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As Cuba election day nears, some voters ask, 'why bother?'

By Dave Sherwood

Reuters

Record numbers of people are leaving Cuba amid most severe economic crisis since the 1990s

James Clifford Kent adds to the worldwide debate on how best to deal with migration by explaining why Cuba is seeing a huge number of people leaving the island country as they search for better economic prosperity

The Independent UK

PETA urges Pentagon to stop ‘disturbing’ radiation tests on ferrets, monkeys

POLITICO reported that the Army is funding experiments on animals to find the possible source of the mysterious "Havana Syndrome" ailments.

Politico

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John Bolton chose not to brief Trump on Russia Havana syndrome suspicion

Former national security adviser tells podcast ‘we didn’t feel we would get support’ from president during Russia investigation

The Guardian - US

The Cuban Collapse – a photo essay

Far from the romanticised notion of Old Havana, this project documents the city’s housing situation as a microcosm of the country’s collapse. Many buildings have collapsed or been declared uninhabitable, forcing people to live in shelters or squat in unsafe conditions while new hotels are built around them

The Guardian - UK

US government is trying to give ferrets Havana Syndrome to figure out what mystery illness is

Former intelligence official says research being conducted means Defence Department has ‘extremely solid science’

The Independent UK

The Pentagon is funding experiments on animals to recreate ‘Havana Syndrome’

The testing looks to see if directed energy on ferrets can replicate the mysterious ailment suffered by U.S. personnel.

Politico

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Southwest flight makes emergency landing in Cuba as bird strikes cause plane to fill with smoke

Flight safely returned to airport in Havana after leaving for Fort Lauderdale, Florida

The Independent UK

Pentagon still probing what caused ‘Havana Syndrome,’ even after spy agencies found no smoking gun

DoD researchers are testing weapons to find out what's behind the unexplained health problem.

Politico

Southwest plane fills with smoke after aircraft strikes bird and engine catches fire

Southwest Airlines flight 3923 departed from José Martí International Airport in Havana, Cuba, for Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but turned back after it was struck by a bird and one of the engines caught fire

Daily Mirror

Cuba blasts U.S. for years of disregarding evidence on 'Havana Syndrome'

By Dave Sherwood

Reuters

Putin’s top security chief travels to Cuba and meets Raúl Castro, Díaz-Canel

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top security adviser and close ally, Nikolai Patrushev, traveled to Havana this week and met the country’s former leader, Raúl Castro, in what Cuban media described as a “working visit.”

Miami Herald

U.S. Intelligence: foreign rivals didn't cause Havana Syndrome

The U.S. intelligence community concludes it's "very unlikely" a foreign country is responsible for the so-called Havana Syndrome ailments involving U.S. officials working abroad.

WEKU

Intel review: "Very unlikely" foreign adversary responsible for "Havana Syndrome"

"We will continue to remain alert to any risks to the health and wellbeing of Agency officers," CIA Director William Burns said.

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Al Jazeera

Report finds no evidence foreign powers behind ‘Havana Syndrome’

Multiyear investigation by US agencies casts doubt on speculation that a hostile power was behind unexplained ailments.

Politico

Intel community bats down main theory behind ‘Havana Syndrome’ incidents

Officials say the evidence does not support the notion that foreign adversaries used weapons to cause the mysterious health occurrences.

The Guardian - US

‘Havana syndrome’ not caused by foreign adversary, US intelligence says

The involvement of overseas foes in ‘anomalous health incidents’ suffered by US diplomats and spies was deemed ‘very unlikely’

Irish Independent

‘Havana syndrome’ not linked to any foreign power, says US intelligence

US intelligence agencies cannot link a foreign adversary to any of the incidents associated with so-called “Havana syndrome”, the hundreds of cases of brain injuries and other symptoms reported by American personnel around the world.

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The Independent UK

Intel agencies: No sign adversaries behind 'Havana syndrome'

U.S. intelligence agencies say they cannot link a foreign adversary to any of the incidents associated with so-called “Havana syndrome,” the hundreds of cases of brain injuries and other symptoms reported by American personnel around the world

Reuters

Cuba suffers third major blackout in a week

Cuba on Tuesday suffered its third major blackout in little more than a week, leaving a vast swath of the center and east of the island without power, energy officials said on state-run TV.

Miami Herald

How the 61-year-old embargo is blocking Cubans from finding sponsors in the US

MIAMI — People in Cuba cannot sign up on a U.S.-based online platform that matches them with potential sponsors for the Biden administration’s parole program because of the federal government’s decades-long financial restrictions and business regulations against Havana.

Miami Herald

Did an American rapper make it rain money in Havana? Somebody did — and bedlam ensued

A U.S. rapper visiting Cuba is being blamed for creating chaos in a central Havana street when he allegedly started throwing what seemed like dollar bills to a crowd.

The Conversation

Cuba: why record numbers of people are leaving as the most severe economic crisis since the 1990s hits -- a photo essay

Record numbers of Cubans are fleeing their country as the island suffers its worst socio-economic crisis since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

AFP

Cuban worker exodus a 'catastrophe' for island's businesses

Havana (AFP) - Like other businesses across Cuba, Nel Paradiso is grappling with a worker shortage amid unprecedented levels of people fleeing the island nation.

AFP

Cuban Elian Gonzalez, rescued at sea as boy, now running for parliament

Havana (AFP) - Now age 29, Elian Gonzalez has grown up from the child whose 1999 family crisis became the unwitting symbol for the breakdown of Washington-Havana relations to this week becoming a candidate for a seat in Cuba's parliament.

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