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Cuba Under New U.S. Sanctions | Raleigh News

The U.S. is ramping up pressure on Cuba with new sanctions targeting nine state-owned companies in mining, metals, and construction — plus the leadership of Cuba’s Institute of Friendship with the Peoples, accused of running a covert subversive network in the U.S. This escalation, part of a broader economic squeeze including an oil blockade, aims to curb foreign influence and safeguard American freedoms — but it’s hitting Cubans hard: blackouts, transport chaos, medicine shortages, and a shattered tourism industry. Even American tourists returning from Fidel Castro’s birthday events faced…

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