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The U.S. Oil Blockade of Venezuela Is Pushing Cuba Toward Collapse

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

Daily News, News

44K Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

A.M. Edition for Dec. 23. Cuba was already suffering from food shortages and blackouts. Now the U.S. oil blockade of Venezuela means the Communist island also faces the loss of cheap oil from Nicolás Maduro. The Journal’s South America bureau chief Juan Forero explains. Plus, the U.S. bans new China-made drones from DJI and Autel Robotics, sparking outrage among pilots. And think you know business etiquette? Take our quiz and find out. Daniel Bach hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Millions of Americans use credit cards to purchase goods every day.

0:05.0

The Durbin Marshall credit card mandates put the secure transactions you rely on at risk,

0:10.0

leaving you vulnerable to hackers and foreign cybercriminals that want your data.

0:15.0

Hackers win. You lose.

0:18.0

Guard your card before it's too late.

0:20.0

Tell Congress your data security is not for sale

0:23.5

and oppose the Durbin Marshall credit card mandates. Paid for by Electronic Payments Coalition.

0:32.9

Denmark and Greenland call on President Trump to respect the island's sovereignty.

0:38.1

Plus, Trump's pressure campaign on Venezuela is pushing Cuba toward collapse.

0:43.6

And a new guide on workplace manners is stirring up debate among readers.

0:49.1

And they propose that if somebody sort of just wiped their nose after sneezing or just wipe their nose and then extended their hand to you, that you should take that hand.

1:00.7

You should shake that hand and just wash it right after.

1:03.7

It's Tuesday, December 23rd.

1:05.5

I'm Daniel Bach for the Wall Street Journal filling in for Luke Vargas.

1:09.1

And here's the AM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories moving

1:13.7

your world today.

1:16.4

The leaders of Denmark and Greenland are calling on President Trump to respect the sovereignty

1:21.6

of Greenland after he appointed a new special envoy to the Arctic territory.

1:26.9

On Sunday, Trump named Louisiana governor

1:29.2

Jeff Landry as envoy for the island, which is part of the kingdom of Denmark and makes up 98%

1:35.5

of its territory. Landry in turn said he aimed to make Greenland a part of the U.S. In a joint statement,

1:42.3

the Danish and Greenlandic prime ministers said that international law

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