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Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba (Spanish: República de Cuba ), is a country comprising the islands of Cuba, Isla de la Juventud and several archipelagos in the Caribbean Sea. The capital and largest city Havana is 365 km (227 mi) from Miami, Florida. Geographically, Cuba is considered part of North America. Culturally, it is considered part of Latin America.
Prior to Spanish colonization in the late 15th century, Cuba was inhabited by Amerindian tribes. It remained a colony of Spain until the Spanish–American War of 1898, which led to nominal independence as a de facto U.S. protectorate in 1902. As a fragile republic, Cuba attempted to strengthen its democratic system, but mounting political radicalization and social strife culminated in the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista in 1952. Further unrest and instability led to Batista's ousting in January 1959 by the July 26 movement, which afterwards established a government under the leadership of Fidel Castro. Since 1965, the country has been governed by the Communist Party of Cuba.
The Cuban Five, also known as the Miami Five (Gerardo Hernández, Antonio Guerrero, Ramón Labañino, Fernando González, and René González), are five Cuban intelligence officers who were arrested in September 1998 and later convicted in Miami of conspiracy to commit espionage, conspiracy to commit murder, acting as an agent of a foreign government, and other illegal activities in the United States. The Five were in the United States to observe and infiltrate the Cuban-American groups Alpha 66, the F4 Commandos, the Cuban American National Foundation, and Brothers to the Rescue. They were part of La Red Avispa (the Wasp Network).
In 2001 the Cuban government acknowledged—after denying the fact for nearly 3 years—that the 5 men were intelligence agents. It said they were spying on Miami's Cuban exile community, not the US government. Cuba contends that the men were sent to South Florida in the wake of several terrorist bombings in Havana organized by anti-communist terrorist Luis Posada Carriles, a former Central Intelligence Agency operative.
Donald John Trump, Sr. (born June 14, 1946) is an American businessperson and media personality. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's career, branding efforts, personal life, wealth, and outspoken manner have made him famous throughout the country. Since 2015, he is also a candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States in the 2016 election.
Trump is a native of New York City and a son of Fred Trump, who inspired him to enter real estate development. After two years at Fordham University and while studying at Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Trump worked for his father's firm, Elizabeth Trump & Son. Upon graduating in 1968 he joined the company, and in 1971 was given control, renaming the company "The Trump Organization". Since then he has built hotels, golf courses, and other properties, many of which bear his name. He is a major figure in the American business scene and has received prominent media exposure. The NBC reality show The Apprentice bolstered his fame, and his three marriages were extensively reported in tabloids.
Katheryn Elizabeth "Katy" Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. After singing in church during her childhood, she pursued a career in gospel music as a teenager. Perry signed with Red Hill Records and released her debut studio album Katy Hudson in 2001, which was commercially unsuccessful. She moved to Los Angeles the following year to venture into secular music after Red Hill ceased operations. After being dropped by The Island Def Jam Music Group and Columbia Records, Perry signed a recording contract with Capitol Records in April 2007.
Perry rose to fame in 2008 with the release of the singles "I Kissed a Girl" – which sparked controversy for its homosexual themes – and "Hot n Cold" from her second album, a pop rock record titled One of the Boys. Her third album, Teenage Dream (2010), ventured into disco, and contained the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping singles "California Gurls", "Teenage Dream", "Firework", "E.T.", and "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" as well as the number-three single "The One That Got Away". The album became the first by a female artist to produce five number-one Billboard Hot 100 songs, and the second overall after Michael Jackson's album Bad. In March 2012, she reissued the album as Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection, which produced the songs "Part of Me" and "Wide Awake".
During a phone interview on CNN tonight, billionaire Mark Cuban told host Don Lemon that he personally knows of a couple of instances of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump being inappropriate towards women. Following a discussion about the upcoming debate, which Cuban will be in attendance as a guest of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, Lemon asked Cuban that since he’s known Trump for a while, if he’s ever heard of any stories that were similar to those of the multiple women accusing Trump of sexual assault. “I know one, and it just didn’t happen recently,” Cuban told Lemon. “My friend reminded me and it was from 2000 and she — you know, I don’t expect her to come forward. I wouldn’t recommend she come forward.” The Dallas Mavericks owner added that there was another woma...
Mark Cuban was speaking with Don Lemon on CNN when he was asked if he’d ever heard talk of sexual assault regarding Donald Trump. Cuban said he knew of two people who wished to remain anonymous. Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below. http://tytnetwork.com/join “During a telephone interview with CNN”s Don Lemon, billionaire Mark Cuban was asked if he was surprised by all of the women who have come forward to accuse GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump of sexually assaulting them. His answer: not at all. “Have ever heard of anything like these women coming forward or him being untoward?” host Lemon asked him. “Yes,” Cuban told the clearly surprised CNN host. “You have?” Lemon asked. “Yes, and I know o...
A spy ring known as the Cuban Five - known for monitoring Cuban exiles in the U.S. - has received a red-carpet welcome in Moscow... where they were met by the Russian Foreign Minister, who stressed Russia's role in securing their release. But before that reception, the five had quite a story to tell.. RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air Subscribe to RT! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RussiaToday Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_com Follow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/rt Follow us on Google+ http://plus.google.com/+RT Listen to us on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/rttv RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the ...
As most everyone knows by now Havana Cultura exists to showcase Cuban artists, but today we're making a rare exception (in fact, our first exception) for Calle 13. Back in March this internationally acclaimed band from Puerto Rico performed for the first time in Cuba, and the concert was no less than historic. Introducing the band to half a million people crowding into Havana's Anti-Imperialist Plaza, Cuban crooner Kelvis Ochoa who had fulfilled a long-time dream of bringing Calle 13 to Cuba shouted, "This is a party for you!" Calle 13 and their Havana fans proceeded to party to the band's undeniably danceable but lyrically ambitious tunes, music that might be dismissed as "reggaetón" but only if you haven't been paying attention. "Alternative reggaetón" is how some music journalists have...
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https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=3Pt1RGaG6_w http://uproxx.com/news/mark-cuban-knows-multiple-women-assaulted-trump/ Mark Cuban’s current mission involves keeping fellow (supposed) billionaire Donald Trump out of the White House. Just as the Dallas Mavericks owner enjoyed being Trump’s grim spectre at the first debate, Dallas Morning News reports that Cuban will attend the final debate as a guest of Hillary Clinton. Ahead of this appearance, Cuban phoned into CNN to speak with Don Lemon on a variety of subjects, including the accumulating sexual assault claims against Trump. At one point, Cuban relays how he knows multiple women who are too afraid to come forward and speak about their assaults. “I know one, and it just didn’t happen recently. My friend reminded me and it was from 2000 a...
We were walking by taking a video of the cathedral where the Pope was just weeks ago. As we were walking over to that area, we noticed a young lady in red that stuck out a little; unbeknownst to us, it happened to be Katy Perry all alone except for a companion. As soon as she spoke with that LA accent, we were about to ask her what part of Cuba she was from, but as soon as we thought about it, we chose not to say a word... It's ashamed, we could have personally met Ms. Perry with no one around her. That would have been pretty cool. Here she poses for the very picture to be uploaded on her IG account. Check it out: https://instagram.com/p/9J6JgvP-eB/
Many people speak Spanish... but we speak it in TOTALLY different ways. Dominicans don't sound anything like an Argentinians. Meanwhile, Chileans sound like they're speaking some sort of alien language. Thankfully, Joanna Hausmann is here to break it all down.. Joanna dropping knowledge @ TheFlama.com http://www.theflama.com Add us on Snapchat: http://bit.ly/FlamaSnaps https://facebook.com/TheFlama https://twitter.com/theflama https://instagram.com/theflama https://theflama.tumblr.com
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Ryan Murphy--the mastermind behind "Glee", "American Horror Story", "Scream Queens" & more--and his stars' Sarah Paulson, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Jessica Lange take you behind the scenes of our EW covershoot. Subscribe to ►► http://po.st/SubscribeEW Watch interviews with your favorite celebrities from the world of fame. What was it like for John Green to work with Cara Delevigne, what does Jennifer Lawrence think of Amy Schumer, and much more: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJrTdKdDFMcOEDXcopc1nG6r6P7rHcF5T Find out about the latest news updates on all things entertainment. The biggest show launches, cast reveals, Hollywood celebrity gossip and the most popular movie announcements all in one place: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJrTdKdDFMcOD2Izg66tCC0cnPbhcSxJq Be the firs...
Jonny here, right now I'm in Havana, and in this short film I'm going to explain a little about tourism in Cuba. Most cultural holidays to Cuba will start in Havana, a city of magnificent decaying colonial architecture, monuments and parks, museums and galleries, music and bars and large old American cars. But the first thing you'll probably notice wandering around Havana is the near total lack of consumerism. Cuba is still a communist country with no commercial influence from America, and as such there's almost no evidence at all of the large multinationals we're used to in the West; you won't find any Starbucks or McDonalds here. There are no billboards advertising Coca Cola, there are no glass fronted shopping malls. Which is actually really quite refreshing. The whole city gives you ...
This travel video of Cuba is a collection of many videos taken in our holiday trip to Cuba in January/February 2015. If you ever have questions about some locations, just let me know and I will tell you. Hope you enjoy it - if you like it, like it on youtube and share it :) The song in the background is from One Republic called "Feel again". I have no rights of the song, I just used it for private reasons.
In this travel lecture, Rick Steves describes his experience traveling through Cuba as the US began easing decades of travel restrictions for American tourists. Expand your travel horizons and learn about the time-passed elegance of Havana, Cuba's classic American cars, fine $5 rum, the best Cuban cigars, and the idealistic charms of this remarkable island and its people. (Produced by Seattle's KCTS 9.)
Travel video about destination Cuba. Basking in the Caribbean sun, the island of Cuba lies between sun and socialism, rumba and revolution. Havana is the capital. In 1553, the Spanish conquerors designated Havana’s harbour as a collection point for ships loaded with gold and silver from the new Spanish colonies and named the settlement, San Cristobal De La Habana.La Bodeguita Del Medio was once Hemmingway`s local and nowhere else is the ‘Mojito’ mixed better: three year old white rum, lime juice, soda, sugar, ice and mint. Whether it be the Teatro Marti, the Old Tobacco Factory, the famous Bacardi house, or the Floridita Bar, everywhere there is a feeling of nostalgia. When the Daiquiri is served, one almost expects Fidel Castro to be sitting at the next table. Pinar Del Rio is a small but...
10 things you need to know before visiting Cuba! Check out the checklist below for what to pack: -Sunscreen -Water bottle -Towel, multiple swim suits, goggles -Passport, cash ($300 should be enough) -Sneakers, flip flops, one pair of nice shoes -Summer wear, windbreaker, semi-formal wear -Medications you require, gravol -Camera -ziploc bags (for electronics) -sunglasses, hats -Lots of socks/underwear -Toiletries (toothbrush, facecloth, toothpaste, hand soap, shampoo, deodorant, moisturizer for burns) -Plastic bags for bringing liquor home without leaking -Tissues for wiping away sweat when it gets really hot and humid Music from YouTube Audio Library LCS: Local Canadian Singles? No! Like/Comment/Subscribe. YT: http://goo.gl/u5Jtq TW: http://goo.gl/Kcx5O FB: http://goo.gl/bMCMj7 G+: ht...
Cuba Travel Guide. How is Cuba? In this 2016 Cuba video Guide, see the Real Cuba by following our Cuba travel adventure. READ MORE ON OUR BLOG!!!: http://bit.ly/1ncQRUL Top attractions of the country with Salsa, mojito, old American Cars and wonderful Cuban people … Read more on our blog: http://bit.ly/1ncQRUL This is a video vlog of our incredible trip to Cuba, a 20 day tour from Havana to Varadero, through the most beautiful places of this magic island. Discover what Cuba looks like! Many American stars visited Cuba this year, most recent trips include Conan in Cuba and Rihanna photoshoot in Havana. Subscribe to our channel! After a 12 hours bumpy flight from UK we finally landed in Havana where we spent 8 days, then we took a local bus to Viñales and explored for 3 days the stu...
Every year millions of people travel to this city in hopes of finding Tupac Shakur. DISCLAIMER: My audio equipment was confiscated at the Havana Airport within the first hour that I arrived in the city, so though I was not able to do interviews, so I thought creating a cool travel guide on Havana, Cuba would be a great alternative! FOLLOW ME: My Travel Adventures From Around The World: www.instagram.com/yafafly My attempts to make funny puns & jokes: Follow Yafa on Twitter : http://bit.ly/139ailr Stalk me on my page: Like The Yafa Show on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/17D0TlP
Take a tour of Top 10 Attractions of Havana, Cuba - part of the World's Greatest Attractions series by GeoBeats. Hey, this is your host, Naomi. I would like to show you the top 10 attractions of Havana, Cuba. Number 10: Old Havana, among the most unique places you'll visit. Time seems to stand still there. Enjoy the great architecture, art and music. Number 9: Transportation. Havana is teeming with fascinating modes of transportation, including public taxis and vintage cars that lend to a colorful atmosphere. Number 8: El Capitolio, Cuba's national capital building. The exterior has a resemblance to the U. S. Capitol. It was built in 1929 to house the seat of government. Number 7: Music. Cuban music is famous the world over. With its diverse styles that include European and Africa...
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You don't seem to understand
Her skin is cool like water to the tongue
Her eyes smooth like a stone
When her heart strings come undone
She's a star that I wish upon
She's a dream I couldn't own
Lord please tell me what to do with that girl
The sheriff shared her bed
And he claimed her as his wife
She loved him once for the man
That he was in another life
Now I like the sheriff just fine, my friends
But I long for his wife
O lord please tell me what to do with that man
The town where I was born
I hold dear to my heart
When the townsfolk heard the news
Tempers flared, ropes formed a noose
Get the traitor, burn that loathsome whore
Wake the hangman from his sleep
O lord please tell me what to do in this town
To walk through the night
Without love, no kisses on my lips
A world without end
My throat is parched, please give me a few sips
She offered the spread upon her table
And the wine went to my head
O lord please tell me what to do with myself
Who knows what to do
From one minute to the next
The hunters spill my blood
Tear my clothes, break my bones, place their bets
Shuffling boots and screams were heard
In the darkness of the night
O lord please tell me what to do I'm confused