Por Jennifer Hansler, CNN

El Gobierno de Trump impuso el lunes nuevas sanciones al Gobierno de Cuba, incluida su principal agencia de inteligencia, en su intento de seguir estrechando el cerco sobre La Habana.

El secretario de Estado, Marco Rubio, también dijo que “se pueden esperar acciones adicionales de sanciones en los próximos días y semanas”.

En un comunicado, Rubio afirmó que designó a “11 miembros de la élite del régimen cubano y a tres organizaciones gubernamentales, incluidos funcionarios del Gobierno y figuras militares asociadas con el aparato de seguridad de Cuba, muchos de los cuales son responsables de o han estado involucrados en la represión del pueblo cubano”.

“Estas sanciones impulsan la campaña integral del Gobierno de Trump para abordar las apremiantes amenazas a la seguridad nacional que plantea el régimen comunista de Cuba y para exigir rendición de cuentas tanto al régimen como a quienes le brindan apoyo material”, dijo. “Actores alineados con el régimen, como los designados hoy, tienen responsabilidad por el sufrimiento del pueblo cubano, el deterioro de la economía cubana y la explotación de Cuba para operaciones extranjeras de inteligencia, militares y de terror”.

Entre los sancionados el lunes se incluyen el Ministerio del Interior de Cuba, que, según el Departamento de Estado, controla “la policía de Cuba, las fuerzas de seguridad interna, las agencias de inteligencia y el sistema penitenciario del país”, así como la Dirección de Inteligencia de Cuba, la principal agencia de inteligencia de La Habana.

Estados Unidos también impuso sanciones a 11 funcionarios cubanos, incluido el ministro de Justicia y el viceministro de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Cuba.

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VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (KEYT) – A Falcon 9 launch of 24 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg SFB is scheduled for Tuesday, May 19 between 7:11 p.m. and 11:11 p.m. Pacific Time.

A live webcast of the launch will begin about five minutes before liftoff. You can tune in to watch here or on SpaceX's X/Twitter account.

Following first stage separation, the booster assigned to this launch will return to Earth to land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship awaiting in the Pacific Ocean.

There is the potential for one or more sonic booms during the launch process, but how far the sound travels will depend on weather and other conditions at the time of Tuesday's launch.

A depiction of that launch sequence is shown in the image below.

This will be the second mission for the Falcon 9 which previously launched a previous Starlink mission.

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By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN

(CNN) — Nancy Pelosi is officially wading into the race to replace her in Congress, endorsing San Francisco supervisor Connie Chan after weeks of more subtly expressing her support.

“Connie understands San Francisco — our values, our diversity, our communities, and our responsibility to lead with both compassion and strength. She’s a mom who knows her power and knows her why. I am confident Connie is ready to bring clarity and purpose to the work ahead — for the children,” Pelosi says in a video that the Chan campaign will release on Tuesday morning, ending with one of her most famous phrases.

The endorsement comes just two weeks before the election that will advance the top two candidates to the November election.

“At a time when fundamental freedoms and democratic values are under assault, we need a leader in Congress who is prepared to fight — forcefully and effectively — for the people of San Francisco and for the future of our country,” the former longtime House Democratic speaker adds in the video.

Also running in the election: state Sen. Scott Wiener, self-funding internet businessman Saikat Chakrabarti and local activist Marie Hurabiell.

Pelosi has represented California’s 11th Congressional District, which almost fully encompasses San Francisco, since winning a special election in 1987. As CNN reported earlier this month, the race in the famously liberal city has become a microcosm of national Democratic divisions over affordability, how to respond to President Donald Trump and issues like support of Israel and artificial intelligence.

Two weeks ago, Chan, who is currently a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors — the equivalent of the city council — joked at a local forum, “The biggest challenge I face if I’m elected is I am not Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi.”

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