“Beyonce and rapper husband Jay Z visited Havana last week on a trip that was fully licensed by the United States Treasury Department, according to a source familiar with the trip, reports Reuters. The longstanding U.S. trade embargo against Cuba prevents most Americans from traveling to the island without a license granted by the U.S. government.”
http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2013/04/special-privilege-beyonce-jay-z-cuba.html
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