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Cuba's been running on fumes since January when the US captured Venezuelan leader Maduro — stripping Cuba of its key oil supplier. Trump then blocked Venezuelan shipments and threatened tariffs on any country helping Cuba. Even Mexico stopped exports.

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Trump's playing realpolitik — tightening the screws on Cuba while acknowledging they need basic survival resources. The blockade remains, but this exception shows pragmatism amid complex geopolitical chess involving Russia, Iran, and energy security.

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Another tanker, the Sea Horse, was carrying 200,000 barrels of Russian fuel to Cuba but got rerouted to Venezuela instead. The Anatoly Kolodkin's 730,000 barrels will provide significant relief to President Díaz-Canel's fuel-rationed island.

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Trump's playing geopolitics chess: pressure Cuba, but don't let the island collapse entirely. The energy crisis eases, Russia gets a customer, and Trump maintains leverage. Pragmatic survival over total blockade.

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The relief is massive for Cuba, where President Díaz-Canel has enforced strict gas rationing for months. Another ship (Sea Horse) carrying 200,000 barrels of Russian fuel was rerouted to Venezuela instead of Cuba, but this tanker got the green light.

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Cuba's been in crisis mode since January when the US captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro — stripping the island of its main oil supplier. Trump then blocked Venezuelan shipments and threatened tariffs on any third country helping Cuba. Even Mexico stopped exports.

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The Anatoly Kolodkin departed from Russia and is tracking toward Cuba's Matanzas port. This comes as the US temporarily eased Russian oil sanctions to stabilize global energy markets amid chaos in the Strait of Hormuz following strikes on Iran.

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Trump just flipped the script on Cuba's energy crisis — a Russian tanker carrying 730,000 barrels of crude is heading to the island with US approval, breaking months of blockade. "They have to survive," Trump said, marking a sharp pivot from his own pressure campaign.

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Check if you're owed: Visit the comptroller's unclaimed-funds website and search your name. The state uses data-matching tools to reach out, but verification is required before payout. You might be sitting on money you forgot about.

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Why so much? People move, change jobs, forget accounts. Privacy laws prevent the state from disclosing amounts publicly, but anyone can search the database to see if they're owed money. With inflation hitting hard, the comptroller says "every little bit helps."

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The fund covers 55 million people and entities. Comptroller Tom DiNapoli returns over $2 million a day — more than any other state. The total has grown from $18.4B in 2023 to $20B in 2025 as New York audits businesses more aggressively.

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Even politicians are on the list: Gov. Hochul is owed funds from a state agency. AOC has a Con Edison refund waiting. Former Gov. Cuomo has insurance money unclaimed. Rudy Giuliani (emerging from bankruptcy) has credit balances at Sunrise Bank and Bank of America.

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The celebrity haul: Trump is owed income from NBC Universal (his "Apprentice" days). Melania has an unredeemed Bergdorf Goodman gift certificate. Bezos has a tax refund from 2018. Jay-Z is owed income from Entertainment Partners. Madonna has money from the state taxman.

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How it works: After 3 years, businesses must report unclaimed funds to the comptroller's office. This includes forgotten bank accounts, uncashed checks, gift certificates, dividends, overpayments, and credit balances. The state holds it until the rightful owner claims it.

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New York is sitting on $20 billion in unclaimed money — and the list of people owed cash reads like a celebrity tabloid. Trump, Bezos, Bloomberg, Jay-Z, Lady Gaga, even AOC — all have money waiting. Some forgot old accounts, others left gift cards unredeemed. The state comptroller is holding it all.

6/6 🧵

Four lives lost in a building that should've been shut down. The question now: who's criminally responsible—the landlord, the tenants who stayed, or the city that let violations pile up for decades?

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5/6 🧵

No arrests yet, but both NYPD and FDNY investigations continue. The homicide designation means prosecutors believe someone's deliberate actions—whether arson, criminal negligence, or code violations—directly caused these deaths.

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A 2003 violation for illegal conversion was still open 23 years later, even after the building changed owners. This wasn't neglect—it was a pattern. The property operated as an illegal rooming house while the city's evacuation order sat unenforced.

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The March 16 fire at 132-05 Avery Ave. in Flushing killed toddler Sihan Yang, 50-year-old Chengri Cui, and two others still unidentified. The Medical Examiner ruled all four deaths homicides—meaning someone's criminal actions caused the fire.

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A Queens apartment fire that killed four people—including a 3-year-old—is now officially a homicide investigation. The building had been under a partial evacuation order for six years before the blaze, with 16 open violations still unresolved.

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The violation history is staggering: 55 violations dating back to 1998. The legal two-family dwelling was illegally converted into five single-resident units plus nine additional beds. Inspectors ordered floors 2-3 vacated in August 2020—an order ignored for years.

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Police offered a AU$1 million (~$678K USD) reward for information and are still investigating whether anyone helped Freeman evade capture for seven months. His anti-government grievances and survival expertise made him one of Australia's most wanted.

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The case highlights the dangers of serving warrants on armed suspects with extremist ideologies and wilderness skills — a combination that turned a routine police visit into a deadly ambush and months-long fugitive hunt across Victoria's alpine forests.

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For months, police suspected Freeman had killed himself — the wilderness search turned up nothing despite massive resources. But a break (source unclear) led tactical teams to his location. Formal ID via fingerprinting will take up to 48 hours to confirm it's him.

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Massive manhunt, remote terrain, months of silence — and a violent conclusion. Two officers dead, one wounded, and a fugitive who nearly pulled off an indefinite disappearance in the bush.

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Formal ID pending (fingerprints, up to 48 hours), but police are confident it's Freeman. A AU$1M reward was on the table for tips. Investigators now probing whether anyone helped him evade capture for seven months.

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Special Operations Group offered surrender. Freeman refused. After three hours, police shot him. Chief Commissioner Mike Bush says they "strongly believed" he was armed, though it's unclear if Freeman fired back. The goal was peaceful arrest — it didn't end that way.

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The suspect had wilderness survival skills and reportedly held "sovereign citizen" beliefs with grievances against police. That combo kept him alive in Victoria's dense alpine forests for months. Police even suspected suicide at one point — but he was still out there.

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Freeman vanished after opening fire on officers serving a warrant at his Porepunkah home on Aug. 26, 2025. No confirmed sightings since — until tactical police cornered him Monday in Thologolong, two hours north. He was holed up in a shelter, possibly a shipping container.

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Seven months on the run in Australia's alpine wilderness — and it ended in a three-hour standoff. Dezi Freeman, 56, allegedly killed two cops and wounded a third last August. Police just shot him dead in a remote forest, believing he'd been surviving off-grid the whole time.

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Critics weren't buying it — the combination of exaggerated nose, Jewish symbols, blood imagery, and money bags echoed centuries-old antisemitic propaganda. Politico's German parent company Axel Springer faced particular scrutiny given historical context.

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Cartoonist Sean Delonas (former NY Post Page Six artist) defended his work, arguing all figures had exaggerated features and he referenced "Amalek" because Netanyahu used the term. He accused neocons of "name-calling" instead of debating his anti-war stance on Iran.

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Politico yanked it Saturday after reader backlash, saying it "did not meet our standards" and relied on "ethnic stereotypes" and "historically hateful" tropes. The outlet draws from cartoonists across the political spectrum but said this crossed the line from provocative to offensive.

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The ship labeled "Amalek" (Hebrew for enemy) sailed toward Iran, with Graham pouring blood on a GOP elephant and MAGA-hat wearers begging for scraps below. A "Mission Accomplished" sign hung overhead — all dripping with symbolism critics called dehumanizing and hateful.

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The cartoon was a dark reimagining of the 1490s "Ship of Fools" painting. It featured Netanyahu eating from a blood-smeared table (evoking Nazi-era blood libel imagery), Trump wrapped in a tallit playing a lute, and senators Graham and Cruz (neither Jewish) wearing bloody yarmulkes and prayer shawls.

1/6 🧵

Politico pulled a controversial cartoon depicting Trump and Netanyahu covered in blood, sitting on a "Ship of Neocons" surrounded by cash bags — after accusations it trafficked in antisemitic tropes. The image showed Netanyahu with an exaggerated nose, GOP figures in bloodied Jewish prayer shawls, and money bags overhead.

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The pattern: organize online, flood a public space, overwhelm security, film everything for clout. Glendale PD and mall management are now dealing with the fallout — and every mall in America is watching.

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This isn't isolated. Teen takeovers swept spring break 2026 — Chicago's downtown chaos last week forced an emergency curfew. Social media turns these into viral stunts, and police departments nationwide are now on alert for copycat events.

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Arrests hit charges of disorderly conduct, battery, and resisting arrest. No injuries reported, but the optics were brutal — girls pulling hair in "embarrassing" scuffles, young men sprinting from cops, total pandemonium captured on dozens of phones.

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Bayshore had clear rules: no one under 18 allowed alone after 3 p.m. on Friday-Sunday. Adults 21+ can supervise groups of up to four minors. The takeover crowd flat-out ignored it. Mall security and police spent hours dispersing the mob.

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The chaos was pre-planned. Instagram account "teen takovversss" promoted the event with "Come guys it'll be fun" — turning a mall into a flash mob free-for-all. Videos show masked, hooded teens throwing punches in the parking lot while crowds cheer "Get her! Hit her!"

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Hundreds of teens hijacked a Wisconsin mall Sunday after social media hyped a "teen takeover" — deliberately ignoring Bayshore Mall's policy banning unaccompanied minors after 3 p.m. on weekends. Result: parking lot brawls, 13 arrests, and viral videos of spring breakers running wild while cops scrambled to restore order.

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He closed with self-deprecating humor: "After a lot of thought and self-reflection, I look great for my age. I really do. I look fantastic and I just have to embrace the fact that I look this good."

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The "America's Got Talent" judge ultimately conceded Ripa was right: "Not only do I want to say I'm sorry to Kelly — and this is the hardest part — you're right. You're absolutely right, and I'm sorry I didn't see it that way."

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"This is for Kelly Ripa, who in the past has been incredibly supportive," Mandel said. He's not only guested on her show multiple times but has also cohosted with her. The relationship mattered enough for him to break his no-apology streak.

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In a rare move for a comedian with 50 years in the game, Mandel posted an Instagram video Sunday apologizing directly to Ripa. He admitted the joke didn't land the way he intended and noted he doesn't normally apologize for comedy — but made an exception for Ripa.

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The exchange blew up last week when Mandel bristled at the hosts' well-intentioned compliment during his "Live with Kelly and Mark" appearance. He insisted "I don't look good" and pushed back hard against the age qualifier, arguing it "doesn't mean anything."

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Howie Mandel walked back his viral on-air snap at Kelly Ripa after their compliment about his looks went sideways. The 70-year-old comedian told Ripa and Mark Consuelos that praising him for looking great "at 70" was like calling someone "smart for a stupid person" — and the internet wasn't having it.

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From royal privilege to a moss-covered caravan — the fall couldn't be more dramatic. Whether it's genuine humility or just making do with what's left, Andrew's new reality is a far cry from Windsor's grandeur.

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A friend of ex-wife Sarah Ferguson summed it up: "He's swapped ski chalets for static chalets." Andrew was spotted publicly last Saturday for the first time since his arrest, walking his dogs at Sandringham with a bodyguard.

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Andrew was spotted publicly for the first time last Saturday since his arrest, walking his dogs at Sandringham with a bodyguard. The royal family's most dramatic fall from grace now includes a caravan in the backyard.

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Context: Andrew was arrested on his 66th birthday in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office for allegedly forwarding confidential trade documents to Jeffrey Epstein. If convicted, he faces life in prison. He denies all accusations.

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The lifestyle downgrade comes after Andrew's February 19 arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office — allegedly forwarding confidential trade documents to the late Jeffrey Epstein. If convicted, he faces life in prison. He's denied all accusations.

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Plot twist: Sources claim Andrew actually enjoys the caravan. "He really is a changed man; he's enjoyed sitting in the caravan. It's novel for him," one insider said. Another quipped that Queen Elizabeth "would be turning in her grave to see that monstrosity in his back garden."

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Andrew, 66, relocated to Sandringham Estate's Marsh Lodge last month — a five-bedroom home that's tight on space. So tight, in fact, that his security team needs overflow housing. Enter the beige-and-gray 2012 Willerby Meridian caravan, described as "dated and faded."

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A friend of ex-wife Sarah Ferguson didn't hold back: "He's swapped ski chalets for static chalets. His mother [Queen Elizabeth] would be turning in her grave to see that monstrosity in his back garden."

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The beige and gray 2012 Willerby Meridian caravan was delivered last week showing visible moss. It's officially for his security detail (not enough room in the house), but insiders say Andrew has few staff left — many are "reluctant to live in."

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The caravan, described as "dated and faded," isn't just for show. Andrew reportedly uses it himself and "likes it." One source claims he's "a changed man" who enjoys sitting in the mobile home. His brother King Charles allegedly paid for it with "living expenses" money.

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From 30-room mansion to a moss-covered caravan: Former Prince Andrew's downgrade is complete. The disgraced royal moved out of Windsor's Royal Lodge last month and into a 5-bedroom home at Sandringham — with a $34,646 second-hand static caravan parked in the back garden.

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Bottom line: The Kardashians' heavy-handed editing continues to backfire as fans demand authenticity. When your Photoshop is more obvious than your relationship status, you've got a problem.

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Dating rumors between Kim and Hamilton surfaced in February after a romantic UK getaway. The Tokyo photos added fuel to the speculation, showing them publicly together with family.

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The trip wasn't just family time — Kim and rumored boyfriend Lewis Hamilton were photographed arm-in-arm in Tokyo. The F1 driver also hung out with Kim's son Saint at a sneaker and Pokémon card shop.

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The facetuning was so aggressive that commenters called out both sisters for refusing to "embrace your age and imperfections." One fan bluntly summarized: "The amount of facetuning on Khloe gaadammmm."

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Reddit and Instagram lit up with receipts. Fans pointed out Khloé looked "pasted in and resized" to match Kim's height, with one noting: "We saw you at the Oscar party. We know you don't look anywhere close to this."

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Kim Kardashian got roasted for what fans are calling a blatant Photoshop fail — heavily editing Khloé's face in photos from their Tokyo trip. The arcade snap with Khloé clutching a stuffed animal sparked instant backlash: "Ya'll do not look like this in person."

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