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Cuba’s Population In Freefall: Deaths Doubled Births in 2025 as Economic Conditions Worsen
Cuba records 68,051 births in 2025 against 136,214 deaths, its lowest birth count in decades. Demographers warn the population could shrink to as low as 5.6 million as crises continue
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Cuba’s Population In Freefall: Deaths Doubled Births in 2025 as Economic Conditions Worsen
Cuba records 68,051 births in 2025 against 136,214 deaths, its lowest birth count in decades. Demographers warn the population could shrink to as low as 5.6 million as crises continue
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Floods Storm Caracas: Metro Station Drainage Collapses as Rains Return to Vulnerable Corridors
Fresh flooding hit Caracas on Saturday, collapsing drainage at the Mercado de Coche metro station, striking Baruta and the recurring Carapita-Antímano corridor
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Washington Opens Venezuela’s Telecom Sector to U.S. Companies, Radio & TV Included
OFAC issues new licenses opening Venezuela’s telecommunications sector to U.S. companies, authorizing investment in internet, radio, television, and news broadcasting
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Miami’s Tech Boom Is Here. The Question Is What Comes Next?
Miami’s tech ecosystem grows roughly $95 billion, pulling in nearly $2 billion in venture capital in first half of 2026
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Venezuela Signs First New U.S. Oil Contracts — But Majors Still Watch From The Sidelines
Hunt Oil & SLB sign Venezuela’s first new production contracts since Maduro’s removal, as U.S.-bound exports quadruple to over 500,000 barrels a day — but industry giants like ExxonMobil remain sidelined
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Michoacán Wakes Up to Roadblocks & Burning Vehicles After Overnight Operation Against CJNG
Organized crime groups set up at least 11 roadblocks & burned vehicles across Michoacán Wednesday, an apparent retaliation for an overnight federal operation against CJNG
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The Audio Scandal Consuming Baja California’s Governor — and Mexico
Four leaked audio recordings have plunged Baja California Governor Marina del Pilar Ávila into crisis, suggesting she offered to cooperate with the FBI to avoid criminal charges and extradition after the U.S. revoked her visa in 2025
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Americas
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OAS Approves Urgent Meeting on Nicaragua, 29-1, Brazil Opposed & Mexico Abstains
OAS votes 29-1 to convene an urgent foreign ministers meeting on Nicaragua’s election crisis. Brazil casts lone no vote & Mexico abstains
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Democracy
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Brazil’s Election Tightens Fast as The Region Watches How Washington Plays It
Brazil’s October election tightens sharply — Lula’s lead over Flávio Bolsonaro is now a statistical tie. U.S. tariffs & Bolsonaro family drama dominates a race to decide how far Latin America’s right-wing shift reaches its largest economy
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Dionys Duroc
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Venezuela
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Floods Storm Caracas: Metro Station Drainage Collapses as Rains Return to Vulnerable Corridors
Fresh flooding hit Caracas on Saturday, collapsing drainage at the Mercado de Coche metro station, striking Baruta and the recurring Carapita-Antímano corridor
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Cuba
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Cuba’s Population In Freefall: Deaths Doubled Births in 2025 as Economic Conditions Worsen
Cuba records 68,051 births in 2025 against 136,214 deaths, its lowest birth count in decades. Demographers warn the population could shrink to as low as 5.6 million as crises continue
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U.S. Politics
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Florida’s Primary Night: Donalds & Jolly Advance, Nixon Pulls Off an Upset, Larkin Falls Short
Florida’s first primary under its redrawn congressional map delivered a marquee governor’s matchup & a major upset, as DSA-backed Angie Nixon defeats better-funded Alexander Vindman for the Senate nomination
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Security
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“We Had Said No”: Inside Sheinbaum’s Reversal on Sending Her Security Chief to a DEA Conference
Sheinbaum reveals her government initially planned to skip DEA-organized security conference in Argentina before unanimous cabinet vote sent security chief — framing it as “coordination without subordination”
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Nuevo Miami
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Kenya Helicopter Crash Kills 7 — Ecuador Intel Chief, Wife, Miami Food Restauranteur & Telemundo Exec On Board
Kenya safari helicopter crash kills all seven on board, including Miami restaurateur Roger Duarte & Telemundo executive José Suárez — a loss also touching Ecuador’s national intelligence director
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Economy
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Canada & U.S. Finalize Trade Deal. Mexico Is Plays a Different Game
Canada-U.S. say they’re close to finalizing trade arrangement, though key tariff details remain unresolved. Mexico is pursuing its own separate bilateral track with similar demands, and neither is expected to produce more than an interim deal
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