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The Justice Department has formally indicted former Cuban president, Raul Castro, acting
“Attorney General Todd Blanch, may be announcement at Miami's Freedom Tower.”
Today, we are announcing an indictment, charging rural Castro, and several others with conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals. NPR's data parole to reports the charges stem from Castro's alleged involvement in the downing of two American planes in 1996. The two planes belong to a group called Brothers to the rescue, which used to fly over
the streets of Florida, alerting the Coast Guard of Cuban migrants in trouble, on several occasions the planes flew into Cuban airspace, dropping anti-government leaflets. In February of 1996, the Cuban Air Force shot down two SESSNUS. The U.S. claims then defense minister Raul Castro ordered the shooting, Michael Bustamantes, studies Cuba at the University of Miami, and he says this is bigger than historical justice.
The indictment is part of a broader U.S. move to pressure the Cuban government to change. It also sets the table sensibly for the thing that the administration lacked. If they ever would want to escalate to military action, which was a pretext to do so.
“In January, the U.S. used the indictment of Nicolas Maduro to remove him from office”
in Venezuela.
It'll probably appear news, Miami President Trump is defending a new nearly $1.8 billion
fund designed to help people he says were unfairly targeted by the justice system after the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol building. The anti-weaponization of people, I mean, people with destroyed, they went to jail, their families were ruined, they committed suicide. Now to police officers who defended the Capitol during the insurrection are suing to stop
those payments. And PR's Tom Drysfock reports the lawsuit argues taxpayers should not be forced to compensate people involved in the attack. Washington D.C. police officer Daniel Hodges was repeatedly assaulted by rioters on January 6.
President Trump pardoned the men who attacked him.
Now the administration says those rioters and others can apply for payment from a new $1.8 billion
fund set up by the justice department for people who believe they were victims of weaponized law enforcement. Hodges is suing to stop payouts that he believes are both illegal and dangerous. If they get these payout, then they'll have significant financial resources, and they have
“no ethical qualms about it, so what would stop them from carrying out any more violence?”
If the administration officials say they will evaluate claims on a case by case basis, Tom Drysfock and PR news. At last check on Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 645 points, the Nasdaq up 399. This is NPR News.
Meta is cutting 8,000 jobs as it shifts focus on artificial intelligence. The company spokesperson says that notified effected employees today, the layoffs effect roughly 10% of Meta's workforce, the company had already warned employees in April that major cuts were coming, while also scrapping plans to fill about 6,000 open jobs. The Trump administration has tapped a top health official to temporarily take on the duties
of surgeon general. That position has gone unfilled for well over a year, as previous nominees were pulled, and PRs will stone has more. Dr. Stephanie Herodopoulos will begin carrying out the public health advisory and guidance duties of the surgeon general, according to an HHS official who was not authorized to speak
on the matter. Herodopoulos, who is married to Republican Congressman Mike Herodopoulos of Florida, is a family physician and has been director of national health communications in the office of the surgeon general. He will hold a position while President Trump's current nominee for the full-time role
Dr. Nicole Sapphire, a radiologist and former Fox News Channel contributor, awaits her confirmation hearing. Earlier this month, Trump withdrew the nomination for Dr. Casey Means to be the next surgeon general. Will Stone and PR News
The new survey shows single, Gen Z women are buying homes at significantly higher rates than men their age. According to the National Association of Realtors, women make up 35% of Gen Z home buyers that's compared to 18% for men in the same generation. I'm Mr. Johnston and PR News in Washington.
This week on Newsmakers, Dana White, the head of the UFC. We're at a place where people can't even talk anymore and if they find out that I'm French with the president and I'm a maga piece of shit, I mean I'm talking to NPR right now. I talk to everybody, a dialogue with Dana White about politics, culture and masculinity
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