Cuba Latest, Louisiana Primary, World Cup Travel
This episode of NPR's Up First covers three urgent global and domestic stories: Cuba's energy collapse and diplomatic overtures with the U.S., a high-stakes Louisiana Senate primary testing Donald Trump’s grip on the GOP, and the fallout from U.S. visa restrictions affecting World Cup fan
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