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.
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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 in the middle of 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.
The goal of Merkel's visit to the White House 1:35
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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.
Obstacles to vaccinating Latinos in the US 17:17
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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.
US: 188,800 migrants cross the border in June 0:58
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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 knew that the ultimate mission was to kill him.
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Colombian commandos who assassinated the president of Haiti had been hired to arrest him, says Colombian police
Duque: Some Colombian suspects knew of the assassination 2:58
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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.
How much will families receive in child credit?
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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 influential in history ”.
Meghan joins Netflix in a new series 0:52
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.
The difficulties of facing a heat wave 0:53
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.
The most powerful passports in the world in 2021 0:58
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?
It is revealed by a new report from Adobe on the subject.
The 5 most used emojis in the world 1:02
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.
Alert for carbon emissions in the Amazon 0:44
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.
Major floods in New York due to extreme weather 1:08
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'Loki' has come to an end, but these products will help you remember her 'forever forever'
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And to finish…
This unique house with domes and secret passageways is for sale
This house with secret passages and cupola is for sale 1:38
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.
