President Donald Trump said that the Cuban government is negotiating a deal with him and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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Good morning! It’s Monday. Here are today's top stories: |
- President Donald Trump said that the Cuban government is negotiating a deal with him and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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The majority of states have changed election rules in ways that affect the upcoming midterms. Here’s a rundown of the big changes.
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The son of eliminated Iranian leader Ali Khamenei has been chosen to replace his father.
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The Chinese communist regime has not flown military aircraft around Taiwan for more than a week while the United States wages war against Iran, a rare halt of the near-daily airspace activity.
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🍵 Health: Two steps to regain shoulder blade flexibility.
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This image shows a rainbow in the sky after a rain shower in Havana on March 4, 2026. (Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images) |
President Donald Trump said that the Cuban government is negotiating a deal with him and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Speaking at his Shield of the Americas gathering of Latin American leaders in Miami, Trump said Cuba is “at the end of the line” because Venezuela cut off oil deliveries after the U.S. capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. “As we achieve a historic transformation in Venezuela, we’re also looking forward to the great change that will soon be coming to Cuba,” Trump said. “They have no money. They have no oil. They have a bad philosophy. They have a bad regime that’s been bad for a long time.” The president said Cuba is currently negotiating with himself, Rubio, and “some others.” “And I would think a deal would be made very easily with Cuba,” Trump said. Trump has urged the Cuban government to strike a deal with his administration since early this year, and has increased pressure after Maduro’s capture. Previously, Venezuela was overwhelmingly Cuba’s largest source of oil. Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez responded to Trump at the time by saying on X that his nation was “ready to defend the Homeland to the last drop of blood.” “Those who blame the [communist] Revolution for the severe economic shortages we suffer should hold their tongues in shame,” he said on Jan. 11. By late February, Trump was floating the possibility of a “friendly takeover of Cuba” by the United States. “The Cuban government is talking with us,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Feb. 27.
“They’re in a big deal of trouble. We could very well end up having a friendly takeover of Cuba after many, many years. We’ve had a lot of years of dealing with Cuba.” He also indicated that Rubio was negotiating with Cuban leaders “at a very high level.”
“They have no money, they have no oil, they have no food, and it’s really right now a nation in deep trouble, and they want our help,” Trump said. (More)
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President Donald Trump speaks during a visit of the 2025 Major League Soccer Champions - Inter Miami CF at the White House on March 5, 2026. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times) |
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at combating transnational criminal organizations that are engaged in cybercrime and predatory schemes against Americans.
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Sixteen drugmakers have entered into or are negotiating confidential pricing deals with the Trump administration. Apart from the broad strokes laid out in public announcements, most details remain unknown. The Epoch Times combed through corporate filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and quarterly earnings calls with investors to obtain a fuller picture.
- A federal judge ruled that Kari Lake’s leadership at the U.S. Agency for Global Media throughout much of 2025, including her implementation of layoffs at its Voice of America unit, violated federal law.
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A group of activists from both sides of the firearms debate developed a package of eight proposed gun policies they believe both sides can accept.
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The Department of Justice has arrested an illegal immigrant who is accused of voting in five presidential general elections since 2008.
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The Pentagon and the Federal Aviation Administration agreed to conduct an anti-drone high-energy laser test in New Mexico over the weekend.
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Cars drive down a highway as smoke billows after overnight airstrikes on oil depots in Tehran, Iran, on March 8, 2026. (Majid Saeedi/Getty Images) |
- A seventh U.S. service member has died after being hurt during the war in Iran.
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Indonesia will restrict access to social media platforms for users under the age of 16, officials said this week, making it the latest country to move to curb online risks faced by children.
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Oslo police suspect an explosion at the U.S. Embassy in the capital of Norway on Sunday may be linked to the war with Iran.
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An attendee's dog at a watch party for Republican Senate candidate, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, in Dallas, Texas, on March 3, 2026. Paxton is facing off against numerous candidates including incumbent Senator John Cornyn in the Republican Senate primary. (Sergio Flores/Getty Images) |
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Many common upper-body issues—including neck and shoulder soreness, hunched back, forward head posture, and rounded shoulders, as well as buffalo and dowager’s humps—are strongly linked to poor scapular (shoulder blade) mobility.
To better understand what’s happening in your upper back, it’s important to first learn the basic anatomy and true function of the scapula. From there, I’ll guide you through five simple self-assessment tests to evaluate your scapular health, followed by a two-phase activation routine designed to relieve upper-body discomfort and restore better movement.
Most bones in the human body are connected through joints. The scapulae, however, are unique in that they are highly mobile yet “floating” bones. Located on the back of the rib cage, they connect to the skeletal framework only at its outer edges through the clavicle. Because of their unique position, the scapula’s stability and smooth movement depend largely on the surrounding muscles.
When the surrounding muscles become inactive or are used improperly over time, stiffness, tightness, and poor blood circulation can develop, leading to various aches and pains. Prolonged sitting, poor posture, and extended use of computers, phones, and tablets can pull the scapulae forward, cause the neck to protrude, and gradually move out of their natural alignment.
Once the scapulae lose their balanced position, it immediately affects the head and neck, to which they are connected. Reduced circulation can contribute to symptoms such as dizziness, cold hands and feet, or a tendency toward a “cold” constitution.
Moreover, chronic tension in the upper body can disrupt autonomic nervous system balance, keeping the body in a heightened state of stress and suppressing parasympathetic activity, which, in turn, may interfere with healthy digestive function. (More)
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