Links to three reports: from the Associated Press and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll down for this date’s GAZA, IRAN, UKRAINE and ALL OF IT so far. CUBA 6-23-25 and CUBA 5-23-26 are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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Charity-run kitchens in Havana feed a growing number of Cubans as crisis deepens, by Andrea Rodríguez | AP  HAVANA — Every night, hundreds of people line up outside a charity-run food pantry in the heart of Havana, some sleeping on the sidewalk as they wait for what may be their only meal of the day. When the doors open . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 7  Struggling to survive in Cuba. Reported by Eyder Peralta and Scott Simon | NPR  Cuba faces deepening crisis and isolation under heavy U.S. sanctions. Our Havana correspondent reports on how locals use ingenious—and sometimes desperate—ways to survive and make a living. Click HERE to listen and read, and HERE for a second NPR report.