Energy
U.S. intercepts $3 million in fuel shipments to Cuba as blockade tightens
The U.S. has intercepted 90 Cuba-bound shipments of biodiesel, widening a U.S.-imposed oil blockade aimed at choking off illegally trafficked fuel.
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