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Cuban Link shares reason for split with 50 Cents
Fitness trainer and entrepreneur Jamira Haines, aka Cuban Link, has stirred major buzz online after revealing the real reason behind her split from rapper 50 Cent — a request for $10,000. The pair, who started dating in 2019, once flaunted a...

Morning Routine: Songwriter and musician Peter Simon’s newest project
Peter Simon Hometown: Springfield, Louisiana Age: 46 Artistry: Songwriter, music teacher Online: @morning_byrd and @minosthesaint on Instagram; minosthesaint.com Locals know him as the singer for Southern-splashed chamber-folk band Minos the Saint...

Trump Reinstates Hard-Line Cuba Policy With New National Security Memo
By Emmanuel Ogbonna President Donald Trump signed a national security memorandum on Monday reimposing hard-line restrictions on Cuba, reversing key measures from the previous Biden administration that had eased diplomatic and economic pressure on...

Špancirfest returns – 10 days of music, street art and family fun in Varaždin
(Photo: Varaždin Tourist Board) From 22 to 31 August, Varaždin will once again transform into the lively stage of Croatia’s most famous and beloved street festival – Špancirfest. In its 27th edition, the festival will bring more than 500...

Trump enforces statutory ban on US tourism to Cuba
WASHINGTON, June 30 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday signed a memorandum imposing a hard-line U.S. policy toward communist-run Cuba and reversing measures put in place by former President Joe Biden, the White House said. The directive...

New restaurants recently opened serve English pub food, Cuban cuisine
New restaurants recently opened feature English pub food and authentic Cuban cuisine. In case you missed any of the stories for subscribers that TCPalm previously posted throughout the past month about new restaurants — as well as those coming...
Cuba attends Conference on Financing for Development
Havana, Cuba, Jun 30 (ACN) Ines Maria Chapman, Cuban deputy PM, is leading the Cuban delegation attending the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development, which kicks off today in Seville, Spain. At the event, Cuban deputy prime...
Cuba loses to Argentina at VLN
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 30 (ACN) The Cuban men's team lost 2-3 to Argentina in the closing match of Group Six of the second week of the Volleyball Nations League (VNL), held in Belgrade. According to the International Federation's website www.fivb.com,...
Cuba continues its perfect path at the Women's Softball Pan American Championship
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 30 (ACN) Cuban women's softball team confirmed its status as a serious contender for the continental title after completing the group stage of the 11th Pan American Championship, held in MonterIa, Colombia. In their presentation...

Cuban man, 75, dies in ICE custody at Miami-Dade's Krome Detention Center
A 75-year-old man from Cuba died in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), making him the fifth detainee to die in Florida this year. Health officials at the HCA Kendall Florida Hospital pronounced Isidro Perez dead last...

Cuba denounces criminal conduct by Washington for strengthening maximum pressure policy against the island
The foreign minister asserted that the measure reinforces the aggression and blockade against the island. Photo: CubaMinrex Havana, June 30 (RHC)-- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez denounced this Monday the criminal conduct and violation of...

The Miami Political Asylum Hearing for Cuban Oscar Casanella Continues Without a Verdict
The defense will submit its briefs for the conclusion of the summary on July 11. The hearing lasted almost seven hours, from 8:30 in the morning / Courtesy 14ymedio, Miami, June 24, 2025 — Cuban scientist Oscar Casanella, a member of the San...

world Trump imposes tougher US policy towards Cuba
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday (June 30) signed a memorandum imposing a hard-line US policy toward communist-run Cuba and reversing measures put in place by former President Joe Biden, the White House said. The directive will...

Trump Signs Memorandum to Toughen Policy on Cuba
Photo: www.caribbean-council.org These measures, which will begin to take effect within the next 30 days, support the economic embargo against Cuba. By EFE (Confidencial) HAVANA TIMES – On Monday, June 30, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a...

Art & the Knock-On Effect
At the Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania, a class in drawing with colored pencils. Photo by R Thomas Berner But what about the other 11 months? Everybody knows that July is a huge arts month in State College, primarily because of the Central...

Photos: A music festival to remember
2025 JAS June Experience blends unforgettable sounds and scenes: Blues-guitar extraordinaire Christone “Kingfish” Ingram plays guitar with his teeth on Saturday night at the Wheeler Opera House during the 2025 JAS June Experience. Tony Hall, of...

The 3 Most Intriguing Positions in Mark Cuban’s Portfolio
Investing gageskidmore / Flickr Mark Cuban happens to be not only a great businessman, he’s also one who’s clearly at least attempting to be a driving force for good in the private U.S. healthcare sector. Cuban has discussed at length his plans...
Havana will host 8th Colloquium "European Presences in Cuba"
HAVANA, Cuba, June 29 (ACN) The Center for the Interpretation of Cuba-Europe Cultural Relations of Palacio del Segundo Cabo, an institution attached to the Office of the Historian of the City of Havana, announced the 8th Colloquium "European...
Cuban man, 75, dies under ICE custody at Miami-Dade's Krome Detention Center
A 75-year-old man from Cuba died in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), making him the fifth detainee to die in Florida this year. Health officials at the HCA Kendall Florida Hospital pronounced Isidro Perez dead last...

Outrage as 75-year-old Cuban man dies in ICE custody after 60 years living in America
A Cuban man who had lived in the US for 60 years has died while in the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Miami, only days after the death of another ICE detainee in the city. ICE said Isidro Perez, 75, complained of chest pains...