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May 5, 2026
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Cuba’s seniors struggle to survive as economic crisis worsens under Trump’s embargo
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Cuban seniors grasp for a lifeline
In an economic crisis made worse by Trump’s embargo, pensioners live with loneliness and hunger one day at a time
REPORTING BY ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ
PHOTOGRAPHY BY RAMON ESPINOSAHAVANA
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PUBLISHED MAY 5, 2026
UPDATED MAY 7, 2026
Mercedes Lopez Rey, 83, keeps a portrait of Fidel Castro alongside her prayer cards in Old Havana, where she lives. Life has been harder for seniors like her under an economic crisis and tensions with Washington.
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