Former Cuban president indicted by US, Dublin voters consider gangster candidate, Ebola prompts postponement of India-African Union summit

US amps up pressure on Cuba by indicting ex-president

The Justice Department yesterday charged Raúl Castro , the younger brother of Fidel , with murder and a conspiracy to kill American citizens over a 1996 incident in which the Cuban military shot down two civilian planes belonging to Cuban exiles off the coast of the communist-run island. The indictment creates potential scope…

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Will Trump actually try to "take" Cuba?

Trump says he will have "the honor of taking Cuba." While a military intervention seems unlikely for now, US pressure has pushed Cuba's economy into freefall, and Trump wants to be the president who finally delivers what no one else could.

The problem: Cuba has no political alternative to replace the Castro government, and even an economic deal risks a backlash from Cuban Americans…

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Cuba After Castro: New Documentary Features Exclusive Interview with Cuban President Díaz-Canel

BreakThrough News announces the New York City premiere of Cuba After Castro, a landmark documentary featuring the first and only interview Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has ever conducted with a U.S. journalist. The film will premiere on Wednesday, April 16,…

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A Better Computer, the Podcast

Today I'm doing something a bit spontaneous, I'm launching a podcast! It's called A Better Computer (shocker), and it's "available anywhere you get your podcasts", as they say.

  • Videos will appear on the YouTube channel
  • Apple Podcasts
  • Overcast
  • Pocket Casts
  • Castro
  • RSS

This is a solo show that I plan on being about 15 minutes every Monday, and it will be an outlet for me to talk…

“Trim Silence”: Threat or menace?

While I don’t think Apple Podcasts itself has a “trim silence” feature, it’s popular in a bunch of podcast players. Overcast probably kicked it off with its “Smart Speed” function, but it’s in Pocket Casts, Castro, and I’m sure a bunch of other ones. The idea is that the player “listens” for silences in the podcast and (hopefully subtly) shortens them, so you’re saving a…

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Podclip teilt Podcast‑Ausschnitte

Die ursprüngliche Idee von „Clip Sharing“ für Podcasts geht auf This American Life zurück. Wenn dieses Feature eure Podcast-App der Wahl noch nicht unterstützt, shoppt euch Podclip. Zwischen 15 – 60 Sekunden lassen sich als MP4-Zitat aus Audiodateien (in RSS-Feeds) extrahieren, um sie dann in unterschiedlichen Designs zu teilen. Die blutjunge Version 1.0.0 hilft mirweiterlesen

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