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Assata Shakur died Thursday in Havana of “health problems and advanced age,” per Cuba’s Foreign Ministry. The FBI had placed a $2 million reward on the fugitive following her escape from prison and clandestine arrival to Cuba.

El 25 de septiembre de 2025 falleció en La Habana, Cuba, la ciudadana estadounidense Joanne Deborah Byron, "Assata Shakur", como consecuencia de padecimientos de salud y su avanzada edad.

CubaMINREX's tweet image. El 25 de septiembre de 2025 falleció en La Habana, Cuba, la ciudadana estadounidense Joanne Deborah Byron, "Assata Shakur", como consecuencia de padecimientos de salud y su avanzada edad.


Cubans waiting for the power to come back as the island’s electrical grid went down for the 4th time in a year. There are power outages in most neighborhoods every day here but an unannounced nationwide blackout is far more worrying.

CNN_Oppmann's tweet image. Cubans waiting for the power to come back as the island’s electrical grid went down for the 4th time in a year. There are power outages in most neighborhoods every day here but an unannounced nationwide blackout is far more worrying.

Just in: island-wide blackout in Cuba after one of the country’s main power plants went offline.

9:14 am | Caída del Sistema Electroenergético Nacional tras salida imprevista de la CTE Antonio Guiteras. 👉 Continuaremos informando.



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For decades Cubans arriving in the US were considered refugees fleeing communism. As Trump ramps up his immigration crackdown, CNN gets a first look at Cuban deportees as they return to their homeland in shackles. @CNN_Oppmann reports from Havana 👉 cnn.it/47VHVwy


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Sobreviviente de un accidente aéreo en Cuba cuenta su historia siete años después cnn.it/3TD52DS


Days after officials warned of “a grave” energy crisis, much of Havana and Cuba are again without power today. Since yesterday, power off about half the time in my neighborhood. Other parts of the island have it far worse.


Third blackout of the day now in the neighborhood where I live in Havana… in other parts of Cuba, it’s far worse.


Looking back at the unlikely and controversial friendship between Pope Francis and Raul Castro, my story. edition.cnn.com/world/live-new…


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Cuba has seen 5+ blackouts and the exodus of up to 20% of its population in the last 5 years. Raul Castro is 93, and Donald Trump is back in the White House. What does it all mean? Our guest is @CNN_Oppmann americasquarterly.org/article/aq-pod…


Power back on in much of Havana after a nearly 48 hour blackout.


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President Donald Trump has ordered the dismantling of the parent agency of the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, which oversees Radio and Televisión Martí, a Reagan-era effort to promote democracy and the free flow of information to Cubans on the island. #Cuba miamiherald.com/news/nation-wo…


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