Inside Trump’s Pressure Campaign on Cuba, and Why Food Banks Are Getting Squeezed
5/21/202610 min
Plus, Stephen Colbert’s last show.
Here’s what we’re covering:
The Indictment of Raúl Castro Is an Extraordinary Escalation of the Administration’s Pressure on Cuba, by Alan Feuer, Frances Robles and David C. Adams
Rubio Moves Closer to Decades-Long Goal of Transforming Cuba, by Edward Wong
Cuba Says It’s Ready to Negotiate, by Jack Nicas
News of U.S. Indictment Slow to Reach Cubans Waiting for a Breakthrough, by Emma Bubola
A $5 Million Donation From Big Tobacco Preceded F.D.A. Vape Decision, by Kenneth P. Vogel and Christina Jewett
High Gas Prices Are Squeezing America’s Food Banks, by Chris Hippensteel
Ebola Outbreak Is Unlikely to Become Global Threat, W.H.O. Head Says, by Lynsey Chutel, Nick Cumming-Bruce and Ephrat Livni
Efforts to Contain Ebola May Have Been Hindered by Lack of U.S. Involvement, by Apoorva Mandavilli and Stephanie Nolen
End of a Colbert-a, by James Poniewozik
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First 90 secondsDeborah Cayman0:00
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Will Jarvis· Host0:29
[instrumental music] From The New York Times, it's the headlines. I'm Will Jarvis, in for Tracy Mumford. Today is Thursday, May 21st. Here's what we're covering.
Todd Blanche· Soundbite0:39
Today, we are announcing an indictment charging Raúl Castro and several others with conspiracy to kill US nationals.
Will Jarvis· Host0:55
The Department of Justice has announced charges against the former president of Cuba, 94-year-old Raúl Castro, in a dramatic escalation of the Trump administration's pressure campaign against the country.
Todd Blanche· Soundbite1:08
If you kill Americans, we will pursue you, no matter who you are, no matter what title you hold, and in this case, no matter how much time has passed.
Will Jarvis· Host1:16
Raúl Castro, who's the brother of Fidel, was charged in connection with a deadly incident back in 1996. That year, the Cuban military shot down a pair of American planes operated by an exile group that often