U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz to run for District 20 after redistricting
U.S. Rep Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who represents congressional District 23, announced on Friday that she will be running for District 20 after the recent redistricting.
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US says 'slight progress' in Iran talks amid uncertainty about whether war will resume
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday there was “slight progress” during talks with Iran amid uncertainty about whether a deal will be reached or war will resume.
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NATO allies bewildered by Trump's about-face on US troop moves in Europe
HELSINGBORG, Sweden (AP) — NATO allies and defense officials expressed bewilderment Friday at U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would send 5,000 U.S. troops to Poland just weeks after ordering the same number of forces pulled out of Europe.
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VIEW DOCUMENT: US indictment against former Cuban leader Raul Castro
Former Cuban leader Raúl Castro, 94, has been charged with conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals, two counts of destruction of aircraft, and four counts of murder in connection with the fatal 1996 shootdown of two Brothers to the Rescue planes.
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Rare public appearances, low profile mark Raúl Castro's life since stepping down as Cuba's president
HAVANA (AP) — Former President Raúl Castro was last seen surrounded by tens of thousands of people attending a state-organized rally for International Workers' Day along Havana’s famed seawall.
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Greek far-left terror group leader is released at age 82. But the decision could be reversed
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The head of a far-left Greek militant group that killed 23 people — among them industrialists, diplomats and a CIA station chief — has been released from a maximum-security prison, officials said Friday. The decision is now being reexamined by a senior prosecutor.
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Co-defendant listed in Raúl Castro’s indictment takes plea deal in separate case; sister of Cuban official arrested in Miami
New developments are unfolding in the federal case against former Cuban leader Raúl Castro as political and legal pressure on Cuba intensifies.
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Shoot-and-scoot: Mobile missile launchers play key role in US Pacific deterrence strategy
GOTEMBA, Japan (AP) — With a burst of flame, followed by a thunderclap boom that broke the bucolic serenity of the training area in the foothills of Japan’s Mount Fuji, the first rocket fired by the U.S. Marines from their mobile launcher screamed toward its target, the orange burn of its engine painting a streak across the blue sky.
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US sanctions Tanzanian police chief over human rights violations
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United States has sanctioned Tanzania's police chief and barred him from entering the U.S., citing alleged human rights violations committed by the police force.
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A look at the Hajj pilgrimage and Eid al-Adha and their significance to Muslims around the world
Once a year, large numbers of Muslim pilgrims converge in Saudi Arabia, uniting in religious rituals and acts of worship as they perform the Hajj. While fulfilling a religious obligation, they immerse themselves in what can be a spiritual experience of a lifetime for them and a chance to seek God’s forgiveness and the erasure of past sins.
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Trump says he's sending 5,000 more troops to Poland, stirring confusion about US presence in Europe
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday said the U.S. will send an additional 5,000 troops to Poland, stirring confusion following weeks of changing statements from Trump and his administration about reducing — not increasing — the American military footprint in Europe.
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Serbia's protesting students renew pressure on Vucic with a big weekend rally
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia ’s protesting university students are gearing up this weekend for their first big rally of the year, in a renewed push for major political changes in the Balkan country run by the authoritarian President Aleksandar Vucic.
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Rubio doubtful of diplomacy with Cuba as Trump raises new threat of military action
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and America's top diplomat on Thursday again raised the specter of U.S. military intervention in Cuba, a renewed threat that takes on greater weight a day after the administration announced criminal charges against the island's former leader, Raúl Castro.
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The differences — and similarities — in the Trump and Putin visits to China
BEIJING (AP) — On the surface, Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s back-to-back summits with U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin looked pretty similar, with formal handshakes in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, enthusiastic greetings from flower-waving children, and marching columns of soldiers with gleaming bayonets. But the visits also revealed how different China’s relationship is with the two countries.
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Republicans call off vote on Iran war resolution that was on the verge of passing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans struggled Thursday to find the votes to dismiss legislation that would compel President Donald Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran, delaying planned votes on the matter into June.
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Residents burn an Ebola treatment center in Congo as anger grows over the outbreak
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — People set fire to an Ebola treatment center in a town at the heart of the outbreak in eastern Congo on Thursday after being stopped from retrieving the body of a local man, a witness and a senior police officer said, as fear and anger grow over a health crisis that doctors are struggling to contain.
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Puerto Rico governor promises to alleviate power and water shortages
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González pledged Thursday during her annual address to boost the amount of electric energy available to power the U.S. territory as chronic outages persist, angering and frustrating many across the island.
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UN gravely concerned by an Afghan Taliban law that has provisions on child marriage
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The United Nations expressed “grave concern” on Thursday about a new law issued by Afghanistan’s Taliban government on separation in marriage which includes provisions on child marriage, saying the code further entrenches discrimination against women and girls.
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The Latest: Trump says ‘it looks like I’ll be the one’ to intervene in Cuba after Castro indictment
President Donald Trump on Thursday said past U.S. presidents have mulled intervening in Cuba for decades, but “it looks like I’ll be the one that does it.”
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U.S.-Cuba tensions: Key West, the 1962 missile crisis front-line, remains vigilant
At the end of the Florida Keys island chain, Key West is closer to Havana than Miami. Tourists line up for a picture with the “90 miles to Cuba” concrete buoy on a seawall to prove it.
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UN council urged to use 'every means at its disposal' to press Hamas to disarm
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The official overseeing the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza urged the U.N. Security Council on Thursday to use “every means at its disposal” to press Hamas to disarm, warning that every act of violence in the Palestinian territory risks “unraveling” the agreement.
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Israel deports hundreds of Gaza flotilla activists after international backlash
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli government on Thursday released and deported hundreds of flotilla activists who attempted to breach Israel's naval blockade of Gaza. Outrage abroad over the activists' treatment prompted several countries to summon Israeli envoys to hear their concerns.
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Trump administration expands energy ties in Venezuela amid economic crisis
Venezuelans are seeing signs of renewed U.S. involvement in their country as the Trump administration pursues energy deals tied to the nation’s vast oil reserves.
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U.S.-Cuba tensions heighten after Raúl Castro’s indictment
President Donald Trump said on Thursday at the White House that he was standing firm on his policy on Cuba.
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Cuban pro-democracy activists meet in Miami-Dade after Raúl Castro’s indictment
The Assembly of the Cuban Resistance, a coalition of pro-democracy groups, met on Thursday in Miami-Dade County’s Fontainebleau neighborhood to discuss efforts to kick communism out of power on the island.
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US sanctions Lebanese lawmakers, security officials over Hezbollah influence
WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of Hezbollah-affiliated parliamentarians, state security officials, and allies of the militant group were hit with U.S. sanctions Thursday, for allegedly seeking to preserve the Iran-backed group's influence over Lebanese state institutions and obstruct disarmament efforts.
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Indictment of former Cuban president includes 5 fighter jet pilots involved in 1996 plane downings
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Federal authorities in the United States have charged former Cuban President Raúl Castro and five fighter pilots in the 1996 downing of small civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles.
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Russia holds nuclear drills on land, sea and air, joined by its ally Belarus
MOSCOW (AP) — Trucks carrying intercontinental ballistic missiles rumbled over forest roads, atomic-powered submarines set sail from Arctic and Pacific ports, and crews scrambled into warplanes as Russia and neighboring Belarus held the final stage of their joint nuclear drills Thursday.
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Israeli security minister who taunted flotilla activists has a record of extreme actions
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s far-right national security minister has a long history as a provocateur. This week, Itamar Ben-Gvir sparked global outrage after promoting a video of himself taunting activists from a flotilla to Gaza who were detained by his police force.
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Europe faces a Ukrainian drone problem as Kyiv targets Russian oil exports
Over the past months, Ukrainian drones have crashed into the chimney of a power plant in Estonia, hit empty fuel tanks in Latvia and been shot down by Romanian fighter jets stationed in Lithuania.
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Supreme Court sides with US company in claims over property seized in Cuban revolution
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of owners of Cuban property that was confiscated by Fidel Castro’s government more than 65 years ago.
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U.S. Southern Command welcomes Nimitz carrier strike group to Caribbean
The U.S. Southern Command welcomed the Nimitz carrier strike group to the Caribbean on Wednesday when the U.S. Justice Department announced Raúl Castro’s indictment in Miami.
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UK government to release papers related to former Prince Andrew's appointment as trade envoy
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government is set on Thursday to release confidential papers related to the former Prince Andrew’s appointment as trade envoy, just months after lawmakers accused the king’s brother of putting his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein ahead of the nation.
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This hard-line Iranian general is a major player in talks with US over war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As negotiations with the United States hang in the balance, a hard-line Iranian general linked to notorious attacks at home and abroad over the past decades is believed to have seized a place near the center of power.
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Myanmar military recaptures 2 strategic border towns from ethnic militias
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military-backed government says it has regained control of two towns near the country’s borders with India and Thailand, marking a significant advance in the civil war as it seeks to reassert control of regions long held by resistance forces.
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Montenegro at 20: After breaking with Serbia and joining NATO, EU is the next frontier
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegro marks 20 years of independence from a union with Serbia this week, celebrating a two-decade transformation that has already brought the Balkan country into NATO. Now it is eyeing its next milestone: full integration into the European Union.
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In many ways, Brits admire the US. But as America hits 250, they say one man defines it: Trump
WASHINGTON, England (AP) — Loud. Broken. Baffling.
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In Iran's capital, weapons demonstrations send a signal at home and abroad as threat of war remains
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian Revolutionary Guard members now regularly show the public in Tehran how to handle Kalashnikov-style assault rifles. Parades through the capital feature military vehicles mounted with belt-fed Soviet-era machine guns. And at one mass wedding, a ballistic missile, like the one that rained down cluster munitions on Israel, adorned the stage.
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Ebola fears surge on the ground in Congo over rapid spread of a rare type
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Anxious healthcare workers in eastern Congo said Wednesday they are underprotected and undertrained in a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak of a rare type of the virus in one of the world’s most remote and vulnerable places.
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Holy deception: Rome's 'sexy priest' calendar star never set foot in a seminary
ROME (AP) — A calendar featuring close-ups of young, handsome men in priestly attire has been a perennial Rome souvenir for the last two decades — but few, it seems, are actually men of the cloth.
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Here is the U.S. indictment against Raúl Castro and 5 Cuban military pilots
This is a copy of the Miami grand jury’s indictment that the U.S. Justice Department distributed on Wednesday at the Freedom Tower in downtown Miami.
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UN votes to support strong action on climate change despite US efforts to thwart the effort
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to support strong action to limit climate change despite recent diplomatic efforts by the United States to have the measure withdrawn.
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South Florida Cubans, officials react to Raul Castro indictment outside Freedom Tower
Miami’s Freedom Tower has been a beacon of hope and freedom for members of South Florida’s Cuban-American exile community.
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Trump, Rubio signal support for change in Cuba amid historic indictment announcement
The Trump administration is signaling a tougher stance toward Cuba as President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio tied a historic indictment and renewed criticism of the island’s communist leadership to calls for political change and economic reform.
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Netanyahu scolds Israeli security minister for releasing videos taunting detained flotilla activists
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's national security minister drew a sharp rebuke from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and triggered a backlash abroad Wednesday, after releasing videos taunting detained flotilla activists who tried to breach Israel's blockade of Gaza, telling them they should be imprisoned for a long time.
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Republican lawmakers from Florida react to Raúl Castro’s indictment
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott joined U.S. Reps. Maria Elvira Salazar, Carlos Giménez, and Byron Donalds during a news conference on Wednesday afternoon in Washington, D.C.
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Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel defends Raúl Castro after indictment
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel released a statement on Wednesday reacting to the U.S. indictment of Raúl Castro, whom he referred to as “a hero,” a “stateman,” and a “guerrilla fighter.”
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Congo cancels 3-day World Cup training camp and fan farewell in Kinshasa over Ebola fears
Congo’s soccer team has canceled a three-day World Cup preparation training camp and a planned farewell to fans in the capital Kinshasa because of an outbreak of Ebola in the east of the country.
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John Suarez joins Local 10 to discuss Raul Castro indictment, turmoil between Cuba, US
Reactions are coming in from across South Florida following news of the indictment against former Cuban President Raul Castro.
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Cuban exiles at Miami’s Cafe Versailles react to Raul Castro indictment news: ‘All for it’
Cubans in South Florida have been reacting to the news of former President of Cuba Raul Castro being indicted by the United States.
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Residents of Lithuania's capital told to shelter as drone alarm underlines NATO's eastern jitters
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Residents of Lithuania's capital were told to take shelter and the president and prime minister were taken to safe locations on Wednesday after an alarm over drone activity near the border with Belarus, underlining jitters on NATO's eastern flank over incursions related to Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine.
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Rubio releases message in Spanish to Cubans suffering on the island
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio released a video addressing Cubans on the island on Wednesday, the anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of Cuba in 1902.
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U.S. indicts Raúl Castro over 1996 fatal shootdown of Brothers to the Rescue planes
The U.S. has indicted Raúl Castro, the former president of Cuba, a senior Trump administration official said on Wednesday, according to Reuters.