The Flash Briefing is a daily news update every weekday morning from Todd Jeffries 

• The U.S. government has indicted former Cuban President Raúl Castro on charges of conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals, destruction of an aircraft, and murder, stemming from the 1996 shootdown of two civilian aircraft 
• Austin cyclists gathered this week for the “Ride of Silence”, an annual event hosted by the Austin Ghost Bike Project to honor the lives of people who have been hurt or killed on local roadways while calling for improvements to cyclist safety 
• The Austin City Council will vote today on annexing a four square-mile piece of land in east Austin that would be used for new infrastructure

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