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19 Apr, 2021 21:15

Full Show: Raul Castro steps down as Communist Party secretary

89-year-old Raul Castro announced that he is stepping down as first secretary of Cuba’s Communist Party. The new leader, announced today, is President Miguel Diaz-Canel, making this the first time in about 60 years that the country won’t be led by a Castro. In what direction will Cuba move under Canel’s leadership? Pedro Gonzalez Munne, Editor of The Cuban Nation & President of the Florida Association of Hispanic Journalists, shares his perspective. (15:50)

The US has just faced a violent streak of deadly shootings. In Austin, Texas three people were gunned down, while Kenosha, Wisconsin saw three people killed and three others injured at a local tavern. Days before these shootings, nine people were killed after a gunman opened fire at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis. RT America’s Trinity Chavez has the story. (:54)

Then Joe Collins, Navy veteran and Republican Congressional nominee in California’s 43rd District, weighs in. (9:09)

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