Immigration
Biden administration extending Title 42 migrant expulsions, says Mexican government
Posted on · Numbers have been increasing; up to 660 Venezuelans have been crossing every day in El Paso alone.
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Hurricane Ida
Hurricane Ida Strikes Louisiana; New Orleans Hunkers Down
Posted on · The Category 4 storm hit Sunday with winds of 150 mph. It was the same date Hurricane Katrina ravaged Louisiana and Mississippi 16 years earlier.
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UPDATE: Cuba: 3 Survivors ‘Critical’ After Crash Of Jet Carrying 110
Posted on · Relatives of those who died gathered at a morgue in the capital, as investigators tried to piece together why the aging Boeing 737 went down and erupted in flames shortly after takeoff early Friday afternoon
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Diaz-Canel Is Cuba’s New President, The First Non Castro In 60 Years
Posted on · Cuba is now being led by some one outside of the Castro family for the first time in six decades
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Cuba Prepares For a Change In Leadership, New President
Posted on · A two-day session of the Cuban legislature has started with some bureaucratic business as lawmakers prepare to elect the country's new president
Houston Matters
Cuban Native Lorenzo Martinez Discusses What Being American Means To Him
Posted on · The Houstonian was evacuated from Cuba as a young man when Castro came to power.
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Cuba State Media: Fidel Castro’s Son Has Killed Himself
Posted on · The eldest son of Cuba’s former leader was known for his distinctive beard and resemblance to his father
Classical Music
Houston Music Highlight – Imágenes de Cuba
Posted on · Apollo Chamber Players perform a piece inspired by, and recorded in, Cuba – from their new CD
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US Tourist Fears He Was Hit In Cuba, Years Before Diplomats
Posted on · The State Department has received reports of several citizens who visited Cuba and say they've developed symptoms similar to what embassy victims experienced
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Trump: Cuba ‘Is Responsible’ For Attacks On US Personnel
Posted on · The U.S. and Cuba re-opened diplomatic relations in 2015 after a half-century of estrangement, but the attacks on Americans and steps taken by Washington in response have started to unravel those budding ties
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US Urges No Travel To Cuba, Cuts Embassy Staff
Posted on · The United States is warning Americans against visiting Cuba and ordering more than half of its Havana embassy personnel to leave the island, senior officials said Friday.
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At Least 16 U.S. Embassy Staff In Cuba Treated After ‘Health Attacks’
Posted on · Investigators are probing why staff at the U.S. Embassy in Havana have experienced symptoms including hearing loss. Some experts think it could have been accidentally caused by surveillance equipment.
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Hearing Loss Of U.S. Diplomats In Cuba Blamed On Covert Device
Posted on · The two-year-old U.S. diplomatic relationship with Cuba was roiled Wednesday by a string of bizarre incidents that left a group of American diplomats in Havana with severe hearing loss.
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US Expels 2 Cuban Diplomats After Incidents In Cuba
Posted on · The State Department has expelled two diplomats from the Cuban Embassy in Washington following a series of unexplained incidents in Cuba that left U.S. officials there with physical symptoms.
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Trump Adopts Harder Line On Cuba
Posted on · President Trump is imposing new restrictions on travel and trade with Cuba. Individual travelers may have to join tour groups. And business ties with the Cuban military will be sharply curtailed.