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Cuba and the Vatican Deal in the Face of U.S. Elections March 07, 2025

During the last week of Biden’s presidency, the Vatican negotiated the removal of Cuba from the terrorism sponsors list in yet another example of its long-standing relationship with the Cuban dictatorship. It’s time for the Church to stop whitewashin...

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Trump Rekindles Hope for Freedom in Venezuela & Cuba March 03, 2025

The dictatorships of Venezuela and Cuba received two devastating blows in less than 24 hours. ...

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Marco Rubio's Cuban Opportunity January 29, 2025

Marco Rubio has numerous challenges vying for his attention as he begins his tenure as U.S. secretary of State. In Latin America alone, he faces a migrant crisis in Mexico, a corrupt dictatorship in Venezuela, and China's rising influence across the ...

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U.S.-Cuba Relations (1959-2025) January 17, 2025

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Biden Admin Removes Cuba From State Sponsors of Terrorism List January 15, 2025

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Castro Regime Restricts U.S. Auto Exports to Communist Cuba January 15, 2025

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Bass & Cuba's Venceremos Brigade January 14, 2025

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Maduro Signals Readiness for Armed Conflict January 13, 2025

One day after being sworn in for a third term as Venezuela's president, Nicolás Maduro addressed widespread international opposition, stating that Venezuela, along with its allies Cuba and Nicaragua, is "preparing" for the possibility of armed confli...

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Hurricane Rafael Leaves Western Cuba Dark With “Severe Effects” November 08, 2024

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The Lights Go Out in Cuba November 08, 2024

ALatin American country of ten million people, already in steep economic decline, moves into acute crisis as its entire electrical network shuts down. The U.S. government moves quickly to help stabilize the situation. The National Security Council co...

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Is Maduro Even Trying Anymore? October 30, 2024

Months after Maduro was declared winner of the latest fraudulent Presidential Election in late July – in which the opposition candidates Edmundo González and María Corina Machado were confirmed as the true winners – Brazil, under the leadership of Pr...

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How the Cuba Lobby Lost Its Juice October 30, 2024

From the early 1980s until President Barack Obama announced his intention to normalize U.S.-Cuban relations ten years ago on December 17, 2014, Cuban American voters in South Florida held a virtual veto over U.S. policy toward Cuba. ...

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More Than 3M Border Crossers From Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela October 29, 2024

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Energy Crisis: Cubans Endure Days Without Power October 26, 2024

Cuba has endured one of its toughest weeks in years after a nationwide blackout which left around 10 million Cubans without power for several days. Adding to the Caribbean island’s problems, Hurricane Oscar left a trail of destruction along the north...

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Warning on Humanitarian Crisis in Cuba After Island-Wide Blackout October 23, 2024

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Cuba Grid Collapses Again Raising Doubts About a Quick Fix October 21, 2024

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Cuban Power Grid Collapses for Fourth Time October 21, 2024

Hurricane Oscar’s arrival to eastern Cuba Sunday has impacted millions of residents already facing days without power, as fresh attempts to restore much of the nation’s electric grid have failed....

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Cuba Working To Reestablish Electricity After Second Collapse October 19, 2024

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Cuba Hit by Second Nationwide Blackout October 19, 2024

Cuba suffered a second nationwide blackout Saturday morning, hours after officials said power was being slowly restored....

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Cuba’s Power Grid Fails, Country Into Darkness October 18, 2024

Cuba's national electrical grid shut down on Friday after one of the island's major power plants failed, Cuba's energy ministry said, plunging the entire country into a blackout....

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What The Hell Is Going On In Cuba? October 12, 2024

Have you seen any economic news coming out of Cuba recently? With barely a couple of exceptions, if you read the U.S. Corporate Media, likely you have not....

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The Nuclear Option to Chinese Influence in Latin America October 04, 2024

Central to President Reagan's foreign policy was a steadfast commitment to confronting America's greatest ideological rival, the Soviet Union, on the global stage. While parts of the Reagan Doctrine remain contentious, like military aid to Nicaraguan...

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Why Russia's Warships in Cuba Matter to the U.S. June 28, 2024

Winston Churchill once said, "Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it." That saying especially holds true today as we watch foreign political influence spreading across the Western Hemisphere at an alarming rate. ...

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Venezuela Resorts to Dark Fleet to Supply Oil to Ally Cuba June 26, 2024

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The Kremlin’s Caribbean Gambit June 26, 2024

On June 12, the Russian guided missile frigate Admiral Gorshkov and the Yasen-class nuclear-powered submarine Kazan made a momentous arrival in Cuba’s capital, Havana. Accompanied by the tanker Akademik Pashin and the rescue tug Nikolay Chiker, they ...

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