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Cuban athletes have recently achieved significant results in international sports competitions, winning several gold medals in judo, boxing, canoeing, and athletics, reaffirming prospects for the 19th Pan-American Games Lima of 2019, scheduled in the Peruvian capital this coming July 26 through August 11. Read more Cuba’s Outstanding Performances on the World Sports Scene

Hurricane Fiona made landfall along the extreme southwestern coast of Puerto Rico, near Punta Tocon, at 3:20 p.m. local time on Sunday with winds of 85 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.

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Executives with the drugmakers Pfizer and Moderna have declined an invitation to meet at the White House for what Donald Trump is billing as a “vaccine summit.” The event appears to be an effort by Trump to pressure the Food and Drug Administration to rapidly approve the drug companies’ COVID-19 vaccines. Read more Trump White House rejects Pfizer offer of millions more vaccine doses
Greenhouse gases thrust into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels are warming Earth's surface more quickly than previously understood, according to new climate models set to replace those used in current UN projections, according to scientists. Read more Earth to Warm More Quickly, New Climate Models Show