Press Play with Madeleine Brand
A Historic U.S.-Cuba Agreement
President Obama announced a historic agreement with Cuba today, thawing the longstanding diplomatic iceberg between the two countries. Under the deal the U.S. will open an embassy in Havana; ease travel, business and banking restrictions; and lift the cap on money sent back to the island from the U.S.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readPresident Obama announced a historic agreement with Cuba today, thawing the longstanding diplomatic iceberg between the two countries. Under the deal the U.S. will open an embassy in Havana; ease travel, business and banking restrictions; and lift the cap on money sent back to the island from the U.S. And American contractor Alan Gross is coming home after spending five years in a Cuban prison. We go over the details.
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1 of 6U.S.-Cuba Deal, L.A. Nightclub Mogul Strikes Out in Vegas, and a Year in Hacks- 0:00A Historic U.S.-Cuba AgreementYou’re reading this
- 9:57USAID’s Cold War Tactics in Cuba
- 16:44LA Nightclub Mogul Sam Nazarian Strikes Out in Vegas
- 24:30Toys for Girls, Toys for Boys
- 32:57Activist Legos, and Other Parenting News
- 42:24Sony and the Year in Hacking