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Big business: ICE and the private prison industry
Straight Arrow News
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July 29, 2025
It was Super Bowl Sunday in 1984 when a roadside motel in Houston closed its doors to 87 immigrants who lacked documentation. Three businessmen chose to transform The Olympic Motel into a makeshift detention center and cashed their first check...
From Russia with love: Russia pledges to develop Cuban port as ties grow ever closer.
Latin America Reports
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July 29, 2025
Tatyana Mashkova, the Director General of the Russian National Committee for Economic Cooperation with Latin American Countries, announced that Russia and Cuba are working ‘in parallel’ to develop a logistics hub at the deep-water Port of Mariel,...
China’s PV industry mid-2025 review: Sharp production decline as manufacturing chain faces “cold wave”
PV Tech
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July 29, 2025
Wang Bohua, honorary chairman of the China PV Industry Association, delivered a keynote report. He pointed out that in H1 2025, China’s PV industry faced significant challenges, with production across the manufacturing chain growing at a slow...
Dictators win as Trump cuts aid to human rights groups in Cuba, Venezuela
El Periodico - Texas
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July 29, 2025
Andres Oppenheimer The dictators of Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua are breathing more easily these days. Human rights groups and independent media in their countries are being decimated, courtesy of President Trump’s massive foreign aid cuts to...
President Museveni calls for greater global cooperation to boost African Coffee production
Independent (Uganda)
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July 29, 2025
Ethiopia’s Minister of Agriculture, Girma Amente welcoms Uganda’s Vice President Jessica Alupo at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has called for global cooperation to enhance African...
Cuba Condemns Unjust World Order at UN Food Systems Summit
teleSUR
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July 28, 2025
Cuban Deputy Prime Minister Jorge Tapia (L), July 28. X/ @LeonardoL1969 July 28, 2025 Hour: 10:30 am On Monday, Cuban Deputy Prime Minister Jorge Tapia criticized the current unjust international order that allocates millions of dollars to...
Cuba and Mexico strengthen cooperation for monitoring and warning services
World Meteorological Organization
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July 28, 2025
A Cuban delegation comprising representatives from the Estado Mayor Nacional de la Defensa Civil (EMNDC), the Institute of Meteorology (INSMET), the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INRH) recently visited Mexico to explore opportunities...
Western Cuba Confirms Chikungunya Outbreak
Precision Vaccinations
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(Vax-Before-Travel News)While the Pan American Health Organization has reported over 200,000 Chikungunya cases in 2025, none were confirmed in the Republic of Cuba. However, as of July 28, 2025, local media are reporting that the Pedro Kourí...
What failure taught Mark Cuban after launching a powdered milk business for $20
NBC 5 DFW - Texas
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July 28, 2025
Before launching the computer software company that made him a millionaire, renowned investor Mark Cuban thought a different business idea would be his runaway hit. At age 24, prior to creating his software startup MicroSolutions, Cuban decided to...
Russia Proposes Building a 'Silicon Valley' for BRICS Nations in Blackout-Plagued Cuba
Breitbart
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July 28, 2025
Russia is proposing the creation of an alternative “Silicon Valley” tech company cluster on Cuba’s Isla de la Juventud island for companies within the BRICS anti-U.S. bloc and Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) countries in Latin America, the Cuban...
Official Data Reveals the Magnitude of Culural Decline in Cuba
14ymedio
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July 28, 2025
In 2024 a general decline was recorded in almost all of the country’s cultural indicators: in production, creativity, active spaces and audience attendance. Archive image of film production organised by independent producers in Cuba. / Cubadebate...
CUBAN TOURISM SECTOR FACES STEEP DECLINE
Tourism Review
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Cuba's tourism industry, a keystone of its economy, faces a considerable drop in 2025, with international visitor numbers decreasing by 25% in the first half of the year compared to 2024. Data from the National Office of Statistics and Information...
Future of Medicine Shines Bright — St. Kitts’ Jeffvancia Matthew and Julanie Garroden Graduate as Medical Doctors in Cuba
Times Caribbean
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July 28, 2025
Two Young Nationals Make Their Mark at Cuban Universities with White Coat Triumph HAVANA, CUBA — July 2025 — St. Kitts and Nevis is brimming with pride as two of its nationals, Jeffvancia Matthew and Julanie Garroden, have officially graduated...
Mark Cuban: I spent under $20 to launch a business at age 24, and it failed in a month—what I learned about operating with no money
CNBC
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July 28, 2025
Before launching the computer software company that made him a millionaire, renowned investor Mark Cuban thought a different business idea would be his runaway hit. At age 24, prior to creating his software startup MicroSolutions, Cuban decided to...
Việt Nam–Cuba timeless bond looks towards sustainable future
Vietnam News Agency
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HAVANA — The Việt Nam–Cuba relationship is a unique bond of brotherhood and solidarity, forged through their struggles against imperialism and in the process of building socialism, and stands as a lasting legacy that transcends geographical...
Mark Cuban Wants AI Ads Made Illegal, Warns of Social Media-Like Collapse
WindowsReport.com
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July 28, 2025
Mark Cuban isn’t thrilled about where AI might be headed, and he’s calling for guardrails before it’s too late. In a recent post on X, the billionaire investor urged the White House to make advertising inside AI models illegal. He said it’s a...
Russian UAZ Patriot vehicles, manufactured in Cuba, now available for use on the island
Radio Habana Cuba
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July 28, 2025
Russian UAZ Patriot vehicles, manufactured in Cuba, now available for use on the island Havana, July 28 (RHC) The initial batch of Russian-made UAZ Patriot SUVs, manufactured in Cuba, is now ready for operation, as announced by the Russian Embassy...
Mark Cuban Urges Trump to Ban Ads in AI to Avoid Social Media Pitfalls
WebProNews
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July 28, 2025
In the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence, billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban has ignited a heated debate by calling on the incoming Trump administration to impose strict regulations on advertising within AI models. Cuban, known...
First Batch of Russian UAZ Patriot Vehicles Assembled in Cuba Ready for Service
Periódico 26
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Details Written by Cuba Si Published: 28 July 2025 Hits: 34 The first batch of Russian UAZ Patriot SUVs, assembled in Cuba, is now prepared for operation, according to an announcement by the Russian Embassy in Havana. Havana, Cuba.- The vehicles...
Mark Cuban says it should be illegal to put ads on AI models
Neowin.net
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July 28, 2025
Most AI chatbots, such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude, offer their services without displaying ads to users, relying instead on subscription-based business models. Additionally, services like Gemini are backed by powerful and wealthy organizations...