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At Cuba's once bustling tourist sites, foreign visitors are increasingly scarce

Colombian Ramiro Escobar had long dreamed of visiting Cuba. After putting off the trip for decades, last week the 68-year-old finally toured the island's best-known sites — including the white sands of beach resort Varadero. Despite Cuba's struggling economy and fuel shortages, Escobar raved about his experience. "It's true the country is in crisis, but there are still services and my experience here has been very good," he said. "I've had a great time here."But Escobar was one of only six foreign tourists - mainly from elsewhere in Latin America - that Reuters was able to locate during a f

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Musk’s xAI, SpaceX hit with class action over data center ‘nuisance’

US Fed to release 2026 bank stress test results on June 24

The U.S. Federal Reserve said on Tuesday it will publish the results of its annual big bank stress tests on June 24.The central bank conducts the test each year to examine how large banks would perform against a hypothetical economic downturn and market strains.This year's stress test subjected 32 large banks to a severe global recession scenario that included heightened stress across commercial and residential real estate, as well as corporate debt markets, the Fed said in a statement.The results, which will be released at 4 p.m. ET, will not impact large bank capital requirements, the Fed

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US urges Europe to impose Ebola travel bans ahead of World Cup

The Trump administration has called on European nations to follow Washington's lead and impose travel restrictions on people who have recently been in Central African countries affected by the Ebola outbreak, in hopes of avoiding the spread of the virus during the soccer World Cup, sources and officials said on Tuesday.The U.S. on June 1 issued a demarche — a formal diplomatic statement of concern — urging European countries to implement travel restrictions related to the outbreak, a European Union diplomat based in Africa and a second source familiar with the matter said. The diplomat sa

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US intelligence employees brace for cuts under new director

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Republicans send $70 billion in ICE and border patrol funding to Trump’s desk

House Republicans on Tuesday sent a $70 billion immigration enforcement package to President Donald Trump’s desk, ending a months-long fight that exposed major cracks in the party.The move will now fully fund the Department of Homeland Security — specifically, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and US Customs and Border Protection funding — for the rest of Trump’s second term. Republicans made the measure their top legislative priority this spring, after Democrats successfully blocked Congress from approving a single dollar for ICE or border patrol after federal agents killed two U

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Trump formally nominates Blanche to be attorney general

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday formally nominated Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general, moving to install his former personal lawyer as the top U.S. law enforcement official.Trump submitted Blanche's name to the U.S. Senate, the White House said, days after committing to nominating him. He has been serving as acting attorney general since April. Blanche's nomination sets up a test of Trump's sway over Senate Republicans, who have shown an increasing willingness to resist parts of the president's agenda after months of largely acceding to his demands. Blanche would need near-unani

A 'rowdy' Knicks watch party ends with 21 in custody and 5 officers injured

Chrisleys sue former defense attorney, alleging legal malpractice in case that sent them to prison

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The Latest: In crucial Maine race, Platner seeks Senate seat after controversies

Voters across Maine, Nevada, South Carolina and North Dakota will cast their ballots Tuesday in another day of primary elections in America, but much of the political world will be focused on Maine’s high-stakes U.S. Senate contest. The results aren't in question. Neither Republican incumbent Sen. Susan Collins nor Democratic challenger Graham Platner faces serious opposition for their party’s nomination. And yet Tuesday marks an especially significant moment for Platner, the embattled veteran and oyster farmer, who's fighting to rebuild his credibility in a ca

Social Security retirement trust fund will run dry in 2032 unless Congress acts

Tens of millions of retirees and other Americans could see smaller monthly Social Security checks in six years if lawmakers don’t act to shore up the program’s finances, according to an annual report released Tuesday by Social Security’s trustees.Social Security’s retirement trust fund — which helps support payments to senior citizens, their dependents and survivors of deceased workers — is expected to be exhausted in late 2032, which is one quarter earlier than previously forecast, according to the trustees. At that time, payroll tax revenue and other income sources will be able t

Charlotte train stabbing federal case delayed over suspect’s mental competency

These teens are vying to win Trump’s civics contest. Some have mixed feelings about patriotism and the president

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Largest ICE detention facility wasted millions and put detainees at risk, report finds

Mismanagement at a massive Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Texas created unsafe conditions that contributed to detainee deaths and suffering even as millions of wasted tax dollars enriched contractors, according to a federal report released Tuesday. The Government Accountability Office report documents serious problems at Camp East Montana, a sprawling tent facility at Fort Bliss in El Paso where three detainees have died in little more than six months. Evidence in one of those deaths, of a 55-year-old Cuban migrant who died in January after being held down by gu

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Is this already the ‘World Cup of Chaos’?

Note: This is story first appeared in The Beautiful Game by CNN Sports, our daily newsletter on all things World Cup. To subscribe, click here.It’s now just two days to go until the start of the World Cup and it’s safe to say that things are heating up both on and off the pitch. While teams put the finishing touches to their preparations and hunker down into their camps across North America, we’ve seen somewhat predictable visa issues make headlines before a ball is even kicked.Visa issues precede the ‘World Cup of Chaos’And visas issues are where we’ll start today’s edition of T

Serena returns: Williams makes a winning comeback in doubles at Queen's Club with Mboko

UK, Canada, France and Norway announce coordinated sanctions over West Bank settler violence

Rescuers race to reach trapped after powerful quake in southern Philippines

Rescuers searched the rubble on Tuesday of a collapsed building in the southern Philippine city of General Santos, the worst hit by a powerful earthquake that has killed at least 37 people and injured hundreds, to reach two people still believed to be trapped inside.Regional fire officer Edgar Tanawan, who is leading the operation, told Reuters two people had been pulled out alive from the commercial building, housing a grocery store and other businesses, but a third was found dead. Scanners have so far detected no signs of life from the remaining two, he added."It’s difficult to accept, as

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NASA reveals Artemis III crew that will take the next big step on its journey back to the moon

NASA on Tuesday revealed the four astronauts who will join the next Artemis mission — a key, two-week flight that will aim to test out various technologies considered vital to putting astronauts back on the surface of the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.The crew, set to launch as soon as late 2027, includes three NASA astronauts — first-time space flier Andre Douglas, record-setting astronaut Frank Rubio, and veteran flier and test pilot Randy Bresnik — as well as Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano with the European Space Agency.Artemis III is designed to serve as a precursor

Iran soccer body claims fans' tickets for World Cup games in the US have been revoked

World Cup ref denied entry to the US was about to make history for Somalia

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Fact check: The average US gas price is higher today than during 91% of Biden’s presidency

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More swings for AI stocks drag Wall Street back on the roller coaster

Another sudden reversal for high-flying artificial-intelligence stocks sent Wall Street reeling

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Americans ‘don’t like the look of things’ and are growing more worried about their job and their finances

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A first test for Platner and other key races to watch in Tuesday’s primaries in Maine and beyond

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Federal judge voids Trump’s $100,000 fee requirement for H-1B visas

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Apple bets on overdue Siri fix to close AI gap

Apple on Monday rolled out a long-delayed overhaul of Siri, betting the

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From LA to Scottsdale: The Founder Behind AdDynamix Is Building the Bridge Between AI and Business Tools

An LA digital advertising veteran of 28 years has moved to Scottsdale and is building what he calls the missing piece between business software and the AI assistants people now use every day. SCOTTSDALE, AZ. When Benoit Pecqueur talks about his latest company, he sounds less like a founder pitching a product and more like an operator who got tired of watching the same problem repeat itself. “Most small business owners are watching the AI revolution from the sidelines,” he says. “Not because they don’t want it. Because their tools don’t talk to ChatGPT or Claude. Their accountant still pulls