Protests erupt in Cuba as US restrictions spark food, energy shortages

Protesters in central Cuba have torched a local communist party office, as conditions on the island continue to deteriorate under severe restrictions from the United States meant to squeeze the economy.
Authorities said on Saturday that five people were arrested amid what the government called “vandalism acts” in the city of Moron.
“What began peacefully, after an exchange with the authorities in the area, degenerated into vandalism against the headquarters of the municipal committee of the Communist Party,” the state-