#Emmy award-winning journalist covering politics at @NBC6 & @Telemundo51; formerly based in #Havana #Cuba. Send tips to [email protected] IG: @hatzelvela
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Too much crime in the entertainment district? Fort Lauderdale says hold my beer, at least hold it one hour earlier as the city mandates earlier closing time for clubs and bars. @nbc6
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Miami Cuban bakery caught in political firestorm after hosting Hakeem Jeffries
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#NEW @nbc6, @Telemundo51 poll finds @ByronDonalds leading @davidjollyfl; addresses @realDonaldTrump support in #Florida, other issues. nbcmiami.com/elections/flori…
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Another federal government report found that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement dramatically expanded immigration, which led to what the report describes as wasteful spending of potentially billions of taxpayer dollars.
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Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz is taking her budget dispute with county leaders to Tallahassee, arguing the budget approved by the Miami-Dade County Commission falls $42 million short of what her office needs to hire and retain deputies.
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Two months after his mom was detained by ICE, Samuel Gonzalez Terrones, 21, died by suicide.
“To the ICE agent who took away my mother: I hope it was worth it,” Samuel wrote. “I can’t handle anymore injustices in this world.”
When the family broke the news to his mother, still in detention, agents wouldn't let each other hug.
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heartbreaking story by @andreamcastillo
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BREAKING: Sabato's Crystal Ball shifts the Florida Governor's race to LEANS REPUBLICAN, the second national race rater to do so in just the last week following an unprecedented surge in momentum for David Jolly.
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Florida fights to keep insurance companies' profits secret, and state Senate threatens legal action against Sun Sentinel and Orlando Sentinel for publishing details sun-sentinel.com/2026/09/19/…
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This will be a long thread. Please stick with it.
The Miami Herald, one of the premier legacy newspapers in America, laid off or wrote off more than 30 positions today – well over one-third of its editorial staff. The cuts include crucial accountability beats. (1)
#Cuban political prisoner Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara released from prison; arrives in #Miami Saturday nbcmiami.app.link/oFfFbMVgR4…
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The president said the records support claims of Chinese interference in the 2020 election, while fact-checkers said several assertions lacked key context. on.nbc6.com/yzEFi2l
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A special weather statement has been issued for LaBelle FL, Port LaBelle FL and Pioneer FL until 4:45 PM EDT
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We found roughly 70 cents of every dollar of property taxes in Miami-Dade is spent on schools or public safety. miamiherald.com/news/local/c…
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An NBC News team at the White House heard between 20 and 30 gunshots. on.nbc6.com/MZaQE8R
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On video: Around 20 to 30 gunshots heard in area of White House on.nbc6.com/aZbURvm
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🔴#ULTIMAHORA #EXCLUSIVA
Arrestan en Florida a hermana de la jefa de GAESA tras investigación de Martí Noticias
Adys Lastres Morera, hermana de la general Ania Guillermina Lastres Morera —jefa del conglomerado militar GAESA—, quien figuraba como directiva de empresas vinculadas al sector inmobiliario, actualmente se encuentra detenida.
Registrada como gerente y agente en compañías como Remas Investments LLC y Santa Elena Investments LLC, dedicadas a la compra, venta y gestión de propiedades, llegó a Estados Unidos en 2023 tras ser reclamada por su hijo, ciudadano estadounidense, y anteriormente se dedicaba al alquiler de viviendas en La Habana, incluyendo propiedades destinadas al turismo.
Su entorno familiar está directamente conectado con el poder económico en Cuba, ya que GAESA controla sectores clave como el turismo, el comercio en divisas, la banca y las remesas, concentrando miles de millones de dólares. Este conglomerado ha sido sancionado por Estados Unidos por su vínculo con las Fuerzas Armadas y su papel en el financiamiento del aparato estatal cubano.
MARTÍ NOTICIAS
#Live updates: FL lawmakers speak ahead of expected #indictment of Raúl #Castro. #Cuba WATCH on @nbc6: nbcmiami.com/news/local/live…
This is how the #Cuban a embassy in #Washington is responding to #Castro possible indictment and Brothers to the Rescue shoot down. Follow latest on nbcmiami.com/news/local/live…
✈️🇨🇺 MythBreakers: Exposing the Brothers to the Rescue hoax
Were diplomatic and institutional channels exhausted before tensions escalated in the airspace?
Yes, rigorously and repeatedly. Each of the more than 25 territorial violations that occurred between 1994 and 1996 was formally denounced in writing.
Cuba officially notified the American counterparts who had both the authority and the legal obligation to halt these flights: the U.S. Department of State, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
No one can claim ignorance.
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TODAY: Keep up with the latest updates, minute by minute, on the announcement of the Raul #Castro indictment at the Freedom Tower. We will have reaction locally and from #Cuba on @nbc6: nbcmiami.com/news/local/live…