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1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Carmen Sesin |Orlando Matos

Cuba says it will continue receiving deportation flights from the U.S. based on a previous accord between the two countries, even though the State Department says it has no plans to hold migration talks with the island’s government. But the suspension of migration talks comes as President Donald Trump continues to crack down on immigrants and carry out what he calls the largest mass deportation operation in U.S. history.

2 months ago | nbcnews.com | Orlando Matos |Carmen Sesin |Nicole Acevedo

HAVANA — In a rattan chair with a large oval backrest, almost like a throne, the 94-year-old “Diva” of Buena Vista Social Club, Omara Portuondo, sat in her home in Cuba as she reminisced about her life and storied career, both of which inspired the main storyline of a Broadway show premiering Wednesday.

Oct 20, 2024 | msn.com | Orlando Matos |Carmen Sesin

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Oct 20, 2024 | nbcnews.com | Orlando Matos |Carmen Sesin

Oct. 20, 2024, 11:35 PM UTCHAVANA — Millions remain without power in Cuba for a third consecutive day as slow progress is made in restoring electricity following three major grid failures. Power is expected to be restored to everyone on the island by Tuesday, the minister of energy and mines, Vicente de la O Levi, told reporters during a press conference Sunday.

Oct 19, 2024 | nbcphiladelphia.com | Carmen Sesin |Orlando Matos

Some progress has been made in reestablishing power throughout Cuba, but most of the island remained in the dark Saturday after the electrical grid collapsed twice in 24 hours. The power initially went out on the entire island around 11 a.m. Friday after its largest power plant, Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric, failed. Almost all of Cuba’s 10 million inhabitants were in the dark.