President Barack Obama has arrived in Cuba, becoming the first American president to visit the island nation in almost 90 years while still in office. Moments after the president’s plane landed at Jose Marti airport in Havana in the rain, he sent a Tweet that said “Que bol Cuba? Just touched down here, looking forward to meeting and hearing directly from the Cuban people.” “Que bol?” is an informal Cuban expression that means “How are you?” At the airport, American and Cuban officials met Obama. CNN reported that some of the Cuban officials who greeted Mr. Obama had been forced to leave the United States after being accused of spying for Cuba. Cuban President Raul Castro did not welcome President Obama at the airport. Michelle Obama and their two daughters joined the president for the three-day-visit. The president says the trip will be a new beginning in the relationship between the former Cold War enemies. At the State Department last week, he said “diplomacy -- including having the courage to turn a page on the failed policies of the past -- is how we’ve begun a new chapter of engagement with the people of Cuba.”
Title: Obama Begins Historic Visit to Cuba
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Just touched down here, looking forward to meeting and hearing directly from the Cuban people.” </span> <span data-start-time='30417' data-end-time='36708'>“Que bol?” is an informal Cuban expression that means “How are you?”</span> <span data-start-time='36708' data-end-time='42688'>At the airport, American and Cuban officials met Obama. </span> <span data-start-time='42688' data-end-time='54875'>CNN reported that some of the Cuban officials who greeted Mr. Obama had been forced to leave the United States after being accused of spying for Cuba. </span> <span data-start-time='54875' data-end-time='61500'>Cuban President Raul Castro did not welcome President Obama at the airport.</span> <span data-start-time='61500' data-end-time='67833'>Michelle Obama and their two daughters joined the president for the three-day-visit.</span> <span data-start-time='67833' data-end-time='76021'>The president says the trip will be a new beginning in the relationship between the former Cold War enemies. </span> <span data-start-time='76021' data-end-time='91833'>At the State Department last week, he said “diplomacy -- including having the courage to turn a page on the failed policies of the past -- is how we’ve begun a new chapter of engagement with the people of Cuba.”</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/911/ob_img.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=5593 data-hint-location='76021' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/911/what_does_engage_mean.m4a'>What does engage mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='to become involved with'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/911/a_period_of_time.m4a'><span>a period of time</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/911/separate_from_others.m4a'><span>separate from others</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/911/to_restart_a_relationship.m4a'><span>to restart a relationship</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/911/to_become_involved_with.m4a'><span>to become involved with</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=5594 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/911/what_country_is_obama_visiting.m4a'>What country is Obama visiting?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Cuba'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/911/colombia.m4a'><span>Colombia</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/911/iraq.m4a'><span>Iraq</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/911/cuba.m4a'><span>Cuba</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/911/north_korea.m4a'><span>North Korea</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=5595 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/911/obama_is_the_first_president_to_visit_cuba_in_almost__blank__years.m4a'>Obama is the first president to visit Cuba in almost <span class='blank'>90</span> years.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='90'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/911/90.m4a'><span>90</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/911/9.m4a'><span>9</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/911/1.m4a'><span>1</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/911/1000.m4a'><span>1000</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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