get out
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Why half of Guantanamo's prisoners could get outThe Biden administration has been quietly laying the groundwork to release prisoners from the Guantanamo Bay detention center and at least move closer to being able to shut it down.
Experts: Energy attacks could be behind some 'Havana' cases
Read full article: Experts: Energy attacks could be behind some 'Havana' casesA panel of intelligence experts hasnโt identified a single culprit for apparent brain injuries reported by U.S. personnel that have been linked to so-called โHavana syndrome.
Draft of Cuba's new family code opens door for gay marriage
Read full article: Draft of Cuba's new family code opens door for gay marriageCuba has released the draft of a new family code that would allow same-sex couples to marry and adopt as well as give children greater participation in decisions that affect them.
Bali bomb case at Guantanamo runs into immediate challenges
Read full article: Bali bomb case at Guantanamo runs into immediate challengesThree men held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center were formally charged Tuesday in the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings and other plots in Southeast Asia 18 years after they were taken into U.S. custody.
Bali bomb case starts in Guantanamo 18 years after capture
Read full article: Bali bomb case starts in Guantanamo 18 years after captureThree prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention center have had their first day in court after being held for 18 years without charge in connection with the deadly 2002 Bali nightclub bombings and other plots in Southeast Asia.
Fred weaker, but likely to drench Florida as tropical storm
Read full article: Fred weaker, but likely to drench Florida as tropical stormTropical depression Fred is heading for a drenching of Cuba and the Bahamas on a forecast track that would carry it toward South Florida as a tropical storm by Saturday.
Watchdog: No evidence Giuliani had Clinton probe inside info
Read full article: Watchdog: No evidence Giuliani had Clinton probe inside infoThe Justice Departmentโs inspector general says it did not find evidence that FBI agents shared inside information about the Hillary Clinton email investigation with Rudy Giuliani.
Olympic Boxing Day 9: DQ leaves Frenchman fried
Read full article: Olympic Boxing Day 9: DQ leaves Frenchman friedFranceโs Mourad Aliev staged an hour-long, ringside "sit-in" following a second-round disqualification in his super heavyweight quarterfinals match against Great Britainโs Frazer Clarke at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Canadian woman sentenced to 7 years in federal prison for drug trafficking in Houston, officials say
Read full article: Canadian woman sentenced to 7 years in federal prison for drug trafficking in Houston, officials sayA 51-year-old woman from Cuba has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for distributing cocaine, Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery announced on Monday.
Growing mystery of suspected energy attacks draws US concern
Read full article: Growing mystery of suspected energy attacks draws US concernThe Biden administration faces increasing pressure to respond to a sharply growing number of reported injuries suffered by diplomats, intelligence officers and military personnel that some suspect are caused by devices that emit waves of energy that disrupt brain function.
Raul Castro, long a sidekick, finally the face of his nation
Read full article: Raul Castro, long a sidekick, finally the face of his nationFor most of his life, Raul Castro played second-string to his brother Fidel โ first as a guerrilla commander, later as a senior figure in their socialist government.