Here & Now‘s Indira Lakshmanan speaks with Associated Press editor Cristiana Mesquita about what life is like now in Cuba, where there’s an energy shortage, frequent blackouts and an uncertain future. President Trump pledged to do “something with Cuba very soon,” and the island’s socialist government vowed to resist any U.S. aggression.
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