U.S. Aids Cuba Bypassing Government | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews The U.S. just dropped a humanitarian bomb on Cuba — literally — with a cargo plane loaded with 700 food and hygiene packages worth $60 million, part of a $100 million pledge to bypass the Cuban government and deliver aid straight to citizens. Amid escalating U.S. pressure, including sanctions on Cuba’s military and energy restrictions, this move aims to counteract economic hardship while sidestepping government interference — Catholic groups on the island are handling distribution. The State Department also dropped a bombshell report accusing Cuba of decades of espionage in the U.S. Meanwhile, Cuba’s Foreign Minister scoffed at the aid, calling it irrelevant against the damage caused by U.S. sanctions — but for now, no official Cuban response has surfaced. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/1797021e678e1029