#Emmy award-winning journalist covering politics at @NBC6 & @Telemundo51; formerly based in #Havana #Cuba. Send tips to hatzel.vela@nbcuni.com IG: @hatzelvela

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EXCLUSIVE: U.S. seeks to strip citizenship from American diplomat turned Cuban spy. Complaint, filed in federal court in Miami, alleges Victor Manuel Rocha lied repeatedly during his naturalization process by denying ties to the Communist Party. STORY: nbcmiami.com/news/local/excl…
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We found roughly 70 cents of every dollar of property taxes in Miami-Dade is spent on schools or public safety. miamiherald.com/news/local/c…
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🔴#ULTIMAHORA #EXCLUSIVA Arrestan en Florida a hermana de la jefa de GAESA tras investigación de Martí Noticias Adys Lastres Morera, hermana de la general Ania Guillermina Lastres Morera —jefa del conglomerado militar GAESA—, quien figuraba como directiva de empresas vinculadas al sector inmobiliario, actualmente se encuentra detenida. Registrada como gerente y agente en compañías como Remas Investments LLC y Santa Elena Investments LLC, dedicadas a la compra, venta y gestión de propiedades, llegó a Estados Unidos en 2023 tras ser reclamada por su hijo, ciudadano estadounidense, y anteriormente se dedicaba al alquiler de viviendas en La Habana, incluyendo propiedades destinadas al turismo. Su entorno familiar está directamente conectado con el poder económico en Cuba, ya que GAESA controla sectores clave como el turismo, el comercio en divisas, la banca y las remesas, concentrando miles de millones de dólares. Este conglomerado ha sido sancionado por Estados Unidos por su vínculo con las Fuerzas Armadas y su papel en el financiamiento del aparato estatal cubano. MARTÍ NOTICIAS
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This is how the #Cuban a embassy in #Washington is responding to #Castro possible indictment and Brothers to the Rescue shoot down. Follow latest on nbcmiami.com/news/local/live…
✈️🇨🇺 MythBreakers: Exposing the Brothers to the Rescue hoax Were diplomatic and institutional channels exhausted before tensions escalated in the airspace? Yes, rigorously and repeatedly. Each of the more than 25 territorial violations that occurred between 1994 and 1996 was formally denounced in writing. Cuba officially notified the American counterparts who had both the authority and the legal obligation to halt these flights: the U.S. Department of State, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). No one can claim ignorance. 📸@NSArchive
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#CUBA: On the day the U.S. announces it is going after Raul #Castro, @SecRubio sends message to #Cuban people in Spanish, blaming the island’s government for woes the Cuban people face. @nbc6
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NEW: A U.S. indictment of former Cuban president Raúl Castro is expected to be announced Wednesday in Miami, two federal sources familiar with the investigation tell NBC News. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/rau…
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The newly released order says Cuba’s Ministry of the Interior can work with the Central Bank of Cuba to freeze accounts, property and other assets without notification. on.nbc6.com/MZ4g9kY
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BREAKING: CIA Director John Ratcliffe meets with Cuban leaders in Havana, pressing them for changes in exchange for engagement on economic and security issues. nbcnews.com/world/cuba/cia-d…
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Pop icon Madonna, Latin music superstar Shakira and K-pop sensations BTS will headline the first-ever halftime show at a FIFA World Cup final, organizers — and The Muppets — said early Thursday. on.nbc6.com/j7yrEpl
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Protests broke out across the Cuban capital of Havana as the city confronted its worst rolling blackouts in decades amid a U.S. blockade that has starved the island of fuel reut.rs/4dp79EY
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As #AlligatorAlcatraz gets ready to shut down, #ICE records show average daily population at facility is close 1,400 men, 60 percent of them have no #criminal convictions. #Florida is paying $1.2 million dollars daily to run center. FULL STORY: nbcmiami.com/news/local/fami…
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🚨 @RandyPestana @GordonInstitute says the increase in U.S. intelligence flights near #Cuba may be tracking Cuban #military activity, monitoring potential #Chinese surveillance sites & increasing pressure. @nbc6 - lnkd.in/eYdbGgrt @Telemundo51 - lnkd.in/e66JphCu
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EXCLUSIVE: President Donald Trump has grown increasingly frustrated with the Cuban government’s ability to maintain power despite months of sustained U.S. pressure and has been pressing his advisers about why his administration’s efforts to tip the regime into collapse have not yet succeeded, sources told @NBCNews
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EXCLUSIVE: President Donald Trump has grown increasingly frustrated with the Cuban government’s ability to maintain power despite months of sustained U.S. pressure and has been pressing his advisers about why his administration’s efforts to tip the regime into collapse have not yet succeeded, sources told @NBCNews
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Light winds will lessen further after sunset which may trap smoke closer to the ground overnight into daybreak on Monday. SW suburbs of metro Broward County could experience: - Reduced Air Quality - Reduced Local Visibility On Roads - Strong Smell of Smoke
The fire has exploded to 2,800 acres with 0% containment
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EXCLUSIVA: Gobierno de EEUU busca retirar ciudadanía a diplomático convertido en espía para Cuba. Víctor Manuel Rocha cumple actualmente una condena federal de 15 años en la prisión federal @Telemundo51 REPORTE: telemundo51.com/noticias/loc…
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