Multiple crises pushing many Cubans to breaking point
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HAVANA (AP): Sweltering nights. Water and power shortages. Dwindling fuel and crumbling homes. Limited public transportation and weak cellphone signals. The psychological toll of daily life in Cuba is pushing many to their breaking point on the island of nearly 10 million people, with no relief in sight as a United States energy embargo persists and longtime economic and financial troubles deepen. “Before, there was hope,” Dr Yomeidis Felicó Riverón said. “Right now, what people have lost is exa