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The Justice Department has announced criminal charges against former Cuban President
Raul Castro and others.
“The charges stemmed from the 1996 shoot down of two civilian aircraft operated by the Miami-based”
Exile Group, Brothers, to the rescue, and PR's Ryan Lucas reports. The indictment charges Raul Castro, the brother of Fidel Castro, with murder, conspiracy and murder and destruction of aircraft, acting to attorney general Todd Blanch, announced the charges in Miami. "Today's indictment, while it does not bring back the murdered victims, it makes a statement.
The United States government has not forgotten these innocent men who were shot out of the sky." The indictment alleges that Castro authorized the shoot down of the two brothers to the rescue aircraft by Cuban military jets.
Three U.S. citizens and a U.S. national were killed.
The 94-year-old Castro is not in U.S. custody. The case against him is seen as part of the Trump administration's pressure campaign against the Cuban government. Ryan Lucas and PR News, Washington.
“If Ed. Judge has ruled the White House must comply with the law that requires preserving”
presidential records. And PR's carry Johnson reports the decision hands a temporary victory to historians and watched all groups. The Justice Department recently declared the presidential records act as unconstitutional, an effort to invalidate and nearly 50-year-old law passed after the Nixon era to ensure
the preservation of White House materials. The American Historical Association in Watchdog sued to block that move, and U.S. district judge John Bates has now agreed. The judge says the law allows presidents to learn from their predecessors and keeps people informed about the work of their government.
He says the Records Act follows a long tradition, promoting integrity in public service, and he's ordering the White House to preserve papers and electronic messages, and to file a report next week describing the steps they're taking to comply. Kerry Johnson and PR News, Washington.
“The New Mexico wildfire that started when a medical flight crash continues to burn and”
PR's jet Brady reports less than 10% of the fire perimeter has been contained. Fire manager Brandon Woodward says another base camp was set up for crews on the north side of the fire. That allows us to put folks up here where they're working. That means they go to work earlier and they can stay later and get more work done because
their stationed up here and don't have to drive every morning up there. The wildfire started after a small medical plane crashed in the remote area last week. The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating. Jeff Brady and PR News. Sharp gains on Wall Street at the sour, the Dow was up 614 points, and as deck up 330.
This is MPR. Samsung workers in South Korea are threatening a large-scale strike over pay and working conditions. The Union represents tens of thousands of employees at Samsung Electronics, the company's largest division, Union Leader Say negotiations with management have stalled after months
of talks, the strike could disrupt production of semiconductors and consumer electronics
at a critical time for the global tech industry.
A deal regulating student athlete pay known as "name image likeness deals" was set for a vote this week in the House. It's been pulled in part because of unanimous opposition from a powerful group of Democrats and PR's Eric McDaniel has more. In the NIL era, Big Money has stormed the field, that's despite a messy patchwork
of state regulation. Now a bipartisan push to set national standards has been benched. The influential congressional blackclack is said this week that they will not back the score act. Their members, quote, "can not support legislation benefiting major athletic institutions.
They continue to remain silent," while black voting rights and black political power are being systemically dismantled across the South. This month the Supreme Court got its civil rights movement error protections for black voters. These redrew congressional maps after that to boost Republican power by splitting up districts
meant to center black voters' preferences. The CDC called on collegiate institutions and athletic associations to "speak out," Eric McDaniel and Piano's "the Capitol." Stokes continued to trade higher on Wall Street, the Dow Up 596 points, the S&P Up 67. I'm Mr. Johnston and PR News in Washington.
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