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Tampa Bay TimesThursday, 21 May 2026
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HILLSBOROUGH VOTES TO ENTER NEXT PHASE
After pointed comments on both sides, commissioners approve the nonbinding memorandum, 5-2.
The paper frames the indictment as a major historical milestone, focusing on the resolution of a decades-old grievance for the Florida Cuban exile community rather than imminent diplomatic conflict.
In 1996, the Cuban military shot down two civilian planes belonging to 'Brothers to the Rescue', a US-based activist group. The decision by the US Justice Department to formally indict a former foreign head of state marks a significant, albeit delayed, legal escalation in US-Cuba relations.
“1996 civilian plane ambush”
“Factual and regionally focused”
HCC approves Rays lease for $10 a mo.
The 99-year deal is a key step toward a stadium deal, but there are plenty left.
Highlights the specific, striking financial terms of a local sporting infrastructure agreement.
After fatal Ybor City pursuit, Tampa police update policy
An internal review found that state troopers weren't asked to start the chase that left 4 dead and injured 13.
Details bureaucratic and procedural shifts within the local police department following a highly scrutinized incident.
DOJ indicts Raul Castro over 1996 civilian plane ambush
Thirty years ago, Cuban jets shot down two aircraft operated by the Brothers to the Rescue, a Miami-based Cuban exile organization. Four people were killed.
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