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ICE Lodges Detainer for Depraved Criminal Illegal Alien from Cuba Charged with Murder in Beheading of Victim with a Machete in Dallas

ICE Lodges Detainer for Depraved Criminal Illegal Alien from Cuba Charged with Murder in Beheading of Victim with a Machete in Dallas

This barbaric criminal with a rap sheet that includes child sex abuse was released into America by the Biden Administration WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today announced it lodged a detainer for the federal arrest and...

Owner:  American Government
Iowa Attorney General’s Office Concludes Denison Police Officer Acted with Legal Justification in Shooting

Iowa Attorney General’s Office Concludes Denison Police Officer Acted with Legal Justification in Shooting

DES MOINES—In a report issued today, the Iowa Attorney General’s Office has concluded that the August 15, 2025, fatal shooting of Feglys Antonio Campos Arriba by a Denison Police officer was legally justified. The Attorney General’s conclusion was...

Owner:  American Government
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Cuban Books of August: Dying with Padura, the “Yuca Fool,” and the Recovered Childhood of Luis Felipe Rojas

Cuban Books of August: Dying with Padura, the “Yuca Fool,” and the Recovered Childhood of Luis Felipe Rojas

‘Poisoned Utopia’ describes the mechanisms of ideological export and political control that have characterized Havana in recent decades. Image from the presentation of Padura’s new novel in Madrid. / 14ymedio 14ymedio, Xavier Carbonell, Salamanca,...

Owner:  Mary Jo Porter & Karen Heffner Chun
Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 9.16.25

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 9.16.25

Good Tuesday morning. With the meeting of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee last Friday and the upcoming meeting of the House’s Committee on property taxes, along with other deadlines, the 2026 Legislative Session is, at least from a public...

Owner:  Peter Schorsch
Doctor to Politician: Terrance Drew Journey as Prime Minister  

Doctor to Politician: Terrance Drew Journey as Prime Minister  

Prime Minister Terrance Drew was born on 22nd November 1976, in Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla. He is leading the island of St Kitts and Nevis as the fourth elected Prime Minister after Timothy Harris under the banner of St Kitts and Nevis...

Owner:  Non-Transparent
US Military STRUGGLES To Catch Up As Russia-China Master Next-Gen Drone Warfare | Report
‘Diplomatic abuse’: Brazil minister on US revoking his 10-year-old daughter’s visa

‘Diplomatic abuse’: Brazil minister on US revoking his 10-year-old daughter’s visa

When Alexandre Padilha’s father most needed help, the United States took him in. It was 1971, the height of Brazil’s brutal two-decade dictatorship, and Anivaldo Padilha, a young Methodist activist, had been forced to flee his homeland after...

Owner:  The Scott Trust
Millions of Dollars in Debt to Sugar Cane Producers Augurs for Another Disastrous Harvest in Cuba

Millions of Dollars in Debt to Sugar Cane Producers Augurs for Another Disastrous Harvest in Cuba

Farmers complain about repeated non-payments, another factor for the shipwreck of the industry that was once a symbol of Cuba Planting of cane in Artemisa, where they try to arrive on time despite non-payments / Trajabadores 14ymedio, Madrid,...

Owner:  Mary Jo Porter & Karen Heffner Chun
Seizures of Cuban Cigars: 4,500 in Havana, 133 in Spain

Seizures of Cuban Cigars: 4,500 in Havana, 133 in Spain

For the second time in a week, Customs at José Martí Airport has detected “fake goods,” but the Spanish courts ruled in favor of a passenger who was fined for bringing Cuban cigars for a birthday party. Cigars seized by Cuban Customs. / Wiliam...

Owner:  Mary Jo Porter & Karen Heffner Chun
The Victim of a Vicious Assault in Cuba Discovers that His Attackers Now Live in the United States

The Victim of a Vicious Assault in Cuba Discovers that His Attackers Now Live in the United States

José Enrique Morales links the Herrera Pardo family to State Security Morales (shown in photo) finds it astonishing that his assailants would be living in the United States. / Cortesía 14ymedio, Elena Nazco / Luz Escobar, Madrid, 19 July 2025 —...

Owner:  Mary Jo Porter & Karen Heffner Chun
Cuban national accused of killing Dallas motel manager had criminal arrest history across 3states
Another National Power Outage in Cuba Was Barely News

Another National Power Outage in Cuba Was Barely News

The Guiteras thermoelectric plant did it again Cubans walk on a street during a blackout in Havana on September 10, 2025. Photo: Yamil Lage, AFP By Francisco Acevedo HAVANA TIMES – It sounds like the script of a low-budget science fiction movie: a...

Owner:  Circles Robinson
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