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Trump cut off Cuba’s oil. Now it’s heading for economic collapse.

Trump cut off Cuba’s oil. Now it’s heading for economic collapse.

Apple News Today
Feb 10, 2026 14 min
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<p>Cuba is on the brink of economic disaster following U.S. actions in Venezuela. <a href="https://apple.news/AilueEw_7RSWe6GPbrmhkqg">The Wall Street Journal</a>&rsquo;s Jos&eacute; de C&oacute;rdoba breaks down how the island nation got to this point.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>The January jobs report is scheduled to come out tomorrow, and one White House adviser says it&rsquo;s not going to be pretty. Justin Lahart of <a href="https://apple.news/AE0jyJnJPT5WX4escRm0sUg">the Wall Street Journal</a> joins to discuss the factors making life hard for job-seekers.</p> <p>U.S. Olympic figure skater Maxim Naumov lost his parents in the air crash over Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. <a href="https://apple.news/Au8oBA7V-Ty-Jevmgn3h-xQ">The Washington Post</a>&rsquo;s Robert Samuels tells us how competition helped Naumov overcome the tragedy.</p> <p>Plus, the U.S. is seeking to <a href="https://apple.news/AUBIOJH9lTy26K_mSi4OBVg">overturn</a> Steve Bannon&rsquo;s Jan. 6–related conviction, JD Vance visits Armenia to <a href="https://apple.news/AhiELN3obSK2Vt5WQPK5Znw">promote</a> a peace deal, and how some Olympic medals are sustaining <a href="https://apple.news/AnlQ1G0PfQqOpcdTrsRBeYA">unexpected</a> damage.</p>

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