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UN General Assembly again votes to condemn US economic embargo on Cuba

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The UN General Assembly voted again to condemn the US economic embargo on Cuba, for the 34th year. Just the News reports 134 votes in favor and 25 abstentions, and gives two different figures for the votes against, 15 and 17. Bloomberg and The Independent report that fewer countries backed the resolution than last year, with some nations sitting out or voting no for the first time, after a push by the Trump administration. The Independent also reports that a Trump official had a shouting match with Cuban delegates the day before the vote. Just the News reports that the resolution is not legally binding.

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. The UN General Assembly voted again to call for an end to the US economic embargo on Cuba, the 34th year it has done so.

    Reported byLeft2Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Independent, Bloomberg
    Far Right
    Just the News

  2. The vote was reported as 134 in favor and 25 abstentions; reports give 15 or 17 votes against.

    One outletJust the News· Far Right

  3. Fewer countries backed the resolution than last year, and more countries opposed it or sat out, which Bloomberg describes as the most opposing votes ever.

    Reported byLeft1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Bloomberg
    Far Right
    Just the News

  4. The Independent reports that a Trump official had a shouting match with Cuban delegates at the UN the day before the vote.

    One outletThe Independent· Left

  5. The resolution is not legally binding.

    One outletJust the News· Far Right

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

  • The shift in votes against the embargo resulted from pressure by the Trump administration.

    Bloomberg reports a push by the Trump administration to curb support, and The Independent says countries caved to Trump. Just the News reports the opposing and abstaining nations but does not attribute the shift to US pressure in its supplied text.

  • The number of votes against the resolution.

    Just the News gives 134 in favor and reports 15 votes against in its description and 17 in its excerpt, so its own figures disagree. Other supplied coverage gives no count.

How each side tells it

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Every side reports the UN General Assembly again condemned the US embargo on Cuba for the 34th year, with more countries opposing or sitting out than before. Left-rated outlets center the Trump administration’s push on countries; the right-rated report centers the vote count and the non-binding resolution.

  • the left

    4 outlets

    Left-rated headlines frame the vote as Trump administration pressure: The Independent says countries cave to Trump, and Bloomberg says the US wins over 23 more countries.

    Some countries Loaded verb“cave to Trump”Describes countries changing their votes as giving in, which assumes the reason without establishing it.More neutral: change position on Trump-backedDisagree with this highlight? and sit out of UN vote over Cuba embargo for first time in 34 years
    The IndependentLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    No coverage yet

    No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the right

    2 outlets

    Right-rated headlines lead with the UN condemning the embargo and the nations that opposed or abstained, while the Washington Times, republishing an AP report, stresses tensions spilling into public.

    UN votes to condemn US economic embargo on Cuba, but more nations oppose the measure or abstain
    Just the NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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  • Left3

    underminecave to TrumpWins Over

  • Center

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  • Right0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    undermineMore neutral: campaign against Cuba’s socialist government

    Describes the administration’s aim as undermining a government, which assumes an intent the excerpt does not establish.

    economic embargo on Cuba as the Trump administration intensifies its campaign to undermine Cuba’s socialist government

    Used byABC News (Left)

  • Loaded verb

    cave to TrumpMore neutral: change position on Trump-backed

    Describes countries changing their votes as giving in, which assumes the reason without establishing it.

    Some countries cave to Trump and sit out of UN vote over Cuba embargo for first time in 34 years

    Used byThe Independent (Left)

  • Loaded verb

    Wins OverMore neutral: Adds 23 More Countries Opposing

    Presents a count of votes as a contest won by one government, which frames a diplomatic vote as a victory.

    US Wins Over 23 More Countries in UN Vote Against Cuba Embargo

    Used byBloomberg (Left)

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

4 outlets

Leads with

  • Trump administration pressure
  • countries sitting out the vote
  • shouting match with Cuban delegates
  • number of nations opposing

Leaves out

  • the 134-vote tally and 25 abstentions
  • that the resolution is not legally binding

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • Al Jazeera EnglishLeft

    UN votes to condemn embargo of Cuba despite US lobbying push

    US points to increase in abstentions in General Assembly as evidence that push to isolate Cuba is slowly succeeding.

    Read at Al Jazeera English (opens in a new tab)
  • BloombergLeft

    US Loaded verb“Wins Over”Presents a count of votes as a contest won by one government, which frames a diplomatic vote as a victory.More neutral: Adds 23 More Countries OpposingDisagree with this highlight? 23 More Countries in UN Vote Against Cuba Embargo

    The United Nations General Assembly again called for the end of the US embargo on Cuba in a symbolic vote, but the number of countries opposing the motion was the most ever after a push by President Donald Trump’s administration to curb support.

    Read at Bloomberg (opens in a new tab)
  • The IndependentLeft

    Some countries Loaded verb“cave to Trump”Describes countries changing their votes as giving in, which assumes the reason without establishing it.More neutral: change position on Trump-backedDisagree with this highlight? and sit out of UN vote over Cuba embargo for first time in 34 years

    The vote came a day after a Trump official got into a shouting match with Cuban delegates at the U.N. General Assembly

    Read at The Independent (opens in a new tab)
  • ABC NewsLeftAssociated Press report

    UN holds annual vote on condemning US embargo on Cuba as tensions spill into public

    The United Nations is set to vote on a resolution condemning the decades-long U.S. economic embargo on Cuba as the Trump administration intensifies its campaign to Loaded verb“undermine”Describes the administration’s aim as undermining a government, which assumes an intent the excerpt does not establish.More neutral: campaign against Cuba’s socialist governmentDisagree with this highlight? Cuba’s socialist government

    Read at ABC News (opens in a new tab)

    Also published by The Washington Times. It counts once.

    1 more from ABC News

From the center

0 outlets

No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • the UN vote condemning the embargo
  • nations opposing or abstaining
  • vote tally and abstentions
  • resolution not legally binding

Leaves out

  • Trump official’s shouting match with Cuban delegates
  • Trump administration push on countries

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    ABC News, Oct 28, 12:11 AM EDT

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    6 hr 58 min later

    Its first report, Oct 28, 7:09 AM EDT

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  1. ABC NewsLeftOct 28, 12:11 AM EDT
  2. The Washington TimesRightOct 28, 7:09 AM EDT
  3. The IndependentLeftOct 28, 12:03 PM EDT
  4. BloombergLeftOct 28, 12:25 PM EDT
  5. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 28, 4:22 PM EDT

Times are the ones the outlets published in their own feeds, in Eastern time. Opinion is left out. Just the News gave only a date, so it is not placed.

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