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New York Times
16-07-2025
- Politics
- New York Times
Henry Raymont, First to Report Bay of Pigs Invasion, Dies at 98
Henry Raymont, an American journalist who was the first to report in 1961 that a U.S.-supported invasion of Cuba was underway at the Bay of Pigs, only to be immediately imprisoned by Fidel Castro's forces and threatened with execution, died on Tuesday in Tepoztlan, Mexico, where he had long lived. He was 98. His daughter, Sarah Raymont, said he died in his sleep at an assisted living home. Mr. Raymont was a United Press International reporter on assignment in Havana when Cuban exiles came ashore in April 1961 at Bahía de Cochinos, the Bay of Pigs, on the island's southwestern coast. Theirs was a covert military operation intended to overthrow the Castro government, in power then for a little more than two years. The mission, financed and guided by the United States, was a thorough failure, and 'Bay of Pigs' became a metaphor for almost any venture doomed because of inept planning. 'I gave the first news of the Bay of Pigs,' Mr. Raymont said years later. Within minutes of his alerting his editors in New York, armed militiamen burst into his Havana apartment and hauled him off to military intelligence headquarters. He was accused of being an enemy agent and told he faced the death penalty. Dozens of others were also detained. Some, Mr. Raymont said, were executed. 'I was going to be shot,' he said. But diplomatic efforts on his behalf led to his being freed after six days. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Miami Herald
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Watch: Richard Armitage plays murder suspect in ‘Red Eye'
July 15 (UPI) -- Hulu is teasing Red Eye, a series starring The Stranger and The Hobbit actorRichard Armitage. In the new thriller, Armitage portrays Dr. Matthew Nolan, an accused murderer who maintains that he is innocent. London police officer DC Hana Li (Jing Lusi) escorts Matthew on a red eye flight to Beijing. The plane is carrying over 200 passengers and a deadly assassin. "You have to help me," Matthew says in the trailer released Tuesday. "Don't make this harder than it has to be," Hana responds. "But after an incident occurs on-board, she finds herself embroiled in an escalating conspiracy," the official synopsis reads. The series arrives on the streamer July 22. 2025 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Miami Herald
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Watch: Ailing Richard Dreyfuss misses SharkCon
July 14 (UPI) --Jaws legend Richard Dreyfuss missed this weekend's SharkCon in Florida because he was hospitalized with viral bronchitis and forbidden by doctors to fly. The 77-year-old Oscar-winner appeared in a video posted to the fan event's Instagram page. He is shown lying in a hospital bed while covered up in a Jaws 50 blanket. "I feel terrible about not showing up and I feel worse about exposing you to this apparently very viral illness, but there will be other times and I will make it my business to show up," Dreyfuss told his fans in the video. "I want you all to feel very sorry for me and very sorry for yourselves," he laughed. "I'm in a lot of pain and that has to come first -- my health." Jaws, directed by Steven Spielberg and released in 1975, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Dreyfuss starred alongside Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Lorraine Gary and Murray Hamilton. 2025 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Miami Herald
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Watch: Amaya and Bryan win ‘Love Island USA' Season 7
July 14 (UPI) -- Contestants Amaya Espinal and Bryan Arenales were declared the winners of Peacock's Love Island USA Season 7 on Sunday. The couple will share a $100,000 cash prize. The runners-up were Nic Vansteenberghe and Olandria Carthen. Ariana Madix hosted the reality competition series, which took place in Fiji. "Temptations will rise and drama will ensue as Islanders face brand new couples' challenges, jaw-dropping twists and turns, and even a few surprise guests," the streaming service said in a press release before the show's season premiere last month. "Once again, viewers will be able to vote for their favorite couples via the Love Island USA app to determine which Islanders will re-couple, who will remain in the villa, and who goes home heartbroken." 2025 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Miami Herald
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Watch: Jenna Ortega must save Emma Myers in ‘Wednesday' Season 2
July 9 (UPI) -- Netflix is previewing Part 1 of Wednesday Season 2 with a new trailer. The teaser released Wednesday shows the titular character (Jenna Ortega) grappling with a disturbing prophecy after returning to her beloved Nevermore Academy. "During one of her psychic visions, she learns that her best friend and roommate Enid Sinclair (Emma Myers) will die -- and that she's somehow responsible," an official synopsis reads. Wednesday confides in her mother, Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones), who declares, "I will not let history repeat itself." Zeta-Jones told Netflix's Tudum that "one would think" Wednesday and Morticia's relationship would have improved by Season 2. "But one finds that it's a little bit more strained," she said. "So that's always wonderful to play." Wednesday commits to saving Enid "or die trying." The upcoming season will also star Evie Templeton, Steve Buscemi, Isaac Ordonez, Luis Guzman and Joanna Lumley. Season 2, Part 1 arrives on the streamer Aug. 6, while Part 2 premieres Sept. 3. 2025 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
