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Evelyn Bryan Johnson dies at 102; pioneering female pilot
With her husband serving in the Army Air Forces during World War II, Evelyn Bryan Johnson was looking for something to occupy her time when she wasn't running their dry-cleaning business in Jefferson City, Tenn. | She found it in a small advertisement while reading the ...Full Story
Evelyn Bryan Johnson dies at 102; pioneering female pilot
With her husband serving in the Army Air Forces during World War II, Evelyn Bryan Johnson was looking for something to occupy her time when she wasn't running their dry-cleaning business in Jefferson City, Tenn. | She found it in a small advertisement while reading the ...Full Story
The refuseniks of Cuba
| NO ONE IS MUCH surprised when the Cuban government, which lives in mortal fear of the free flow of ideas, denies travel visas to homegrown dissidents. But when the United States bars Cuban scholars from attending a four-day academic conference in California, it lowers...Full Story
Rubio’s political past could still be a liability
| MIAMI — For freshman Sen. Marco Rubio, a rising GOP figure seen as a possible Mitt Romney running mate, there are questions about whether potential vulnerabilities in his personal and political background might hold him back. | The 40-year-old Florida lawmaker h...Full Story
William Levy dancing for his fans makes it to Dancing with the Stars finale
| He's been the Latin heartthrob on Dancing with the Stars fourteenth season since the first show competition aired. The hot Cuban actor and model William Levy has advanced to Dancing with the Stars finale. Levy is among the three finalists in ABC’s dance competition ...Full Story
The Cold War: cooperation and betrayal (1963-1980)
| After the Cuban Missile Crisis, the U.S. and U.S.S.R. engaged in strategic engagement culminating in détente. The crisis frightened both sides leading to agreements and dialogue. Nixon believed the two intractable foes needed to cooperate and communicate for humanity...Full Story
Spanish oil company Repsol says exploratory well off Cuba is unsuccessful, will be abandoned
| HAVANA - An exploratory oil well off the northern coast of Cuba has proved a failure and will be capped and abandoned, Spanish company Repsol said Friday, a disappointment for a cash-strapped nation hoping for an economic lifeline. | Trial and error is par for the cou...Full Story
Hanoi's Oldest Hotel Will Open Secret Bunker To Visitors This Week
During hotel renovations last August at the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi in Vietnam, construction workers discovered an unknown bunker thought to be used during the Vietnam War. While drilling near the poolside bar, they found a flooded hallway, numerous rooms and a s...Full Story
Monroe met Kennedy for emotional hotel summit, according to explosive new book
| MARILYN MONROE had an emotional showdown with America's former First Lady JACKIE KENNEDY a month before her death in 1962 over her reported romance with the President, according to a revealing new book. | The tragic actress had threatened to go public with her affairs...Full Story
Iconic Cuban cigar goes un-smoked at home
| PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba — The elderly cigar maker sits at a rustic table next to a tobacco field and a barn filled with hanging rows of aging tobacco and meticulously selects the brown leaves, rolling the most tender ones carefully for the center of the world's most...Full Story
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Iconic Cuban cigar goes un-smoked at home
Lexington Herald-Leader | The elderly cigar maker sits at a rustic table next to a tobacco field and a barn filled with hanging rows of aging tobacco and meticulously selects the brown leaves, rolling the most tender ones carefully for the center of the world's most celebra...
Iconic Cuban cigar goes un-smoked at home
The State | PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba - The elderly cigar maker sits at a rustic table next to a tobacco field and a barn filled with hanging rows of aging tobacco and meticulously selects the brown leaves, rolling the most tender ones carefully for the center of th...
Iconic Cuban cigar goes un-smoked at home
The News & Observer Email Print Order Reprint Share This Share Text tool name | tool goes here By MARIA RECIO - McClatchy Newspapers By MARIA RECIO | PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba -- The elderly cigar maker sits at a rustic table next to a tobacco field and a barn filled with han...
Iconic Cuban cigar goes un-smoked at home
Sacramento Bee | PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba -- The elderly cigar maker sits at a rustic table next to a tobacco field and a barn filled with hanging rows of aging tobacco and meticulously selects the brown leaves, rolling the most tender ones carefully for the center of t...
Iconic Cuban cigar goes un-smoked at home
The Charlotte Observer | PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba The elderly cigar maker sits at a rustic table next to a tobacco field and a barn filled with hanging rows of aging tobacco and meticulously selects the brown leaves, rolling the most tender ones carefully for the center of the ...
Iconic Cuban cigar goes un-smoked at home
The Miami Herald | PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba -- The elderly cigar maker sits at a rustic table next to a tobacco field and a barn filled with hanging rows of aging tobacco and meticulously selects the brown leaves, rolling the most tender ones carefully for the center of t...
Marilyn Monroe's faceoff with Kennedy's wife over affair revealed
Newstrack India | London, May 20 (ANI): Marilyn Monroe had an emotional showdown with America's former First Lady Jackie Kennedy over her reported romance with the President, a month before she died in 1962, according to an explosive new book. | The tragic actress h...
Republican-led House votes to allow military action against Iran
Pakalert Press Share | Raw Story | The Republican-led House of Representatives approved Friday the use of US force against Iran if the Tehran regime threatens the United States and its allies with nuclear weapons. | According to a section of the National Defense Au...
Marco Rubio politically vulnerable?
The News Tribune | MIAMI – For freshman Sen. Marco Rubio, a rising GOP figure seen as a possible Mitt Romney running mate, there are questions about whether potential vulnerabilities in his personal and political background might hold him back. | The 40-year-ol...
New & Noteworthy: Restaurants opening in Paramus; sale at REI; and more
North Jersey | Food and dining ERIC TAMM | * Coming soon to : Pei Wei Asian Diner is scheduled to open in June at Bergen Town Center. It features Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Thai and Vietnamese small plates, noodle and rice bowls, as well as entrées. The restaura...
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has positives, vulnerabilities as a VP
Denver Post | Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, right, campaigns with Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in April in Aston, Pa. While Rubio denies any interest in the No. 2 slot on the GOP ticket this year, he is working hard to stay in the national spotligh...
Latino analysts dubious of Rubio's potential benefit for Romney
The Los Angeles Times Handsome, youthful, Cuban American and Republican, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has been mentioned repeatedly as a potential running mate for Mitt Romney — in part because of hopes that the presence of the first Latino on a major national t...
Today in History
The Washington Post | Today is Sunday, May 20, the 141st day of 2012. There are 225 days left in the year. | Loading... | Comments Weigh In Corrections? Recommend | Tweet | Personal Post | Today’s Highlight in History: | On May 20, 1712, the first version of Alexa...
Ambrosia gives berries a Southern spin
Tampa Bay Online | I don't know about you, but this year's Florida blueberry season went by in a blink. One minute I was craving that fresh blueberry flavor and the next, poof, they were gone. | Nice to know our neighbors in Georgia have a crop to offer. | I found th...
U.S. tightens requirements for some Cuba trips
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | MIAMI -- The U.S. Treasury Department has tightened a few of its restrictions on trips to Cuba by non-Cuban Americans on so-called "people-to-people" visits, saying the revisions will "help to deter abuses." | Complaints of abuses of such trips -- ...
Cuba's B&Bs are thriving
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | SANTIAGO, Cuba -- Norma Arias Puente has been learning the hospitality business for more than a decade from a perch overlooking this city's Parque Cespedes and the Cathedral of Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion with its statue of a trumpeting arch...
Cuban embargo and defending U.S. property rights
The Miami Herald | Libertarians hold that the fundamental reason for the existence of governments is to protect life, liberty, and property. These are the principles articulated by John Locke in the 17th Century, the principal architect of liberal thought who deeply ...
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