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"He was shocked" - Mark Cuban reveals BTS of selling Mavericks & 'intention' behind holding minority stake in $4.7B franchise
Sportskeeda
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August 26, 2025
Mark Cuban's decision to sell the majority of his ownership position in the Dallas Mavericks was one of the biggest surprises in recent memory. In 2023, it became official that Cuban sold 73% of the controlling stake to Miriam Adelson, Sivan...
Opinion: President Trump seeks to co-opt the Kennedy mystique
Times of San Diego
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August 26, 2025
President Donald Trump speaks at the Kennedy Center on Aug. 13, 2025. (Photo by Alex Brandon/Associated Press) The powerful mystique associated with John F. Kennedy‘s vibrant presidential administration of the early 60’s continues to linger in...
Mark Cuban Reflects on Selling Mavericks, Regrets Bidding War Loss
BVM Sports
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August 26, 2025
Mark Cuban shocked the sports world by selling the Dallas Mavericks in November 2023 after a storied ownership filled with passion. He does not regret the decision itself, but wishes he had created a competitive bidding process. Since the sale,...
Mark Cuban doesn't regret selling the Dallas Mavericks, but he does wish he would've created a bidding war
CBS Sports - Florida
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August 26, 2025
When Mark Cuban sold the Dallas Mavericks, now nearly two years ago, it was a genuine shock to those around the league given he was undoubtedly the most passionate -- and vocal -- owner in the NBA. Even league commissioner Adam Silver was...
China spy chief pledges expanded intelligence cooperation with top Cuba official
The Derrick and The News-Herald - Pennsylvania
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Chen Yixin, the Chinese minister of state security who has alarmed the West with his large-scale espionage offensive, promised his Cuban counterpart to increase intelligence sharing and security cooperation during a meeting in Beijing. The Chinese...
Cuba holds ceremony to celebrate Việt Nam's National Day
Vietnam News Agency
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HAVANA — The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (CPC) held a solemn ceremony at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana on August 25 to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Việt Nam's National Day (September 2, 1945 – 2025), showing the...
Cuba celebrated the 80th anniversary of the beginning of an era in Vietnam
Diario Granma
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Photo: Estudios Revolución Because it is a friendship whose roots are anchored to the heart, this Monday afternoon took place with the presence of First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the...
The best places to visit in Cuba
Lonely Planet
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Cuba delights travelers with enchanting pastel-flecked cities – where the beat of tropical rhythms is never far from earshot – that give way to lush forests and waterways rich with wildlife. Bask on a white sand beach, survey the sky for migrating...
In Camagüey’s Calle Cuba Store, the US Dollar Is King
Havana Times
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August 26, 2025
The consumers who were standing in line in different sections of the Calle Cuba store in Camagüey this Monday are “people with access to foreign currency.” / 14ymedio “If that Cuba is in dollars, then I can’t go in,” complains an elderly Communist...
Meet the candidates running to be Bolivia’s first non-leftist president in 20 years
Latin America Reports
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August 26, 2025
Bolivia is on track to elect its first non-leftist president in 20 years, following a first round of voting which saw no candidate win an outright majority of votes. The two candidates who received the highest number of votes- centrist Rodrigo Paz...
Cuba holds ceremony to celebrate Vietnam's National Day
VietnamPlus
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August 26, 2025
Havana (VNA) – The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (CPC) held a solemn ceremony at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana on August 25 to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day (September 2, 1945 – 2025), showing...
Ex-Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe gets bail in misappropriation of funds case
Scroll.in
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August 26, 2025
Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was arrested last week on allegations of having misused government funds, was granted bail on Tuesday, the Daily Mirror reported. Passing the order, Colombo Fort Magistrate Nilupili Lankapura...
Delegation for 8.26.25: Alcatraz over — fired up — fentanyl — taxes — Cuba
Florida Politics
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August 26, 2025
End of Alcatraz? No migration center in history likely rivals Alligator Alcatraz in gaining a national reputation so quickly. Celebrated as mass deportation in action by the right and derided as inhumane by the Left, the repurposed airstrip in the...
'That's Not Fair': Legal Migrant Scorches Illegal Immigrants For Abusing System
The Daily Caller
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A Democratic New York City C-SPAN caller who said he was a legal migrant from Cuba criticized illegal immigrants for abusing America’s system. Upscale New York City hotels were converted into housing for migrants under former President Joe Biden’s...
Government betrays Caricom solidarity
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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August 26, 2025
Letters to the Editor Newsday 52 Minutes Ago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar greets Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley after the opening ceremony of Parliament on May 23. - Photo by Grevic Alvarado THE EDITOR: In just two days, the...
Cuba highlights Yasser Arafat's legacy
Cuban News Agency
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August 26, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba, August 24 (ACN) In a post on X, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez praised the legacy of Yasser Arafat on the occasion of the 96th anniversary of the Palestinian leader's birth. Mr. Rodriguez remarked that Arafat's tireless fight...
Cuba did well in ASU2025
Cuban News Agency
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August 26, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba, August 24 (ACN) Cuba concluded its performance at the II Junior Pan American Games with positive results and fulfilled its main goals, according to a statement issued by the island’s delegation to the event remarking that Cuba...
Cuba hails 65th anniversary of the Federation of Cuban Women
Cuban News Agency
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August 26, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba, August 24 (ACN) In a post on X on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC), President Miguel Díaz-Canel praised their active role in the Revolution. "When I speak of creative resistance, I think of...
Sri Lanka's ex-president Wickremesinghe gets bail after arrest over alleged misuse of funds
WKMG 6 - Florida
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August 26, 2025
COLOMBO – A Sri Lankan court on Tuesday released the former president Ranil Wickremesinghe on bail after he was arrested over allegations of misusing public funds while in office. Wickremesinghe, who was arrested Friday, is accused of using public...
Cuba condemns attack on journalists in Palestine and calls for halt to Israeli escalation
teleSUR
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August 25, 2025 Hour: 9:06 pm Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel condemned Tel Aviv’s attacks on hospitals and journalists and asserted that it is time to end the Israeli government’s “barbarism” against the Palestinian people. “The Zionist regime...