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Tag: Cuba

Politics

1,000 Words: The handshake

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 21, 2016, 3:18 PM Mar 21, 2016
53

We know that President Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro shook hands inside the Palace of the Revolution during their meeting today because we’ve got the picture to prove it. Read more →

Arts & Culture

How MPR is able to broadcast from Cuba

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 12, 2015, 9:53 AM May 12, 2015
20

Minnesota Orchestra’s appearance in Cuba has gotten plenty of well-deserved attention. But another facet of the concert tour in the Communist nation is getting some attention today. How is it that a certain public radio outlet is able to broadcast from the closed country?
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Economy · Politics

CEO suggests statehood in Cuba’s future

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 22, 2014, 8:40 AM Dec 22, 2014
9

Back in the day, Cuba was pretty well exploited by American corporations, so a comment from an American CEO on CNBC this morning probably isn’t going to go over big on the island. Read more →

Sports

Baseball, apple pie, and a Mexican drug cartel

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 15, 2014, 9:44 AM Apr 15, 2014
3

Suddenly, baseball has a new drug problem, and it’s making performance enhancing drugs look small time. Read more →

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