The US Treasury Department posted the new directive on its website on Monday.Published On 13 Jul 202613 Jul 2026The United States Department of the Treasury has sanctioned Cuba’s Ministry of Tourism and other entities amid growing tensions between Havana and Washington, DC.On Monday, the US imposed sanctions covering two state-owned companies as well: Grupo Empresarial de Transporte Maritimo Portuario (GEMAR) and Grupo Empresarial del Comercio Exterior (GECOMEX), according to the sanctions published on the department’s website.The agency said it is giving companies and financial institutions that do business with the state-owned companies until August 12 to wind down existing contracts…

California voters face a topsy-turvy choice in November, when two competing ballot measures go head to head. Prop. 42, branded as retirement protection, is actually a kill-switch measure that protects billionaire wealth. Prop. 40, called the “Billionaire Tax,” is the one that helps fund the…

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