http://www.newsvine.com/cubaNewsvine - cubaen-usCopyright 2013Sat, 25 May 2013 17:11:56 +0000Sun, 26 May 2013 03:11:23 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://eezzbeat.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/25/18492519-why-gitmo-was-not-closed-from-the-get-gohttp://eezzbeat.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/25/18492519-why-gitmo-was-not-closed-from-the-get-gocubaguantanamopoliticsobamageorge-w-bushgitmoal-qaedanational-defense-universitydrone-campaignboundless-global-war-on-terrorguantanamo-bay-military-prisonus-military-prisonSat, 25 May 2013 17:14:48 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/01/18005555-obama-considers-naming-official-to-work-on-moving-guantanamo-detaineeshttp://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/01/18005555-obama-considers-naming-official-to-work-on-moving-guantanamo-detaineescubaguantanamoelectiondetaineespoliticsprisonersobamapromiseshutThu, 2 May 2013 00:01:25 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://mbarrettmiller.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/28/17958577-whither-moral-courage-nytimescomhttp://mbarrettmiller.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/28/17958577-whither-moral-courage-nytimescomcubacourageworld-newsny-timesequalityequityrushdiemoral-courageSun, 28 Apr 2013 18:28:07 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://mbarrettmiller.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/26/17933837-gitmo-hunger-strike-rises-to-97-prisonershttp://mbarrettmiller.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/26/17933837-gitmo-hunger-strike-rises-to-97-prisonershuman-rightscubajusticelawprisonerscivil-libertiesworld-newsgitmofairnessequityFri, 26 Apr 2013 21:26:29 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://rossano-paul-stewart.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/25/17912819-jay-z-gets-served-in-an-educated-high-brow-way-elev8-health-advice-inspiration-gospel-music-for-black-americahttp://rossano-paul-stewart.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/25/17912819-jay-z-gets-served-in-an-educated-high-brow-way-elev8-health-advice-inspiration-gospel-music-for-black-americacubabeyonceus-newsjay-zgorvernmentThu, 25 Apr 2013 13:50:16 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/19/17827695-take-a-look-at-one-of-the-best-jobs-you-can-get-in-cubahttp://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/19/17827695-take-a-look-at-one-of-the-best-jobs-you-can-get-in-cubacubafoodbestjobmoneyworkcountryshortagepayfarmingcommunismsustainableisolationlettucegrowFri, 19 Apr 2013 18:03:42 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://fed-up-with-republicans.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/17/17797168-why-are-republicans-upset-with-jay-z-about-going-to-cuba-for-a-visit-but-not-upset-about-marco-rubios-family-moving-to-americahttp://fed-up-with-republicans.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/17/17797168-why-are-republicans-upset-with-jay-z-about-going-to-cuba-for-a-visit-but-not-upset-about-marco-rubios-family-moving-to-americaentertainmentcubabeyoncegoprepublicansrubiojay-ztea-partyWed, 17 Apr 2013 19:50:29 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://zone17.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17783366-is-president-obama-tired-of-jay-zhttp://zone17.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17783366-is-president-obama-tired-of-jay-zcubapoliticspresidentjay-zTue, 16 Apr 2013 22:39:36 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://eezzbeat.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17765374-its-time-to-end-the-us-embargo-of-cubahttp://eezzbeat.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17765374-its-time-to-end-the-us-embargo-of-cubacubapoliticsfidel-castroboycotteconomic-sanctionscommunist-government1962us-embargoMon, 15 Apr 2013 20:24:03 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17763428-diego-maradona-visits-fidel-castro-in-cubahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17763428-diego-maradona-visits-fidel-castro-in-cubacubafidel-castrodiego-maradonaworld-newscastromaradonacbMon, 15 Apr 2013 17:01:25 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this picture image released by Cuba's state newspaper Granma on Monday April 15, 2013, Cuba's Fidel Castro shakes hands with former soccer star Diego Maradona in Havana, Cuba, Saturday April 13, 2013. . (AP Photo/Alex Castro, Granma)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17762804-cuba-relieved-as-chavez-heir-wins-in-venezuelahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17762804-cuba-relieved-as-chavez-heir-wins-in-venezuelavenezuelacubahugo-chavezworld-newscbMon, 15 Apr 2013 16:00:47 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17748242-rubio-beyonce-trip-to-cuba-hypocriticalhttp://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17748242-rubio-beyonce-trip-to-cuba-hypocriticalcubabeyoncepoliticstripjay-zoppressionhypocriticalmarco-rubioSun, 14 Apr 2013 16:35:59 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17748131-rubio-beyonce-trip-to-cuba-hypocriticalhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17748131-rubio-beyonce-trip-to-cuba-hypocriticalentertainmentuscubabeyoncemarco-rubioSun, 14 Apr 2013 16:14:51 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - This April 4, 2013 file photo shows married musicians Beyonce, left, and rapper Jay-Z as they tour Old Havana, Cuba. Jay-Z is addressing his recent trip to Cuba in a new song. The rapper released “Open Letter” Thursday, April 11, after two Florida Republicans questioned if the rapper’s visit to Havana with wife Beyonce was officially licensed. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, file)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/13/17728618-boy-triplets-a-sensation-at-top-cuba-ballet-schoolhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/13/17728618-boy-triplets-a-sensation-at-top-cuba-ballet-schoolcubaworld-newsballettripletscbnational-balletSat, 13 Apr 2013 05:59:51 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>CORRECTING MARCO TO MARCOS - In this April 3, 2013 photo, identical triplets Marcos, Cesar and Angel Ramirez Castellanos stand at the bar at the start of ballet class at the National School of Ballet in Havana, Cuba. The triplets say they fell in love with dance in 2007 when their mother took them to see a performance of "The Nutcracker," which is put on every Christmas season and costs just pennies to attend. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>In this April 3, 2013 photo, young ballet students practice before a class at the National School of Ballet in Havana, Cuba. The school, housed in a graceful building that occupies a full half-block in colonial Old Havana, not only teaches dance, but subjects like language, math and history. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>CORRECTING MARCO TO MARCOS - In this April 3, 2013 photo, identical triplets Marcos, Cesar and Angel Ramirez Castellanos stand in the front row during their ballet class at the National School of Ballet in Havana, Cuba. The 13-year-olds have already separated themselves from their peers technically and artistically, and all three have the talent to make a big splash in the ballet world when they grow up. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>CORRECTING MARCO TO MARCOS - In this April 3, 2013 photo, identical triplets Marcos, left, Cesar, center, and Angel Ramirez Castellanos, partially covered right, prepare for their ballet class at the National School of Ballet in Havana, Cuba. While some identical siblings find it difficult to carve out their own identities, the Ramirezes say they love it. "For me it's a real stroke of luck being a triplet, being able to count on my brothers," said Cesar. "The disadvantage is that sometimes they scold you or correct you for something that another one did." (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>In this April 3, 2013 photo, ballet students practice before a class at the National School of Ballet in Havana, Cuba. The school was founded seven decades ago by famed prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso, now age 92, who is probably the most recognized person in Cuba not named "Castro." (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>CORRECTING MARCO TO MARCOS - In this April 3, 2013 photo, identical triplets Marcos, left, Cesar, center, and Angel Ramirez Castellanos stand together before their ballet class at the National School of Ballet in Havana, Cuba. The Ramirezes, born into a family that lives in the gritty neighborhood of Center Havana, say they are extremely close. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>In this April 3, 2013 photo, three young ballet students watch a ballet class at the National School of Ballet in Havana, Cuba. The school, housed in a graceful building that occupies a full half-block in colonial Old Havana, not only teaches dance, but subjects like language, math and history. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>CORRECTING MARCO TO MARCOS - In this April 3, 2013 photo, identical triplets, from center left, Marcos, Cesar and Angel Ramirez Castellanos prepare for their ballet class at the National School of Ballet in Havana, Cuba. The 13-year-olds have already separated themselves from their peers technically and artistically, and all three have the talent to make a big splash in the ballet world when they grow up. If they succeed, they will join a long line of celebrated dancers trained in Cuba, where fans from every social stratum follow the careers of ballet stars like Carlos Acosta and Rolando Sarabia as closely as those of baseball players or boxers. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>In this April 3, 2013 photo, ballet students and a student's father watch a class through a window at the National School of Ballet in Havana, Cuba. The school was founded seven decades ago by famed prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso, now age 92, who is probably the most recognized person in Cuba not named "Castro." (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>In this April 3, 2013 photo, identical triplets Marcos, left, Cesar, second from right, and Angel Ramirez Castellanos, right, attend their ballet dance class at the National School of Ballet in Havana, Cuba. The Ramirez brothers spend 12 hours a day at the National School of Ballet, housed in a graceful building that occupies a full half-block in colonial Old Havana. Classes include not only dance, but more mundane subjects like language, math and history. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>In this April 3, 2013 photo, a ballet student waits for the start of a dance class at the National School of Ballet in Havana, Cuba. A former social club with broad hallways and a majestic marble staircase, this is where the top young dancers from across the country train for a shot at stardom. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>In this April 3, 2013 photo, young ballet students joke between them before their dance class at the National School of Ballet in Havana, Cuba. The school, housed in a graceful building that occupies a full half-block in colonial Old Havana, not only teaches dance, but subjects like language, math and history. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>In this April 3, 2013 photo, identical triplets Marcos, Cesar, and Angel Ramirez Castellanos walk with fellow ballet students before class at the National School of Ballet in Havana, Cuba. The Ramirez brothers spend 12 hours a day at the National School of Ballet, housed in a graceful building that occupies a full half-block in colonial Old Havana. Classes include not only dance, but also subjects like language, math and history. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>In this April 3, 2013 photo, identical triplets Marcos, Cesar and Angel Ramirez Castellanos stand at the bar at the start of ballet class at the National School of Ballet in Havana, Cuba. The triplets say they fell in love with dance in 2007 when their mother took them to see a performance of "The Nutcracker," which is put on every Christmas season and costs just pennies to attend. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>In this April 3, 2013 photo, young ballet students practice before a class at the National School of Ballet in Havana, Cuba. The school, housed in a graceful building that occupies a full half-block in colonial Old Havana, not only teaches dance, but subjects like language, math and history. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>In this April 3, 2013 photo, ballet students practice before a class at the National School of Ballet in Havana, Cuba. The school was founded seven decades ago by famed prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso, now age 92, who is probably the most recognized person in Cuba not named "Castro." (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>In this April 3, 2013 photo, ballet students and a student's father watch a class through a window at the National School of Ballet in Havana, Cuba. The school was founded seven decades ago by famed prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso, now age 92, who is probably the most recognized person in Cuba not named "Castro." (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>In this April 3, 2013 photo, young ballet students joke between them before their dance class at the National School of Ballet in Havana, Cuba. The school, housed in a graceful building that occupies a full half-block in colonial Old Havana, not only teaches dance, but subjects like language, math and history. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17724348-cheers-havana-original-sloppy-joes-bar-reopenshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17724348-cheers-havana-original-sloppy-joes-bar-reopenscubajoeworld-newscbsloppy-joeFri, 12 Apr 2013 22:02:52 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A woman hangs clothes to dry on the other side of the street from Sloppy Joe's Bar in Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 12, 2013. The iconic Cuban bar reopened on Friday after a nearly 50-year hiatus and is sure to quickly become a must-see for tourists eager to drink in the flavor of Havana's freewheeling past. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)</p><p>A woman peers through a window from inside Sloppy Joe's Bar before its reopening in Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 12, 2013. The bar stands between several high-end tourist hotels and is mere steps from some of Havana's most important museums. A sloppy sandwich and a cocktail will set you back $13 plus tip, far too pricey for Cubans who scrape by on government salaries averaging $20 a month. The bar was shuttered in 1965 as Fidel Castro's Communist government nationalized nearly all private enterprise. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)</p><p>A worker cleans a window at Sloppy Joe's Bar before its reopening in Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 12, 2013. "Finally the big day, after so much waiting, and I think it's been worth the pain," said Ernesto Iznaga, manager of the reborn Joe's. The iconic bar reopened on Friday after a nearly 50-year was closed. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)</p><p>A waiter serves drinks at Sloppy Joe's Bar during its reopening in Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 12, 2013. Waiters in black and orange shirts and ties shook up round after round of the Sloppy Joe cocktail, a cool, refreshing blend of brandy, port and Cointreau, with a fruity pineapple finish. The iconic Cuban bar that reopened Friday after a nearly 50-year hiatus. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)</p><p>Cuban citizens drink at the Sloppy Joe's Bar on the day of its reopening in Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 12, 2013. A sloppy sandwich and a cocktail will set you back $13 plus tip, far too pricey for Cubans who scrape by on government salaries averaging $20 a month. The bar was shuttered in 1965 as Fidel Castro's Communist government nationalized nearly all private enterprise. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)</p><p>A journalist visits the Sloppy Joe's Bar during its reopening in Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 12, 2013. The bar was shuttered in 1965 as Fidel Castro's Communist government nationalized nearly all private enterprise, and it was subsequently abandoned to decay over the decades until the City Historian's Office, a government agency, began looking at restoring the building in 2007. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17692645-cuba-gives-reporters-rare-tour-of-island-lockupshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17692645-cuba-gives-reporters-rare-tour-of-island-lockupscubaprisonsworld-newscbWed, 10 Apr 2013 21:30:03 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A prisoner looks at members of the press from his cell after the gate was opened by military guards at the Combinado del Este prison during a media tour of the prison in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Cuban authorities led foreign journalists through the maximum security prison, the largest in the Caribbean country that houses 3,000 prisoners. Cuba says they have 200 prisons across the country, including five that are maximum security. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)</p><p>Three prisoners stand in their cell at the Combinado del Este prison during a media tour in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Cuban authorities led foreign journalists through the maximum security prison, the largest in the Caribbean country that houses 3,000 prisoners. Cuba says they have 200 prisons across the country, including five that are maximum security. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)</p><p>A woman, who did not want to give her name, waits to visit her husband who she said is serving the second year of his 13 year sentence at the Combinado del Este prison, during a media tour in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Cuban authorities led foreign journalists through the maximum security prison, the largest in the Caribbean country that houses 3,000 prisoners. Cuba says they have 200 prisons across the country, including five that are maximum security. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)</p><p>A prisoner holds up a young visitor toward the press during visiting hours a the Combinado del Este prison during a media tour of the prison in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Cuban authorities led foreign journalists through the maximum security prison, the largest in the Caribbean country that houses 3,000 prisoners. Cuba says they have 200 prisons across the country, including five that are maximum security. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)</p><p>A military guard walks with a dog at the Combinado del Este prison, during a media tour of the prison in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Cuban authorities led foreign journalists through the maximum security prison, the largest in the Caribbean country that houses 3,000 prisoners. Cuba says they have 200 prisons across the country, including five that are maximum security. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)</p><p>Prisoners play volleyball at the Combinado del Este prison during a media tour in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Cuban authorities led foreign journalists through the maximum security prison, the largest in the Caribbean country that houses 3,000 prisoners. Cuba says they have 200 prisons across the country, including five that are maximum security. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)</p><p>Military guards stand in a room outside an area of prison cells at the Combinado del Este prison, where an image of revolutionary hero Ernesto "Che" Guevara hangs, during a media tour in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Cuban authorities led foreign journalists through the maximum security prison, the largest in the Caribbean country that houses 3,000 prisoners. Cuba says they have 200 prisons across the country, including five that are maximum security. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)</p><p>Prisoners stand in the outdoor patio inside the Combinado del Este prison during a media tour of the prison in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Cuban authorities led foreign journalists through the maximum security prison, the largest in the Caribbean country that houses 3,000 prisoners. Cuba says they have 200 prisons across the country, including five that are maximum security. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)</p><p>A military guard observes from a watch tower at the Combinado del Este prison during a media tour in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Cuban authorities led foreign journalists through the maximum security prison, the largest in the Caribbean country that houses 3,000 prisoners. Cuba says they have 200 prisons across the country, including five that are maximum security. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)</p><p>Prisoners sit with visitors during visiting hours at the Combinado del Este prison during a media tour in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Cuban authorities led foreign journalists through the maximum security prison, the largest in the Caribbean country that houses 3,000 prisoners. Cuba says they have 200 prisons across the country, including five that are maximum security. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)</p><p>Military guards escort a prisoner inside the Combinado del Este prison during a media tour in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Cuban authorities led foreign journalists through the maximum security prison, the largest in the Caribbean country that houses 3,000 prisoners. Cuba says they have 200 prisons across the country, including five that are maximum security. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)</p><p>Prisoners take a break from playing volleyball at the Combinado del Este prison during a media tour in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Cuban authorities led foreign journalists through the maximum security prison, the largest in the Caribbean country that houses 3,000 prisoners. Cuba says they have 200 prisons across the country, including five that are maximum security. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)</p><p>A military guard observes from a watch tower at the Combinado del Este prison during a media tour in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Cuban authorities led foreign journalists through the maximum security prison, the largest in the Caribbean country that houses 3,000 prisoners. Cuba says they have 200 prisons across the country, including five that are maximum security. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)</p><p>Prisoners look at military guards as they return to their cells at the Combinado del Este prison during a media tour in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Cuban authorities led foreign journalists through the maximum security prison, the largest in the Caribbean country that houses 3,000 prisoners. Cuba says they have 200 prisons across the country, including five that are maximum security. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)</p><p>A military guard looks through the window from inside the medical clinic at the Combinado del Este prison during a media tour in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Cuban authorities led foreign journalists through the maximum security Eastern Combined, the largest prison in the Caribbean country that houses 3,000 prisoners. Cuba says they have 200 prisons across the country, including five that are maximum security. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)</p><p>A prisoner plays baseball at the Combinado del Este prison, where a mural of Cuban leader Fidel Castro and Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez cover a wall, during a media tour of the prison in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Cuban authorities led foreign journalists through the maximum security prison, the largest in the Caribbean country that houses 3,000 prisoners. Cuba says they have 200 prisons across the country, including five that are maximum security. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17690877-under-the-radar-cuba-and-us-often-work-togetherhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17690877-under-the-radar-cuba-and-us-often-work-togetheruscubaunited-statescold-warworld-newscooperationcbWed, 10 Apr 2013 18:26:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17681755-us-couple-in-jail-after-fleeing-to-cuba-with-kidshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17681755-us-couple-in-jail-after-fleeing-to-cuba-with-kidscubachildrenkidnappedunited-statesworld-newsus-newssharyn-hakkenWed, 10 Apr 2013 06:45:07 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This undated photo provided by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office shows a 25-foot sailboat that was recently acquired by Joshua Michael Hakken. Officials are searching for Hakken, who kidnapped his two children from their grandparents' home in Tampa, Fla. Hakken lost custody of the children last year after a drug possession arrest in Louisiana. (AP Photo/Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office)</p><p>This undated image provided by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office shows Sharyn Patricia Hakken. Authorities are searching for two young boys they believe were kidnapped by their father from their maternal grandparents' Florida home after their grandmother was tied up. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday night April 3, 2013 asked for the public's help in locating the boys, 4-year-old Cole Hakken and 2-year-old Chase Hakken. (AP Photo/Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office)</p><p>This undated image provided by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office shows 35-year-old Joshua Michael Hakken. Authorities are searching for two young boys they believe were kidnapped by their father from their maternal grandparents' Florida home after their grandmother was tied up. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday night April 3, 2013 asked for the public's help in locating the boys, 4-year-old Cole Hakken and 2-year-old Chase Hakken. The news release identified Hakken and the children's mother, 34-year-old Sharyn Patricia Hakken, as suspects in the abduction. (AP Photo/Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office)</p><p>This undated image provided by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office shows two-year-old Chase Hakken. Authorities are searching for two young boys they believe were kidnapped by their father from their maternal grandparents' Florida home after their grandmother was tied up. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday night April 3, 2013 asked for the public's help in locating the boys, 4-year-old Cole Hakken and 2-year-old Chase Hakken. (AP Photo/Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office)</p><p>This undated image provided by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office shows four-year-old Cole Hakken. Authorities are searching for two young boys they believe were kidnapped by their father from their maternal grandparents' Florida home after their grandmother was tied up. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday night April 3, 2013 asked for the public's help in locating the boys, 4-year-old Cole Hakken and 2-year-old Chase Hakken. (AP Photo/Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office)</p><p>This photo combination made from undated images provided by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office shows 35-year-old Joshua Michael Hakken, left, and his wife, 34-year-old Sharyn Patricia Hakken. Cuba says it will turn over to the United States the Florida couple who allegedly kidnapped their own children from the mother’s parents and fled by boat to Havana. (AP Photo/Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office)</p><p>A state security officer, in yellow, instructs journalists to stop making pictures of Joshua Hakken's blue sailboat, Salty, docked at the Hemingway Marina, in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Hakken and his wife Sharyn, who had lost custody of their two young boys, allegedly kidnapped them from Sharyn's parents and fled by boat to Havana. A foreign ministry official told The Associated Press in a written statement Tuesday that Cuba had informed U.S. authorities of the country's decision to turn over Hakken, his wife and their two young boys. She did not say when the handover would occur. (AP Photo/Peter Orsi)</p><p>Sharyn Hakken is escorted by a state security officer at the Hemingway Marina in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Sharyn and her husband Joshua Michael Hakken, who had lost custody of their two young boys, allegedly kidnapped them from Sharyn's parents in Florida and fled by boat to Havana. A foreign ministry official told The Associated Press in a written statement Tuesday that Cuba had informed U.S. authorities of the country's decision to turn over Hakken, his wife and their two young boys. She did not say when the handover would occur. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)</p><p>Sharyn Hakken is helped out of her boat by a safety officer at the Hemingway Marina in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Sharyn and her husband Joshua Michael Hakken, who had lost custody of their two young boys, allegedly kidnapped them from Sharyn's parents in Florida and fled by boat to Havana. A foreign ministry official told The Associated Press in a written statement Tuesday that Cuba had informed U.S. authorities of the country's decision to turn over Hakken, his wife and their two young boys. She did not say when the handover would occur. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)</p><p>Joshua Michael Hakken stands behind a glass door at the Hemingway Marina in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Hakken and his wife Sharyn, who had lost custody of their two young boys, allegedly kidnapped them from Sharyn's parents in Florida and fled by boat to Havana. A foreign ministry official told The Associated Press in a written statement Tuesday that Cuba had informed U.S. authorities of the country's decision to turn over Hakken, his wife and their two young boys. She did not say when the handover would occur. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)</p><p>This framegrabbed image provided by Baynews9 shows Sharyn Hakken being processed for booking into the Hillsbourgh County Jail early Wednesday morning April 10, 2013. The Florida couple accused of kidnapping their two young sons and fleeing by boat to Havana were handed over to the United States, and were booked into a Florida jail, officials said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Baynews9, Pool)</p><p>This framegrabbed image provided by Baynews9 shows Joshua Michael Hakken being processed for booking into the Hillsbourgh County Jail early Wednesday morning April 10, 2013. The Florida couple accused of kidnapping their two young sons and fleeing by boat to Havana were handed over to the United States, and were booked into a Florida jail, officials said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Baynews9, Pool)</p><p>The home owned by Joshua and Sharyn Hakken, the couple accused of kidnapping their two young sons and fleeing by boat to Cuba, is seen Wednesday, April 10, 2013, in Tampa, Fla. Joshua Michael Hakken and his wife, Sharyn were handed over to the United States and imprisoned Wednesday, and their children were returned to their maternal grandparents, who have official custody, authorities said. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) </p><p>The home owned by Joshua and Sharyn Hakken, the couple accused of kidnapping their two young sons and fleeing by boat to Cuba, is seen Wednesday, April 10, 2013, in Tampa, Fla. Joshua Michael Hakken and his wife, Sharyn were handed over to the United States and imprisoned Wednesday, and their children were returned to their maternal grandparents, who have official custody, authorities said. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) </p> http://jeffreysmith-1.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17678776-beyonce-and-jay-zs-trip-to-cuba-was-sanctioned-nbc-news-entertainmenthttp://jeffreysmith-1.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17678776-beyonce-and-jay-zs-trip-to-cuba-was-sanctioned-nbc-news-entertainmentcubabeyonceus-newsjay-zWed, 10 Apr 2013 03:28:37 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17675137-cuba-to-turn-over-florida-couple-and-childrenhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17675137-cuba-to-turn-over-florida-couple-and-childrencubachildrenkidnappedunited-statesworld-newscbTue, 9 Apr 2013 20:56:15 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17674050-documents-dad-stocked-sailboat-before-kidnappinghttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17674050-documents-dad-stocked-sailboat-before-kidnappinguscubachildrenkidnappedunited-statesworld-newsus-newselian-gonzalezTue, 9 Apr 2013 19:03:57 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This undated photo provided by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office shows a 25-foot sailboat that was recently acquired by Joshua Michael Hakken. Officials are searching for Hakken, who kidnapped his two children from their grandparents' home in Tampa, Fla. Hakken lost custody of the children last year after a drug possession arrest in Louisiana. (AP Photo/Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office)</p><p>This undated image provided by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office shows Sharyn Patricia Hakken. Authorities are searching for two young boys they believe were kidnapped by their father from their maternal grandparents' Florida home after their grandmother was tied up. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday night April 3, 2013 asked for the public's help in locating the boys, 4-year-old Cole Hakken and 2-year-old Chase Hakken. (AP Photo/Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office)</p><p>This undated image provided by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office shows 35-year-old Joshua Michael Hakken. Authorities are searching for two young boys they believe were kidnapped by their father from their maternal grandparents' Florida home after their grandmother was tied up. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday night April 3, 2013 asked for the public's help in locating the boys, 4-year-old Cole Hakken and 2-year-old Chase Hakken. The news release identified Hakken and the children's mother, 34-year-old Sharyn Patricia Hakken, as suspects in the abduction. (AP Photo/Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office)</p><p>This undated image provided by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office shows two-year-old Chase Hakken. Authorities are searching for two young boys they believe were kidnapped by their father from their maternal grandparents' Florida home after their grandmother was tied up. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday night April 3, 2013 asked for the public's help in locating the boys, 4-year-old Cole Hakken and 2-year-old Chase Hakken. (AP Photo/Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office)</p><p>This undated image provided by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office shows four-year-old Cole Hakken. Authorities are searching for two young boys they believe were kidnapped by their father from their maternal grandparents' Florida home after their grandmother was tied up. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday night April 3, 2013 asked for the public's help in locating the boys, 4-year-old Cole Hakken and 2-year-old Chase Hakken. (AP Photo/Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office)</p><p>This photo combination made from undated images provided by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office shows 35-year-old Joshua Michael Hakken, left, and his wife, 34-year-old Sharyn Patricia Hakken. Cuba says it will turn over to the United States the Florida couple who allegedly kidnapped their own children from the mother’s parents and fled by boat to Havana. (AP Photo/Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office)</p><p>A state security officer, in yellow, instructs journalists to stop making pictures of Joshua Hakken's blue sailboat, Salty, docked at the Hemingway Marina, in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Hakken and his wife Sharyn, who had lost custody of their two young boys, allegedly kidnapped them from Sharyn's parents and fled by boat to Havana. A foreign ministry official told The Associated Press in a written statement Tuesday that Cuba had informed U.S. authorities of the country's decision to turn over Hakken, his wife and their two young boys. She did not say when the handover would occur. (AP Photo/Peter Orsi)</p><p>Sharyn Hakken is escorted by a state security officer at the Hemingway Marina in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Sharyn and her husband Joshua Michael Hakken, who had lost custody of their two young boys, allegedly kidnapped them from Sharyn's parents in Florida and fled by boat to Havana. A foreign ministry official told The Associated Press in a written statement Tuesday that Cuba had informed U.S. authorities of the country's decision to turn over Hakken, his wife and their two young boys. She did not say when the handover would occur. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)</p><p>Sharyn Hakken is helped out of her boat by a safety officer at the Hemingway Marina in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Sharyn and her husband Joshua Michael Hakken, who had lost custody of their two young boys, allegedly kidnapped them from Sharyn's parents in Florida and fled by boat to Havana. A foreign ministry official told The Associated Press in a written statement Tuesday that Cuba had informed U.S. authorities of the country's decision to turn over Hakken, his wife and their two young boys. She did not say when the handover would occur. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)</p><p>Joshua Michael Hakken stands behind a glass door at the Hemingway Marina in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Hakken and his wife Sharyn, who had lost custody of their two young boys, allegedly kidnapped them from Sharyn's parents in Florida and fled by boat to Havana. A foreign ministry official told The Associated Press in a written statement Tuesday that Cuba had informed U.S. authorities of the country's decision to turn over Hakken, his wife and their two young boys. She did not say when the handover would occur. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)</p><p>This framegrabbed image provided by Baynews9 shows Sharyn Hakken being processed for booking into the Hillsbourgh County Jail early Wednesday morning April 10, 2013. The Florida couple accused of kidnapping their two young sons and fleeing by boat to Havana were handed over to the United States, and were booked into a Florida jail, officials said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Baynews9, Pool)</p><p>This framegrabbed image provided by Baynews9 shows Joshua Michael Hakken being processed for booking into the Hillsbourgh County Jail early Wednesday morning April 10, 2013. The Florida couple accused of kidnapping their two young sons and fleeing by boat to Havana were handed over to the United States, and were booked into a Florida jail, officials said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Baynews9, Pool)</p><p>The home owned by Joshua and Sharyn Hakken, the couple accused of kidnapping their two young sons and fleeing by boat to Cuba, is seen Wednesday, April 10, 2013, in Tampa, Fla. Joshua Michael Hakken and his wife, Sharyn were handed over to the United States and imprisoned Wednesday, and their children were returned to their maternal grandparents, who have official custody, authorities said. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) </p><p>The home owned by Joshua and Sharyn Hakken, the couple accused of kidnapping their two young sons and fleeing by boat to Cuba, is seen Wednesday, April 10, 2013, in Tampa, Fla. Joshua Michael Hakken and his wife, Sharyn were handed over to the United States and imprisoned Wednesday, and their children were returned to their maternal grandparents, who have official custody, authorities said. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) </p><p>These photos provided by Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office show Joshua Michael Hakken, left, and Sharyn Hakken. Joshua Michael Hakken and his wife,Sharyn, are accused of kidnapping their two young sons and fleeing by boat to Cuba. They were handed over to the United States and their children were returned to the maternal grandparents who have official custody, authorities said Wednesday, April 10, 2013. The couple are being held at the Hillsborough County Jail on a number of charges including kidnapping, child neglect and interference with custody, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said on its website. U.S. authorities say the Hakkens kidnapped there sons, 4-year-old Cole and 2-year-old Chase, from his mother-in-law's house north of Tampa, Florida. The boys' grandparents were granted permanent custody of the boys last week. (AP Photo/Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office)</p><p>This photo provided by Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office shows Joshua Michael Hakken. Hakken and his wife, Sharyn, accused of kidnapping their two young sons and fleeing by boat to Cuba, were handed over to the United States and their children were returned to the maternal grandparents who have official custody, authorities said Wednesday, April 10, 2013. The couple are being held at the Hillsborough County Jail on a number of charges including kidnapping, child neglect and interference with custody, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said on its website. U.S. authorities say Hakken kidnapped his sons, 4-year-old Cole and 2-year-old Chase, from his mother-in-law's house north of Tampa, Florida. The boys' grandparents were granted permanent custody of the boys last week. (AP Photo/Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office) </p><p>This photo provided by Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office shows Sharyn Hakken. Joshua Michael Hakken and his wife,Sharyn, accused of kidnapping their two young sons and fleeing by boat to Cuba, were handed over to the United States and their children were returned to the maternal grandparents who have official custody, authorities said Wednesday, April 10, 2013. The couple are being held at the Hillsborough County Jail on a number of charges including kidnapping, child neglect and interference with custody, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said on its website. U.S. authorities say Hakken kidnapped his sons, 4-year-old Cole and 2-year-old Chase, from his mother-in-law's house north of Tampa, Florida. The boys' grandparents were granted permanent custody of the boys last week. (AP Photo/Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office) </p><p>Sharyn Hakken appears, via video feed from jail, in front of Judge Walter Heinrich, Thursday April 11, 2013, in Tampa, Florida. She and her husband Joshua Hakken face charges related the kidnapping of their two children from their grandmother and fleeing to Cuba after losing custody. Joshua and Sahryn Hakken were ordered Thursday to remain in jail without bond and to have no contact with their two young sons. Four-year-old Cole and 2-year-old Chase are now with their maternal grandparents, Bob and Patricia Hauser, who have legal custody. (AP Photo/Tampa Tribune, Jay Conner, Pool)</p><p>Joshua Hakken appears, via video feed from jail, in front of Judge Walter Heinrich, Thursday April 11, 2013, in Tampa, Florida. He and his wife Sharyn Hakken face charges related the kidnapping of their two children from their grandmother and fleeing to Cuba after losing custody. Joshua and Sahryn Hakken were ordered Thursday to remain in jail without bond and to have no contact with their two young sons. Four-year-old Cole and 2-year-old Chase are now with their maternal grandparents, Bob and Patricia Hauser, who have legal custody. (AP Photo/Tampa Tribune, Jay Conner, Pool)</p><p>Patricia, left, and Robert Hauser, right, escort their grandchildren, Chase Hakken, 2, second from left, and Cole, 4, during a news conference outside their home in Tampa, Fla., Thursday, April 11, 2013. The two children were returned after their father, Joshua Hakken, forcibly kidnapped the children and sailed with them to Cuba. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)</p><p>Patricia, left, and Robert Hauser, right, escort their grandchildren, Chase Hakken, 2, second from left, and Cole Hakken, 4, during a news conference outside the Hauser home in Tampa, Fla., Thursday, April 11, 2013. The two children were returned after their parents, Joshua and Sharyn Hakken, kidnapped the children and sailed with them to Cuba after losing custody. The grandparents were awarded custody of the young boys before their parents kidnapped them, detectives said. The Hausers said the children seem unaware that their parents had kidnapped them and thought their trip to Cuba was just a vacation. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)</p><p>Patricia and Robert Hauser escort their grandchildren, Chase Hakken, 2, second from right, and Cole, 4, out of their house to speak to the media in Tampa, Fla., Thursday, April 11, 2013. The boys were returned to the Hausers, who have legal custody of them, after their parents, Joshua and Sharyn Hakken, kidnapped them and sailed with them to Cuba. The Hakkens were charged with kidnapping the boys and ordered to remain in jail without bond. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)</p><p>Patricia, front left, and Robert Hauser, front right, stand with their grandchildren, Cole Hakken, 4, second from left, and Chase, 2, with Hillsborough County Sherrif's investigators behind them, during a news conference outside the Hauser home in Tampa, Fla., Thursday, April 11, 2013. The two children were returned to the grandparents after their father, Joshua Hakken, forcibly kidnapped the children and sailed with them to Cuba. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)</p> http://rossano-paul-stewart.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17672660-time-for-us-and-cuba-to-kiss-and-make-uphttp://rossano-paul-stewart.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17672660-time-for-us-and-cuba-to-kiss-and-make-upcubabeyonceus-newsjay-zTue, 9 Apr 2013 16:31:43 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://fed-up-with-republicans.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17670045-gop-lawmakers-continue-to-call-out-beyonc-and-jay-z-for-shameful-vacation-cnn-political-ticker-cnncom-blogshttp://fed-up-with-republicans.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17670045-gop-lawmakers-continue-to-call-out-beyonc-and-jay-z-for-shameful-vacation-cnn-political-ticker-cnncom-blogscubabeyoncepoliticsgoprepublicansjay-ztea-partyTue, 9 Apr 2013 12:19:12 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17657863-miami-cuba-seaborne-shipping-stops-after-big-starthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17657863-miami-cuba-seaborne-shipping-stops-after-big-startuscubaus-newscargoto-cubarobinson-perezMon, 8 Apr 2013 19:06:31 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17656759-treasury-beyonce-jay-z-cuba-trip-licensedhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17656759-treasury-beyonce-jay-z-cuba-trip-licenseduscubabeyoncetreasury-departmentus-newsupsetpoliticianstwo-cuban-americanMon, 8 Apr 2013 17:17:53 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this April 4, 2013 file photo, U.S. singer Beyonce and her husband, rapper Jay-Z, are surrounded by bodyguards as they tour Old Havana, Cuba. U.S. Treasury officials on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 said the trip by Beyonce and Jay-Z to Cuba was licensed as an educational exchange. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)</p>