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The CIA posted a video on X showing the steps needed to contact the intelligence agency.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on Cubans seeking "positive change" to work with the CIA, after the agency posted a video on X showing how to contact it. The appeal comes as the Trump administration increases pressure on Havana following the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
The CIA posted a video on X showing the steps needed to contact the intelligence agency.
The CIA posted a video on X showing the steps needed to contact the intelligence agency.
Washington has raised pressure on Havana after the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
The Trump administration has repeatedly stated that its goal is to bring about a change in Havana's leadership, with President Donald Trump himself having claimed the country is "ready to fall."
NYTimes – US Democrat Eileen Laubacher defeated Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert for a Colorado U.S. House seat, according to an Associated Press projection reported Friday. Boebert, a three-term incumbent and prominent conservative media figure, lost her re-election bid in a conservative district. Laubacher, a retired rear admiral and Navy veteran, defeated one of President Trump's highest-profile supporters in the deep-red district.
NYTimes – US The Federal Aviation Administration ordered a nationwide ground stop at all US airports on Friday over a communication issue affecting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers, halting departures for hours. The FAA lifted the stop later that day, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said US airspace was "opened up." Officials said the disruption was not a cyberattack or a Microsoft outage and blamed old, overloaded hardware.
Sky News – Front Page The incident occurred Friday on the Mississippi River.
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