| Mon 21 May 2012 |
Evelyn Bryan Johnson dies at 102; pioneering female pilot
The Los Angeles Times 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 advertisemen... |
| Sun 20 May 2012 |
Could the Dalai Lama really have been poisoned with a scarf?
The Washington Post | A small quote received some attention last week because it combined several components that are most frequently reserved for a film plot starring Helen Mirren, Matt Damon and Damon’s snug black shirt. The components are as follows: mysterious... |
Thousands support charities at High Hope Steeplechase on Sunday
Lexington Herald-Leader | With temperatures in the mid-80s, organizers of the 45th High Hope Steeplechase said more than 12,000 people turned out at the Kentucky Horse Park on Sunday for a day filled with racing, food and crafts. | "I love it; I love the steeplechase racing... |
Eusebio Leal: The man who would save Old Havana
The Washington Post | Eusebio Leal, a diminutive, silver-haired man in a dark suit, sips sweet Cuban coffee in an elegant salon of the Cuban Interests Section mansion on 16th Street NW and recalls the day they began calling him crazy in Havana. | The year was 1967, in a... |
The refuseniks of Cuba
The Washington Post | 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 C... |
Rubio’s political past could still be a liability
The Washington Times | 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... |
William Levy dancing for his fans makes it to Dancing with the Stars finale
The Examiner | 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 ABCâ... |
The Cold War: cooperation and betrayal (1963-1980)
The Examiner | After the Cuban Missile Crisis, the U.S. and U.S.S.R. engaged in strategic engagement culminating in dĂŠtente. The crisis frightened both sides leading to agreements and dialogue. Nixon believed the two intractable foes needed to cooperate and comm... |
Spanish oil company Repsol says exploratory well off Cuba is unsuccessful, will be abandoned
Stockhouse | 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 erro... |
Hanoi's Oldest Hotel Will Open Secret Bunker To Visitors This Week
Gadling 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, nu... |
Monroe met Kennedy for emotional hotel summit, according to explosive new book
Kypost | 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 pub... |
Iconic Cuban cigar goes un-smoked at home
The News Tribune | 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... |
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 ... |
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