The 5 things you should know this July 14: More than 100 detainees in Cuba

This was the persecution after the assassination in Haiti. Britney Spears returns to court. Why is it so difficult to buy a home in the US? This is what you need to know to start the day. Truth first.

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There are more than 100 detained or disappeared in Cuba, according to activists

Anti-government activists in Cuba claim that more than 100 people have been detained or are missing on the island following widespread protests on Sunday. The San Isidro Movement, which advocates for greater artistic expression in Cuba, published a list of activists who, it said, had been detained by the authorities.

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Trump said whoever ‘leaked’ information should be ‘executed’, according to new book

Then-President Donald Trump told several of his advisers in 2020 that whoever had leaked information about his stay in the White House bunker in May of that year had committed treason and should be executed for sharing details about the episode with the press, according to excerpts from a new book, obtained by CNN, from the journalist of the newspaper The Wall Street Journal Michael Bender.

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Climate change produces deadly heat waves. Why don’t we see it as a crisis?

Hundreds of people are likely to have died during the several days of unprecedented heat in the United States, and the number continues to rise. Despite the alarming statistics, there is no apparent sense of urgency surrounding the tragedy: nothing like a hurricane making landfall, an attacker opening fire in a nightclub, or a forest fire destroying a city.

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Why is it so difficult to buy a home in the US?

Faced with cash offers they can’t match and fierce competition at every home they visit, many buyers are exiting the market and choosing to wait and reevaluate their options.

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This was the persecution after the assassination

The plot to assassinate the president of Haiti reportedly spanned several countries and involved former military officers with a lot of experience and months of planning, according to local officials. However, the main suspects in the case appear to have been unprepared for fierce persecution by the Haitian security forces. CNN exclusive.

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At coffee time

Britney Spears returns to court: here’s what to expect

Read here everything that happened in the case of Britney Spears since his first virtual appearance in court.

Roger Federer will not participate in the Olympics

Roger Federer, a four-time Olympian, announced on Tuesday that he would not represent Switzerland at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, explaining that a recent knee setback forced him to make the decision.

This is life in a fishing village in Japan

Rebecca Saunders experienced a lifestyle in danger of disappearing: a quiet life, in a small fishing town in Japan.

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The number of the day

US $ 1.5 million

A copy of ‘Super Mario 64’ sold for more than US $ 1.5 million, the most that has ever been paid for a video game.

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Quote of the day

“If he is not missing, why isn’t there an official statement and they tell me where he is.”

The father of Venezuelan opponent Freddy Guevara spoke after the arrest of his son, accused by the Nicolás Maduro regime of terrorism, among other crimes.

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Day selection

Is Kindle the best e-reader of 2021?

We test different e-readers and assess their convenience, price, battery, and design. These were the results.

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And to finish…

This cow competes to be the smallest and could break a world record

A miniature cow named Rani is only 20 inches tall and 26 inches long. Managers at the farm where she is cared for in Bangladesh have already asked for Guinness World Records to find out whether this tiny 26-kilogram animal is really the smallest of its kind in the world. Will it break the record? Be surprised and meet her in the video.