YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP | | | | Nicole Fallert
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Welcome to the Daily Briefing. Start the day with these stories: |
Nicole Fallert here. Catch up with USA TODAY's News Quiz. Then get to Tuesday's news, from U.S.-Cuba relations to a major Senate primary in Illinois. Plus: Team USA is in the World Baseball Classic final tonight. |
Cuba's economic crisis worsens amid US talks |
President Donald Trump on Monday said he expected to have the "honor" of "taking Cuba in some form" and that "I can do anything I want" with the neighboring country. His words come as Trump signaled the U.S. could soon reach a deal with Cuba to reinstate relations — or take other action. |
Also on Monday: Cuba's national electric grid collapsed, the country's grid operator said, leaving around 10 million people without power amid a U.S.-imposed oil blockade that has crippled the island's already obsolete generation system. |
Meanwhile, Cubans living overseas, including in places like Miami, will be allowed to invest in Cuba's private sector and own businesses in their home country, the nation's top economic official said in a Monday interview with NBC News. | Wind gusts dust royal star magnolias with snow and change an overcast day to near white out conditions at 10:30am, before quickly changing to sun on March 16, 2026, in Indianapolis. Michelle Pemberton/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images |
Wild swings of weather the central and eastern United States has endured in recent weeks — from blizzards and bitter cold to severe thunderstorms and near-record warmth — are typical for March as the seasons transition from winter to spring, forecasters said. But why are we having weather drama? |
USA v. Venezuela in World Baseball Classic final |
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