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ICE Confirms the Deportation of One Cuban and Two Others Arrested for Serious Crimes
14ymedio
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July 3, 2025
The country Rafael Ojeda Acosta was taken to is not disclosed; the arrests of Osmani Mompié and Vladimir Blanco Menéndez on serious charges are also reported. The Cuban Rafael Ojeda Acosta was arrested and tried in New Orleans / X/@ERONewOrleans...
Table tennis World Cup champ Calderano denied US visa over 2023 Cuba visit
South China Morning Post
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July 4, 2025
Table tennis World Cup winner Hugo Calderano has been barred from entering the United States because of a visit to Cuba in 2023. The Brazilian, who had been expected to compete at the WTT Grand Smash in Las Vegas, confirmed he had been denied a...
TRAVEL SOFTBALL REPORT: Former La Mirada standout helps Team Mexico win the TCS International Challenge
Los Cerritos Community Newspaper - California
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July 3, 2025
Recent La Mirada High graduate Angelyna Conde poses with the Triple Crown Sports International Challenge Silver Bracket Championship trophy after Team Mexico defeated Team Israel 8-5 this past Sunday in Westminster, CO. July 3, 2025 By Loren Kopff...
Cuba Goes on Repression Spree to Keep Residents from July 4 Celebration
Breitbart
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July 3, 2025
Cuba’s communist regime launched an intense repressive campaign against several journalists, activists, and dissidents to prevent them from attending the Fourth of July celebrations hosted by the U.S. embassy in Havana, Cuba-focused outlets...
Trump reinstates hard-line Cuba embargo as Havana condemns US measure as “criminal”
OnCuba News
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July 3, 2025
Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum this Monday that toughens U.S. policy toward Cuba and reverses what was put in place by former President Joe Biden. The directive will enforce a legal ban on U.S. tourism to Cuba and strengthens the...
Cuban Giants honored for their Babylon beginnings
The Beacon - New York
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July 3, 2025
Chris Vaccaro, president of the S.C. Sports Hall of Fame, unveils the historical marker near Argyle Lake in Babylon with Babylon Village Mayor Mary Adams recognizing the origin of the Cuban Giants. Also shown is Babylon Town Councilman Tony...
Mexico and Cuba Sign 2025-2028 Tourism Cooperation Program
teleSUR
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July 3, 2025
Havana, Cuba. X/ @RadioHabanaCuba July 3, 2025 Hour: 10:01 am On Tuesday, Mexican Tourism Secretary Josefina Rodriguez and Cuban Tourism Secretary Juan Garcia signed the 2025-2028 Tourism Cooperation Action Program. RELATED: China Demands Lifting...
Cuban beach volleyball pair for another win at Elite 16 Gstaad
Cuban News Agency
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July 3, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba, July 3 (ACN) The Cuban beach volleyball players Noslén Díaz and Jorge Luis Alayo will seek their second win today in the 2025 Beach Pro Tour Elite 16 tournament held in Gstaad, Switzerland, when they play against the locals pair...
Holguín prepares for the 12th Scientific Conference on Tourism
¡ahora!
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Photo: Juan Pablo Carreras / ACN Holguín is preparing for the 12th National Scientific Conference “Science, Technology, and Innovation for the Sustainable Development of Tourism,” which will take place from September 25 to 27, 2025, in this...
Cuba reaffirms its commitment to tacking climate change
Diario Granma
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The event brings together more than 550 delegates and guests from Cuba and 17 other countries. Photo: Courtesy of the Subdelegation of Environment The Ministry of Science, Technology, and Environment (CITMA, for its Spanish acronym) presented a...
Garlicky Cuban Hot Dogs
WAFB 9 - Louisiana
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July 3, 2025
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Mojo is a Cuban sauce made from the juice of oranges and limes. The sauce works as a marinade for beef, fish and poultry, and is also perfect on a grilled dog during the holiday celebration! Prep Time: 45 Minutes Yields:...
As Cuba Sweats Through Summer Blackouts, Solar Promises Can’t Chase the Night
LatinAmerican Post
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July 3, 2025
The lights vanished at precisely 2 A.M. in Havana’s Miramar neighborhood. A voice rang out into the darkness: “¡Ya la quitaron!”—They cut it again. The electricity wouldn’t return until just after sunrise. Across the city, the same scene repeats...
Where To Grab A Sandwich In Chicago Before Heading To The Beach
Block Club Chicago - Illinois
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July 3, 2025
CHICAGO — When traveling to one of Chicago’s concrete or sandy beaches, it’s important to have a hearty sandwich to tide you over between laying out or building sandcastles. Here’s a list of local delis and sandwich spots to get that perfect beach...
This LGBTQ+ travel company’s mission of inclusivity is radical & ‘You’re more than welcome’
The Advocate
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July 3, 2025
As the Trump administration escalates its attacks on transgender people’s rights, revoking “X” gender markers on passports (something a federal court has halted), instructing consular officials to deny visas based on gender presentation, and...
When and Why Recent University Graduates Leave Cuba
Havana Times
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July 3, 2025
Raining in Havana. Photo: Lazaro By Amado Viera HAVANA TIMES – In recent weeks, Michel has spent much of his free time preparing to apply for a master’s program abroad. He’s not doing it out of a mere desire for self-improvement. If that were the...
Cuba Denounces U.S. Move To Tighten Economic Blockade
Our News Bahamas
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July 2, 2025
CUBA – Cuba is strongly condemning a new U.S. memorandum tightening travel and financial restrictions against the island. The move signed by President Donald Trump during his first week back in office reinforces a long-standing ban on American...
Cuba's deputy foreign minister says U.S. memorandum is an intimidating political platform
Radio Habana Cuba
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July 3, 2025
Fernández de Cossío affirms that Cuba has the capacity, organization, wisdom, and experience to overcome this new U.S. aggression Photo taken from Archive/Cubadebate Havana, July 3 (RHC)-- The Presidential Memorandum on National Security, issued...
Trump announces new measures to stifle Cuba: More restrictions on tourism and obstacles to foreign investment
El País
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July 2, 2025
While Cuba is not exactly a foreign policy front that keeps anyone in Washington awake at night — since it is more focused on making the United States great again — the White House recalled this week a phrase Donald Trump said during his electoral...
Travel Bag: Just Back from Miami with Elaina Verhoff
Phoenix Magazine - Arizona
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July 2, 2025
Dream South Beach Mother and daughter set up camp in the quintessential Miami hotel – this Hyatt property set in two Art Deco buildings by the beach. “Right next to the Versace mansion,” Verhoff says. She dug the “Liberace vibe” of their room,...
The global fallout of Trump’s travel bans
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 3, 2025
President Donald Trump’s sweeping orders banning citizens of 12 countries, international students, and his threats to ban Nigeria and 35 other countries from travelling to the United States—whether anchored under the guise of national security,...