The 5 things you should know this July 16: This is the situation in Cuba

Biden and Merkel held a key meeting for the future of the relationship between the two countries. Latinos in the United States are optimistic about the future even though the pandemic hit them hard. The first child tax credit payments were sent. This is what you need to know to start the day. Truth first.

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Cuba lifts restrictions on some medicine and food imports

Cuba announced Wednesday that it will lift for a time customs restrictions that limit the importation of medicines and food, one of the demands of the protesters who took to the streets on Sunday amid a deep economic crisis.

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Merkel and Biden, at a key meeting at the White House

President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met in Washington on Thursday in what was likely the European leader’s last appearance at the White House before she leaves office this fall. The meeting was key to charting the course of the relationship between the two countries.

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Latinos in the US are optimistic about the future

Latinos in the United States were hit hard by the pandemic on several fronts: they experienced higher rates of deaths and hospitalizations and had more trouble making ends meet, among other difficulties. Still, they are optimistic about the direction the country is headed, according to new data from the Pew Research Center.

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Record-breaking arrests at the US-Mexico border

In June, some 188,800 migrants were intercepted at the southern border of the United States. This is the highest number in at least a decade and exceeds the number in 2019, which was described as a “humanitarian catastrophe” due to the way in which the number of families and unaccompanied minors who arrived at the border skyrocketed.

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Duque: Some suspects knew that the plan was to kill Moïse

Colombian President Iván Duque said Thursday that some of the Colombians who have been arrested or killed in Haiti in connection with the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse they knew the ultimate mission was to kill him.

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The first child tax credit payments were sent. This is what you should know

Tens of millions of families received the first payment of the expanded child tax credit. The benefit will provide them with additional funds each month through the end of 2021, along with a tax break next year.

Netflix and Meghan team up to develop an animated series

Meghan comes to the world of cartoons: Netflix announced that it will develop a new animated series with the Duchess of Sussex, provisionally titled “Pearl”, which deals with the adventures of a 12-year-old girl and is “inspired by a variety of women influencers in history ”.

New York is under a heat advisory: there will be a sensation of more than 37 degrees Celsius

More than 15 million people are under a heat advisory in parts of New York and New Jersey from Thursday through Friday, when temperatures are expected to reach several degrees above normal.

Americans face months of waiting to get passports

American travelers without a valid passport will not be able to travel abroad this summer due to long wait times to get the document: the State Department faces a delay of more than a million applications.

These are the 3 most misunderstood emojis in the world

This Saturday is World Emoji Day and although the youngest in the United States think that the laughing emoji is no longer in fashion, it is still the most popular. Now which ones are the most confusing? This is revealed by a new report from Adobe on the subject.

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The number of the day

More than 10,000 species

Due to the destruction of the Amazon rainforest, the largest in the world, more than 10,000 species of plants and animals are in danger of extinction.

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Quote of the day

“In some areas we haven’t seen so much rain in 100 years.”

Andreas Friedrich, spokesman for the German meteorological service, talks about the tough situation facing some European countries, where more than 50 people were killed by floods due to the worst rains in decades.

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‘Loki’ has come to an end, but these products will help you remember her ‘forever forever’

The best products inspired by the Marvel and Disney series you can find on Amazon.

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And to finish…

This unique house with domes and secret passageways is for sale

A one-of-a-kind house in Minnesota, built by two doctors in 1977, is for sale and is trading for under $ 3 million. The house has secret passages, domes, and even a movie theater.