Cuba will pursue China ties "to maximum extent" but rules out military base

newsweek.com A senior Cuban diplomat has expressed his nation's commitment to further boosting ties with China but ruled out the possibility of hosting any foreign military bases, even…

Mark Cuban Paid $276 Million In Taxes

benzinga.com Many people, especially America's wealthiest, try to avoid paying taxes, but one billionaire has a bit of a different take on the concept. Entrepreneur Mark Cuban, known for…

Mark Cuban Applauds 10-Year-Old Entrepreneur's Innovative Business Plan: 'What A Great Idea'

benzinga.com What Happened: On Wednesday, Cuban took to X, formerly Twitter, to express his admiration for a business plan detailed by a young entrepreneur’s father. The plan involved a…

M Is for Mexico: Madonna Justifies Her Love for Frida Kahlo, Brings Celeb Guests Onstage at Mexico City Concert

billboard.com Madonna is performing a series of five concerts in Mexico City this week as part of her Celebration Tour, an occasion that the Queen of Pop has taken to reiterate her love…

Sony Taps Lissette Feliciano to Write & Direct Gloria Estefan Musical ‘On Your Feet’

thewrap.com Sony Pictures has tapped Lissette Feliciano (“Women Is Losers”) to write and direct “On Your Feet,” a feature adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name, according…

CBS Developing ‘The Chonga Girls’ Comedy Series Starring Mimi Davila & Laura Di Lorenzo

deadline.com The comedy duo of Mimi Davila (Problemista) and Laura Di Lorenzo (Selena: The Series)—who perform as The Chonga Girls— are set to write, star and co-executive produce an…

Lissette Feliciano To Write & Direct Gloria Estefan Musical ‘On Your Feet’ For Sony

deadline.com is attached to write and direct On Your Feet, a feature adaptation of the same-name Broadway musical that’s in early development at Sony Pictures, Deadline has learned. A…

Ryan Gosling Says Eva Mendes and Their Family Are His North Star

hollywoodreporter.com Ryan Gosling is opening up about how Eva Mendes and their two daughters serve as a north star for him in his life. In a Men’s Health cover story with The Fall Guy director…

Yorick Blumenfeld obituary

theguardian.com My friend Yorick Blumenfeld, who has died aged 91, was a prolific writer and futurologist with more than 25 books and 2,000 articles to his name. In the early 1960s, at the…

All Latin Songs & Albums Inducted Into the National Recording Registry

billboard.com Latin music has profoundly shaped the American musical landscape. From the lively rhythms of Celia Cruz and Johnny Pacheco’s joint album Celia & Johnny to Daddy Yankee’s…

DeSantis Migrant Flight Stunt Backfires as ‘Victim Visas’ Granted Allowing Them to Avoid Deportation and Work in U.S

mediaite.com AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) tried to play immigration hardliner as he plotted for his 2024 presidential campaign, but one of his most notorious…

Mark Cuban Warns Over ‘Unprecedented’ Post-Bitcoin Halving

watcher.guru The star of the Shark Tank television series and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has warned investors regarding the “unprecedented” aspects of the post-Bitcoin halving…

Carnival Ship Rescues 27 People Adrift at Sea in the Caribbean

cruisehive.com On Sunday, April 21, 2024, the first full day of her current sailing, Carnival Paradise rescued 27 refugees from Cuba while the cruise ship was sailing west of the island…

Carnival Cruise Line answers angry passengers over daring rescue

thestreet.com Cruise ships face situations that never come up at land-based vacations. Disney World, for example, does not have to worry about pirates, and while the weather has…

Billionaire Mark Cuban Issues Post-Halving Bitcoin Warning Amid ‘Unprecedented’ Crypto Fee Price ‘Chaos’

forbes.com 04/22 update below. This post was originally published on April 21 Bitcoin has successfully completed its fourth halving supply cut—coming as one legendary billionaire…

How ‘Dune’ Became a Rallying Cry For the New Science of Ecology

nakedcapitalism.com Lambert here: One for Earth Day. By Devin Griffiths, Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.…

How to be the president’s kid

reason.com Theodore Roosevelt was president at the start of the Celebrity Age, and at the start of much of the modern image of the presidency. The White House was just beginning to be…

Trump's Niece Weighs In On Ex-President's Hush Money Trial, Mark Cuban Takes A Jab At Trump, GOP Mega Donor's Son Supports Biden And More: Politics Weekend…

benzinga.com This week was a whirlwind of news, with high-profile figures like Elon Musk and Mark Cuban making headlines. The ongoing hush money trial against former President Donald…

The U.K. is seeing to “offshore asylum”

marketplace.org Want fewer migrants at your doorstep? Send them somewhere else. Many lawmakers in the United Kingdom think that is the solution to the uptick of migrants arriving on British…

Remembering Robert MacNeil, longtime host of PBS 'NewsHour'

npr.org During his decades-long career, MacNeil reported on the Kennedy assassination, the Cuban missile crisis and the fall of the Berlin Wall. He died April 12. Originally…

Utah mom fights for her daughter’s access to discontinued diabetes medication: ‘Life-saving'

foxnews.com A Utah mother is fighting for her access to diabetes medicine. Ruby Smart, 15, has been taking Levemir (detemir) insulin since she was diagnosed with more than two years…

BNP Paribas must face lawsuit over Sudanese genocide, US judge rules

aol.com BNP Paribas was ordered by a U.S. judge on Thursday to face a lawsuit accusing the French bank of helping Sudan's government commit genocide between 1997 and 2011 by…

You Might Be Surprised By the 2 Cryptos That Billionaire Mark Cuban Is Buying for His Portfolio

finance.yahoo.com For many investors, billionaire Mark Cuban may be best known as one of the investors on the popular ABC program Shark Tank. But for crypto enthusiasts, Cuban is best known…

Mark Cuban says he's invested over $100 million in business pitches he got via email

aol.com None If you're going to pitch to Mark Cuban, you better do it by email. • None Cuban said in his MasterClass course that he's "literally invested $100 million in email…

New Florida law prepares students to "withstand" communist indoctrination

newsweek.com Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed legislation designed to enhance the state's public education standards regarding the teaching of communism and to prepare…

The Young Rolling Stones Return, in All Their Swinging London Splendor, in ‘Rare and Unseen’ Photo Book

variety.com The music world of the 1960s was filled with fashion icons, from the Beatles to the Ronettes, from Jimi Hendrix to the Supremes, from Motown to Haight-Ashbury. But for some…

Today in History: Ford Motor Co. unveils the Mustang at the New York World’s Fair

chicagotribune.com Today is Wednesday, April 17, the 108th day of 2024. There are 258 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 17, 1964, Ford Motor Co. unveiled the…

'They Must Be Destroyed': How Cuban Americans Face Assassination Threats, Terror List

zerohedge.com 'They Must Be Destroyed': How Cuban Americans Face Assassination Threats, Terror List Authored by Autumn Spredemann via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Several of Cuba’s…

Eva Mendes Praises Ryan Gosling’s Cuban Accent In ‘SNL’ Sketch: “My Cuban Papi Made This Cuban Mami So Happy With This”

deadline.com Gosling co-starred in the sketch with Marcello Hernández as two men trying to convince their friend, played by Kenan Thompson, to go out with them. “Coño! My Cuban Papi made…

Eva Mendes Praises Ryan Gosling’s ‘SNL’ Cuban Wife Sketch: “Hanging Out With My Dad Paid Off”

hollywoodreporter.com Eva Mendes offered her stamp of approval on Tuesday for husband Ryan Gosling‘s Saturday Night Live performance, shouting out his particularly relevant sketch in which he…

Here's what Mark Cuban's $275.9 million in taxes would cover for the US government

businessinsider.com Mark Cuban has been touted as a future presidential candidate. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/Getty Images Mark Cuban paid $275,900,000 in federal taxes this year, he said on X. The…

All 40 musicians who have pulled double duty as host and musical guest on 'SNL'

aol.com None Dua Lipa is set to pull double duty at "Saturday Night Live" on May 4. • None This means she will be both the musical performer and the host. • None In 49 seasons, 40…

Mark Cuban Wires $275M In Taxes, Sends Crucial Message To Community

coingape.com American businessman Mark Cuban took to X to update his followers on the outcome of an earlier decision to pay his tax. KPMG Estimates Mark Cuban’s Tax According to Cuban,…

Mark Cuban 'Proud' to Pay Hundreds of Millions in Taxes

entrepreneur.com The average tax refund went up to $3,011 this year. Even if you've waited until the last day to file your taxes, you're not alone — millions of people will file their tax…

Mark Cuban on his $288 million tax payment: 'I'm proud to pay my taxes every single year. Tag a former president that you know doesn't'

fortune.com As you grimace today signing that check for the IRS, it helps to keep in mind that things could be worse. You could owe what Mark Cuban did. Cuban, in a weekend post on…

Mark Cuban says he's proud to pay $288 million in taxes this year, unlike a certain former president

businessinsider.com and former President Donald Trump (right). Michael Reaves via Getty Images; Joe Raedle via Getty Images Mark Cuban says he'll be paying $288 million in taxes to the IRS. "I…

Mark Cuban's $288M Wire Transfer To IRS: A Veiled Jab At Trump?

benzinga.com Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban announced his hefty tax payment, seemingly taking a jab at a former president with tax evasion controversies. What Happened: On Sunday,…

Mark Cuban takes dig at Trump as he reveals how much he's paying in taxes

newsweek.com Ahead of Tax Day, billionaire Mark Cuban seemingly took aim at former President Donald Trump on Sunday as he revealed how much he is paying in taxes. The deadline to file…

For U.S. Cuban claims holders, spy Manuel Rocha's plea deal raises fresh questions

cnbc.com When Carolyn Lamb saw news of Cuban spy Victor Manuel Rocha's arrest on the news last December, she recognized him immediately. It was the same man who had sat in her Omaha…

Mark Cuban shares his No. 1 favorite way to inspire young kids

cnbc.com Mark Cuban has a simple tactic for inspiring young kids — and getting them to think about their own limitations, or lack thereof. And he uses it often, he says. "I get…

Mark Cuban confronts fellow billionaire knocking student debt forgiveness

newsweek.com Billionaire Mark Cuban confronted fellow billionaire Bill Ackman online on Saturday after he criticized President Joe Biden's forgiveness plan for student loan debt. Biden…

What you need to know about Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan B

marketplace.org Remedial student debt forgiveness: President Joe Biden has promised to take another shot at the issue ever since the Supreme Court blocked his plan to cancel debt for some…

Mark Cuban praises Eli Lilly, explains one thing it's doing right

thestreet.com It's no stretch of the imagination to suggest that losing weight and striving for better health is frequently on the minds of many people. And one specific recent…

Olympic hopeful claims he was offered $300,000 to deliberately lose qualifying match

thestreet.com The rise of legalized sports betting in America has come with controversy — particularly around the possibility that players would be involved changing the outcome of games.…

POSSIBLE ANNOUNCES LINEUP FOR TELEVISAUNIVISION'S KEYNOTE SESSION, TAPPING INFLUENTIAL VOICES ACROSS LATIN MUSIC AND CULTURE

benzinga.com Rebeca León, Ignacio "Nacho" Meyer and LeLe Pons to discuss the growing influence of Latin culture across media and entertainment, moderated by Axios' Sara Fischer NEW YORK,…

Mark Cuban says his leadership style cost him $100,000 in fines after he bought the Dallas Mavericks

cnbc.com Not even a six-figure fine can get Mark Cuban to change his leadership tactics. Shortly after Cuban became a billionaire, following the sale of his company Broadcast.com to…