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March 16, 2021

US government says no evidence a foreign power manipulated 2020 election results

Iran, Cuba, Venezuela and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah all made attempts to harm President Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign, according to a declassified intelligence assessment, while Russia sought to harm then-candidate Joe Biden, and China held back.

February 13, 2021

Biden will try to close Guantanamo after ‘robust’ review

President Joe Biden will seek to close the prison on the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay following a review process, resuming a project begun under the Obama administration, the White House said Friday.

February 10, 2021

Trio rescued after being trapped on deserted Bahamas island for 33 days survived on this diet

Three Cuban nationals who were rescued this week after being marooned for 33 days on an uninhabited Bahamian island said they managed to survive on a diet of coconuts, conches and rats, reports say. 

January 29, 2021

OJ Simpson gets vaccinated ahead of you – and 9/11 mastermind KSM may too: reports

While many Americans continue waiting to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, at least one notorious figure already has his shot – and another could soon follow, according to reports.

January 11, 2021

US designates Cuba state sponsor of terrorism

The U.S. State Department announced Monday that it is designating Cuba a state sponsor of terror, accusing it of providing safe harbor to malicious actors and engaging in "malign behavior" in the region.

December 30, 2020

State Department considers designating Cuba a state sponsor of terrorism, source says

The government of Cuba could be added to the U.S. list of states that sponsor terrorism, if Secretary of State Mike Pompeo signs on to a State Department proposal as the Trump administration winds down.

December 18, 2020

U.S.-Cuba relations and a Biden administration

President-elect Joe Biden is expected to reverse many Trump administration policies when he enters office in January 2021, and at the top of his list will be restoring international relationships that the Democrat has said were destroyed with President Trump’s "America first" rhetoric.

December 9, 2020

Proposed bipartisan bill could help US victims of 'Havana Syndrome'

A bipartisan group of 10 senators this week joined forces to push forward legislation to pave the way for "Havana Syndrome" victims – at least 60 known U.S. diplomats and intelligence personnel – to receive compensation for their ailments.

December 7, 2020

New report attributes strange attacks on US diplomats to microwave radiation; victim demands investigation

For more than four years, dozens of American diplomats and intelligence personnel stationed in Cuba, Russia, China, and even on U.S. soil have reported a range of odd ailments – from fatigue and headaches to impaired hearing, dizziness and memory loss – with no known origin or cause.

December 1, 2020

Frontrunners for Kamala Harris Senate seat praised Fidel Castro

Two frontrunners for Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' Senate seat have praised former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.