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Sept. 30 (UPI) — The United States imposed new financial and travel restrictions on Cuba on Wednesday, barring U.S. banks from maintaining certain accounts for Cuban private entrepreneurs and reversing measures introduced by the Biden administration to expand the island’s access to the U.S. financial system.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says industry-funded research and promotion programs cannot fund initiatives focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving environmental sustainability.

On September 2, 2026, Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels and Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced new limits on screen time and AI use for students in New York City public schools. Erik Pendzich/

In an employee memo published on September 2, 2026, Uber said it was reducing its workforce by about 10% and expected only around 1% of employees to remain fully remote. Its hybrid policy continues to require three days per week in an office.

The ban is being implemented for the 2026-27 school year as the nation’s second-largest school system reviews its artificial intelligence policies.

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has announced that recent financial restrictions imposed by the U.S. on the United Arab Emirates branch of Banque Misr do not impact the bank’s domestic operations or any other financial institutions in Egypt.