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FanFare: Falling Into a New Season Of Culture
Fall officially begins on September 22nd, but the leaves aren’t dropping just yet. So, leave your rake in the shed and check out this edition of FanFare for music, theater, grape stomping, equestrian show jumping, and more. Afro-Latin Jazz...

Immigration – Parole – Stay
Where the Department of Homeland Security terminated parole programs for nationals of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, a decision by a U.S. District Court judge to grant the plaintiffs’ request for a stay should be reversed because the...

Cuban man charged with capital murder in Dallas motel beheading unlikely to be deported
AUSTIN, Texas — A man being held in connection with a Dallas homicide that occurred last week is unlikely to be deported from the U.S. before his case is resolved, despite President Donald Trump’s comments on the man’s immigration status. Yordanis...

Activist in Denton, Texas, USA – Photo of the Day
Activist in Denton, Texas, USA. By: Irina Echarry (Cuba). Camera: Google Pixel 6a HAVANA TIMES – Some photos make us laugh, feel emotions, remember a trip, or a special moment with friends. Others show that the person who took them has taken...

Latino players with Hartford Athletic embrace Hispanic culture
Across Connecticut, Hispanic pride is everywhere you look, including on the soccer pitch. The Hartford Athletic are helping to celebrate and represent Hispanic Heritage Month through their very own players. The Connecticut soccer team has three...

Father self-deports to Cuba with hopes of returning to care for sick daughter
After living in the U.S. for seven years, Deivy Aleman self-deported to Cuba over the weekend. “Returning has been one of the toughest decisions in my life,” Aleman told NBC in an exclusive interview from Palmira, a town outside the city of...

Powell isn’t being subtle about Trump, immigration and the employment disaster: ‘The supply of workers has obviously come way down’
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tied the nation’s cooling job market directly to President Donald Trump’s restrictive immigration policy on Wednesday, a rare instance of the central bank chief singling out White House decisions as a driver of...
Man jailed in Cuba for taking video of long consumer lines
SANTIAGO DE CUBA — A man was sent to prison for trying to take a video of a long line to buy gas bottles, another 15 people were tried Tuesday for protesting during a blackout, and an independent journalist faces a six-year sentence for...

Vietnam’s 80-year journey highlighted at National Day celebration in Cuba
Havana (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy in Cuba celebrated the 80th National Day (September 2) with a ceremony held on September 16, drawing hundreds of Cuban officials, representatives of the diplomatic corps, international friends, and Vietnamese...

3 Don’t-Miss LGBTQ+ Films From This Year’s Reeling Fest
LAKEVIEW — Reeling, Chicago’s preeminent LGBTQ+ film festival, kicks off its 43rd edition Friday at Landmark Century Centre Cinema, 2828 N. Clark St. Running Friday through Sept. 28, this year’s Reeling (presented by Chicago Filmmakers, 1326 W....

Radical “Armed Queers” Group in Utah Trains Members in Firearms, Declares Ties to Cuban Communism
A far-left group calling itself Armed Queers SLC has openly embraced Marxist-Leninist ideology, organized weapons training, and traveled to Cuba for revolutionary exchanges—all within miles of the site of Charlie Kirk’s assassination. By yourNEWS...

Cuba: Documentary Heritage Preservation Meeting opens
The presentation of certifications of National Memory and Memory of the World status to the BNJM collections is among those events. Also included is the lecture, “National Historical Memory Program: Experiences and Challenges,” by Cuban Deputy...

Ukrainian immigrants becoming collateral damage in Trump administration’s immigration war
A Report for America corps member, Daniel Walters covers democracy and extremism across the region. He can be reached at daniel@investigatewest.org. The first time Denys’s children heard fireworks go off in Spokane, Washington, they were...

Perceived Importance vs Performance in Dental Care: Exploring Patient Satisfaction Across Age, Gender, and Purchasing Power
Introduction Customer satisfaction, regardless of the product or service being evaluated, serves as a critical indicator for assessing the effectiveness of the underlying process. Ensuring customer satisfaction is essential for the sustainability...

Lifestyle briefs | Labyrinth walk planned for Saturday in Eureka
Labyrinth walk An “Autumn Equinox Labyrinth Walk” is set for Saturday from 2 to 5 p.m. at Christ Church Eureka, 14th and streets. Everyone is invited to join in this prayerful, meditative walk on one or both of the labyrinths, then stay for tea,...

The final days of a self-deportation: Deivy Alemán returns to Cuba as his daughter awaits open-heart surgery
If you ask Deivy Alemán — now that he’s about to leave — what the most precious thing he wants to carry in the 23-kilo black suitcase that he’s having so much trouble packing is, he’ll answer without thinking, or rather, like someone who has been...

Cuba strengthens entrepreneurial process with NAE Project
At the opening of the meeting, Amaya Olivares, the EU representative in Cuba, and Yovana Vega, director of the State Business System of the Ministry of Economy and Planning (MEP), spoke expressed their satisfaction with the development of both...

Cuba to Angolan president: Need to strengthen, expand bilateral ties
During an audience at the Presidential Palace in Ciudad Alta, the president and the diplomat discussed the state of bilateral relations and the strengthening of cooperation between the two countries, according to what León told the press at the...

Looking for a taste of Cuba? Louisville, Kentucky, should be on your radar
La Bodeguita de Mima, a high-end Cuban restaurant located in the hip NuLu (New Louisville) neighborhood, is a popular spot for dining, date nights, and celebrations. It’s just one of many signs of a growing Cuban population in the Kentucky city....

¡Tiempo de Celebrar! Sunset Concert eventThe Fort Bend Museum celebrates Hispanic heritage through a culturally-infused community event
The Fort Bend Museum is inviting the public to experience a free, bilingual event featuring mariachi performances, food vendors, and community-curated exhibitions on the Moore Home lawn on Saturday for its third annual ¡Tiempo de Celebrar!...