Climate
Hurricane Melissa strengthens to Category 5, expected to make landfall in Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa now has maximum sustained winds of 160 mph
Cuba
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Human Rights
Cuban political prisoner Humberto Eladio Reál Suárez released after 29 years
Humberto Eladio Real Suárez was first arrested on October 15, 1994 after disembarking along the with Armando Sosa Fortuny and Miguel Díaz Bouza along the coast of Caibarién in Villa Clara
Politics
Law to combat oppression in Cuba passes House Foreign Affairs Committee
The bill seeks to prevent President Joe Biden from normalizing relations with the Cuban regime until freedom and democracy are restored to the island.
Politics
Biden administration rules out removing Cuban regime from State Sponsor of Terrorism list
The Biden Administration has no plans to remove the Cuban regime from the list of "State Sponsors of Terrorism," said Secretary of State Antony Blinken
Immigration
Communist regime calls Cubans who flew hang glider to Florida Keys "deserters"
An official note says the equipment the two young Cubans used for the flight belonged to the Cuban Aviation Club, an organization which provides sports services to tourists on the East Havana Beaches
Immigration
Two Cuban migrants fly motorized hang gliders from communist island to Key West
The migrants used the motorized hang glider to cross the 90 miles (145 kilometers) from Cuba to Florida, landing at about 10:30 a.m. ET on Saturday
Sports
Cuban catcher seeking U.S. asylum after World Baseball Classic, say reports
One of the catchers of the Cuban team that participated in the V World Baseball Classic, Iván Prieto, stayed in Miami
Sports
Team USA defeats Cuba in World Baseball Classic semifinal, scores victory for exile community
The United States scored in each of the first six innings in what finally amounted to a knockout win for freedom over communism
Business
U.S. senators present bill to lift trade embargo on Cuban military dictatorship
The bill, called the Freedom of Exports to Cuba Law, was presented by a group of legislators who allege that they seek to lift the six-decade trade embargo on the Cuban regime
Health
Patient Zero denounces U.S. intel report suggesting Havana Syndrome not result of foreign weapon
A former U.S. government official known as "patient zero" called the report "shameful and ridiculous"
Business
VIDEO: Southwest Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Cuba after hitting bird
A video uploaded by one of the passengers to social media shows the cabin filling up with smoke after the incident
