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Washington DC, Jul 17 (EFE).- Thousands of people rallied in the Cuban streets on Saturday in a pro-government march days after widespread protests rocked the communist regime amid an unprecedented economic and health crises on the island.Cubans living in exile in the United States poured out on the roads in solidarity with the anti-government protesters in Cuba, complaining that their brethren were struggling with food and medical care due to Covid-19.The protesters blame the communist dictatorship for the crisis amid a failing economy, food shortages, and frequent blackouts. (Camera: EFE).SHOT LIST: CUBANS LIVING IN EXILE IN THE UNITED STATES PROTEST AGAINST THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT OUTSIDE THE US WHITE HOUSE IN WASHINGTON, DC, US.SOUND BITE: ABEL SÁNCHEZ, ONE OF THE PROTESTERS (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATION: What we need is an automatic intervention, now, immediate. We don't need food, we don't need anything. What we need is freedom, which is what the Cuban people have been fighting for in the past 62 years and that is why all these Cubans are here today. For the freedom of Cuba.
The homes of both US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have been vandalized. CNN reports the incidents took place after the Senate stalled Friday on increasing stimulus checks to $2,000 for millions of Americans. Pelosi and McConnell are the two highest-ranking members of Congress. After McConnell's Louisville home was marked with graffiti early Saturday morning, the Kentucky Republican denounced the incident as a "radical tantrum." CNN reports police say an unidentified suspect or suspects vandalized one of Pelosi's homes in San Francisco. The person or persons painted graffiti on the garage door and left a pig's head on the sidewalk.
The House of Representatives will vote on Monday on a measure to increase stimulus checks. The increase will be for Americans under a certain income level to receive $2,000 in payment. This comes after Trump signed a sweeping coronavirus relief bill into law Sunday evening. That legislation, which was negotiated on a bipartisan basis, provides for $600 in direct payments. After the deal was brokered and passed out of Congress, Trump railed against the amount. CNN reports he said it is too low, prompting House Democrats to push for an increase.
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