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A former Miami congressman and close friend of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was convicted Friday in connection with a secret $50 million lobbying campaign on behalf of Venezuela’s socialist government during the first Trump administration.
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The first direct commercial flight between the United States and Venezuela is scheduled to land in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital. Thursday's flight comes seven years after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security suspended flights, citing safety concerns.
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Farming equipment is falling silent across Cuba, with no fuel to power it. As a result, poverty is deepening and hunger is increasing across Cuba, a country of nearly 10 million people.
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The vote on the war powers resolution showed how Republicans continue to stand behind Trump as he acts unilaterally to exert American force in a range of global conflicts.
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Elderly residents in Old Havana gather for meals at the Church of the Holy Spirit, a crucial support amid Cuba's economic crisis. Carmen Casado, an 84-year-old retiree, attends regularly, relying on these meals as her pension is equivalent to just $4. The elderly, often former government employees, struggle with small pensions and reduced subsidies.
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A U.S. soldier involved with the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been granted bond, a day after being charged with using classified information about the operation to win more than $400,000 in an online prediction market.
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In a letter sent to Peruvian authorities, Piero Corvetto denied any wrongdoing Tuesday but said that the problems encountered during the April 12 election prompted him to resign in order to "generate more confidence" in a runoff vote that will take place on June 7.
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COMMENTARY Florida U.S. Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick's resignation leaves Haitian-Americans with no presence in Congress — and a bigger need to get serious about filling the void.
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American Airlines will begin flights between Miami and Caracas again on April 30 — while Venezuelans and non-Venezuelans alike navigate Venezuelan passport and visa processes that many expats say have improved, online, since the U.S. ousted dictator Nicolás Maduro in January.
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Cuba's government is confirming that it recently met with U.S. officials on the island. Tensions remain high over the U.S. energy blockade. Senior U.S. State Department officials say American diplomats flew to Cuba earlier in April for the first time since 2016. Neither side has specified when exactly the meeting took place or which U.S. officials were involved.
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The U.S. military says it's launched another strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea. The attack on Sunday killed three people. The Trump administration's campaign of blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters has persisted since early September and killed at least 181 people in total.
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The Miami Herald poll of South Florida Cubans shows 79% support some sort of U.S. military intervention to bring regime change or humanitarian relief in Cuba.