President Trump has tried to strangle Cuba by blocking its oil imports. But six months later, the island is finding ways to endure.

“We have not reached the point of having a humanitarian crisis precisely because of the strength of our society,” Mr. Fernández de Cossio, Cuba’s deputy foreign minister, said in Havana’s Fidel Castro museum, where the lights were on but the air-conditioning had failed. “The intimate expectation in political circles in the United States was that Cuba could not survive beyond April. And here we are.”

July 27, 2026

The U.S. oil blockade has deepened a humanitarian crisis, forcing Cubans to lean on the island’s long tradition of community solidarity to provide a cushion.

July 7, 2026

President Donald Trump's appearance in Michigan was interrupted by chants of "pedophile protector" from a protester on Monday.

Videos shared on social media show Trump speaking in Milford while the protester or protesters repeatedly shouted the phrase during his remarks, briefly disrupting the event before the president continued speaking. The chants come as pressure has mounted from critics and some lawmakers for the release of additional documents related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The video shows the president saying, "He's a communist, he's a communist," while pointing. The crowd then broke out into a chant of "USA! USA!" It is not immediately clear to Newsweek at the time of publication whether the protester or protesters were removed from the audience.

I've decided I wanna do that, I saw a service called Undead, but they wanted 2k. Unfortunately I am absolutely broke, so I was wondering if there's like youtube videos or a written guide or something I can use for voice training.

I tried looking into getting a voice therapist but there isn't one in my state and I'm sure my insurance wouldn't cover it anyway.

Thanks in advance.

Alt: Unionspolitiker wenn sie anderen den Kündigungsschutz "lockern" wollen: fühlt sich gut an Maimai

Unionspolitiker wenn sie kurzfristig entlassen werden: GIF von einem weinenden Entenküken

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Сьогодні ймовірно було здійснено спробу завдання удару по найбільшому логістичному центру «Wildberries» Коледино (Московська область).

Скоріш за все унаслідок роботи ППО ураження зазнала розташована поруч складська територія логістичного оператора «3PL» загальною площею 18 300 кв. м. У результаті влучання на об'єкті виникла масштабна пожежа.

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Зазначений комплекс функціонував як фулфілмент та логістична платформа, що здійснювала повний цикл операцій із товарно-матеріальними цінностями: прийом, відповідальне зберігання, комплектування, пакування, маркування та формування вантажних партій для подальшого транспортування на інші складські мережі.

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It hurts being lonely. I feel that the last 3 years I have been in isolation. With more and more friends growing apart as you age, I never felt so disconnected from others than I do now.

I grew a lot as a person in this city, but what hurts is that the little friends I had left here, only 1 asked to make arrangements before I go. I did ask other friends to see them or to tell them when I'm free, but they don't seem interested, and I won't ask again. This is painful. Just a realislzation I already knew. This is devastating and humiliating.

It hurts being this lonely.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/56745331

• Filing cites general reputational risk from negative publicity
• Shein does not mention specific China supply chain issues
• China objected to references to Uyghur forced labour risk in earlier filings, a source says
• Shein highlights 7,500 contract manufacturing partners and its LATR inventory ​system

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Shein's Hong Kong IPO filing published on Sunday made no specific mention ‌of risks linked to allegations that its clothes contain cotton from the Xinjiang region.

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Online fast-fashion ​retailer Shein shifted to seeking an IPO in Hong Kong after its supply chain risk disclosure became a major ​sticking point in its attempts to IPO in New York and London, according to a ⁠source with direct knowledge, as China's regulator could not accept a filing that mentioned Uyghur forced labour as a risk.

Those ​filings included a statement about compliance with the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, a U.S. law aimed at preventing imports of ​goods produced by forced labour.

In London, the Financial Conduct Authority gave its green light to the filing, but the China Securities Regulatory Commission withheld its approval, effectively blocking the listing, and Shein eventually shifted to a Hong Kong listing instead.

[...]

The legal and political tightrope Shein had to walk was evident at a UK ​parliamentary hearing in January 2025 when Shein's EMEA general counsel Yinan Zhu avoided answering repeated questions from lawmakers on whether the company uses cotton ‌from China ⁠or from Xinjiang.

[...]

Shein fell to a net loss in the first quarter 2026 [archived link] as US and EU trade tensions hit its business, the fast-fashion retailer reported in a filing ahead of its Hong Kong listing.

Rising trade barriers from the US and EU have hit Shein’s profits, which peaked at $3.4bn in 2024. Net profit was $2bn in 2025.

[...]

The company highlighted the risk of escalating trade tensions between China and its major export markets. A rising number of governments, particularly in Europe, are clamouring for more action to stop cheap Chinese imports flooding their markets and challenging their industries.

Shein remains heavily dependent on Chinese manufacturers for most of its products, despite attempts to diversify its supplier base in other countries, notably Turkey.

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