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This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 3 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is considering inviting a Cuban representative to the Summit of the Americas, a U.S. official said Friday, as his administration tries to salvage an event that risks collapsing over disagreements about the guest list. It's unclear if Cuba would accept the invitation, the U.S. official said, which would be extended to someone in the foreign ministry to join as an observer — but not the foreign minister himself, and not as a full participant. The U.S. official declined to be identified while speaking about sensitive deliberations. A spokesperson for the National Security Council did not respond to a request for comment about whether Cuba would be invited. The Summit of the Americas involves countries across the Americas, stretching from Canada to Chile. It is scheduled to begin in a little more than two weeks in Los Angeles, in the United … [Read more...] about US official: Biden mulls Cuba invitation for Americas summit

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for May 20 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Mourners attended a private funeral at the Lincoln Memorial United Methodist Church in Buffalo, New York , Friday for Deacon Heyward Patterson , a 67-year-old who was at the Tops grocery store to pick up supplies for the church’s food kitchen when he became the victim of a hate-filled mass shooting. Patterson was one of ten people killed when the gunman rushed in with an AR-15. Three others were wounded. "His loving memories remain in the hearts of many family and friends," an obituary posted by the Thomas Edward Funeral Home reads. Patterson was being buried at St. Matthew’s Cemetery, just a mile and a half from where a gunman took his life in an unprovoked attack. BUFFALO SHOOTING SURVIVOR RECOUNTS HARROWING ESCAPE AFTER WITNESSING START OF … [Read more...] about Buffalo Tops Market attack victim Heyward Patterson laid to rest in 1st of funerals for 10 shooting victims

The leftist government of New Zealand will begin handing out millions of checks in an attempt to fight inflation, despite government spending typically being a key contributor to inflation. In order to supposedly combat inflation, which has risen to a 30-year-high in New Zealand, Finance Minister Grant Robertson announced on Thursday that the Labour Party-controlled government would be issuing 350NZD ($225/£180) in checks to some 2.1 million Kiwis in weekly payments over the next three months. All adults who earned less than 70,001 NZD ($45,000/£36,000) in the previous fiscal year will automatically qualify for the stimulus checks in order to help the “squeezed middle,” New Zealand’s Stuff news website reported . Leftist Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said that the government spending was necessary to take the “hard edge” off inflation, which has hit 6.9 per cent, the highest level in three decades experienced by the island nation. “The Budget eases the impact of global … [Read more...] about Leftist New Zealand Govt to Hand Out Stimulus Checks to ‘Fight Inflation’