Steve Jobs dies

Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs, the charismatic visionary who reshaped both the computing and entertainment industries, died today. He was 56.

• Apple’s board of directors issued the following statement.

We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today.

Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve.

His greatest love was for his wife, Laurene, and his family. Our hearts go out to them and to all who were touched by his extraordinary gifts.

Apple has lost a visionary and a creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor. Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple.

If you would like to share your thoughts, memories, and condolences, please email rememberingsteve@apple.com

• Jobs is survived by his wife and four children, and in a separate statement they said:

Steve died peacefully today surrounded by his family.

In his public life, Steve was known as a visionary; in his private life, he cherished his family. We are thankful to the many people who have shared their wishes and prayers during the last year of Steve’s illness; a website will be provided for those who wish to offer tributes and memories.

We are grateful for the support and kindness of those who share our feelings for Steve. We know many of you will mourn with us, and we ask that you respect our privacy during our time of grief.

Jobs had taken a medical leave of absence earlier this year, his third in a continuing battle with pancreatic cancer that began in 2004.

"Occupy Wall Street " protesters speak before arrests (video)

Protesters decrying corporate greed and other grievances maintained a presence in New York City's financial district Sunday, one day after more than 700 of them were arrested as they attempted to march across the Brooklyn Bridge.

The group "Occupy Wall Street" has been camped out for two weeks. On Saturday, the Brooklyn Bridge was shut down for several hours as protesters rallied against what they said was corporate greed, social inequality and other issues.

New York police said the protesters were arrested when they broke off from the bridge's pedestrian lane and onto the roadway, blocking traffic. The majority were issued citations for disorderly conduct and released.

Cuban-Americans divided over expanded flights (video)

• After watching the video, please list the opinions for and against the flights to Cuba

• What questions would you ask to fill in the blanks with the missing information?

1. This is a very big day because ………………………………

2. More than …………………. passengers will take the flight.

3. The occasion inspired ……………………….

4. No, Fort Lauderdale is not the only one.

5. Vivian Mannerud chairs ………………………………..

6. Some Cubans do not …………………...

7. Emilio Izquierdo spent more than ……………. years as a prisoner.

8. Emilio Izquierdo and other Cubans often meet at ……….

9. Antonio Esquivel heads the……………………………….

10. According to Antonio Esquivel U.S.-Cuba flights provide …………….

11. The Castro regime is looking for …………………..

12. Manuel Marquez has his ……………………. in Cuba

al-Qaida Leader Killed in Yemen (video)

• After watching the video, please fill in the blanks.

Missiles fired from a drone aircraft …………………………………….. (kill) radical U.S.-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki early Friday as he …………………………………….. (rode) in a convoy in eastern Yemen.

He …………………………………….. (be) a vocal critic of America and alledgedly …………………………………….. (motivate) others to commit violence against U.S. interests.

President Barack Obama …………………………………….. (call) Awlaki's death a "major blow" to one of al-Qaida's most active affiliates.

Speaking to a military audience outside Washington, Mr. Obama said the operation that ……………………………….. (kill) Awlaki ……………………… (be) proof that the terrorist group and its affiliates …………………………………….. (not find) a safe haven anywhere in the world.

Western news organizations …………………………………….. (quote) U.S. officials as saying the raid …………………………………….. (coordinate) by the CIA and …………………………………….. (head) by U.S. Joint Special Operations Command, the counterterrorism unit that …………………………………….. (lead) the May operation killing Osama bin Laden.

Several other suspected militants …………………………………….. (kill) in the operation, including Samir Khan, an American of Pakistani origin who …………………………………….. (produce) an English-language magazine for al-Qaida on the Internet.

Awlaki ……………………………………. (link) to the group al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, based in Yemen. Both the U.S. and Yemen ………………………………………… (want) him for his suspected role in terrorist attacks.

Authorities …………………………………… (believe) Awlaki …………………………………….. (advise) a suspected Nigerian bomber and that he ………………………… (instruct) a U.S. Army psychiatrist Major who …………………………………………… (carry out) a mass shooting that …………………………………….. (leave) 13 dead in 2009.

Awlaki's death …………………………………….. (find) Yemen in a political crisis, marked by heightened calls for President Abdullah Saleh's resignation.

Activists say that last Friday thousands of anti-government protesters …………………………………….. (rally) in the capital, Sana'a and in the southern city of Taiz.

And now, please state what information is mentioned in the video

and in the article.