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Cuba left reeling after Category 3 hurricane ravages island and knocks out power grid

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba was left reeling Thursday after a fierce Category 3 hurricane ripped across the island, destroying hundreds of homes, knocking out the country’s power grid and damaging other infrastructure.…

John McCarthy November 8, 2024

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Cuba left without electricity after hit from Hurricane Rafael

HAVANA — Cuban authorities struggled to return power to the island this morning after Hurricane Rafael knocked out the country`s electrical grid, leaving 10 million people in the dark. The…

John McCarthy November 7, 2024

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Rafael expected to be near major hurricane strength when it hits western Cuba

MIAMI — Tropical Storm Rafael is expected to strengthen and reach near "major hurricane strength" when it makes landfall in western Cuba, the National Hurricane Center said this morning. In…

John McCarthy November 6, 2024

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Tropical Storm Rafael forms in the Caribbean and is expected to become a hurricane

KINGSTON — A disturbance in the Caribbean strengthened into Tropical Storm Rafael this afternoon. The storm is forecast to become a hurricane on Tuesday. Rafael, previously known as Potential Tropical…

John McCarthy November 4, 2024

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Garbage collection in Frederiksted halted due to ‘inclement weather,’ VIWMA says

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) said today that "house-to-house waste collection" has been suspended in the following St. Croix areas due to inclement weather: Frangipani Estate…

John McCarthy November 3, 2024

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Mexican fuel flows to Cuba as the island faces blackouts and the loss of Russian and Venezuelan oil

HAVANA (AP) — As Cuba grapples with blackouts and a deepening economic crisis, Mexico has sent nearly half a million barrels of crude oil and diesel in just a span of days,…

John McCarthy November 2, 2024

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November kicks off with hazardous seas, high surf and life-threatening rip currents

SAN JUAN — Favorable environmental conditions and abundant moisture will maintain ideal conditions for showers and thunderstorms today and tonight, NOAA Chief Meteorologist Ian Colon-Pagan said this morning. Over the…

John McCarthy November 1, 2024

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Colombian court revokes order suspending gas well off Caribbean coast

BOGOTA — A Colombian court overturned another court order issued last month that had suspended activities at Sirius-2, previously called Uchuva-2, a major gas well located off the country's Caribbean coast. The ruling,…

John McCarthy November 1, 2024

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Flash Flood Watch remains in effect for the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — A series of mid-to-upper level troughs and above-normal moisture from a nearly stationary front will create ideal conditions for thunderstorm development, with the most intense and frequent activity expected…

John McCarthy October 31, 2024

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Spanish floods kill 95 as year of rain falls in a day in Valencia

LA ALCUDIA, Spain — At least 95 people have been killed in possibly the deadliest flooding to hit Spain in its modern history after torrential rain battered the eastern region…

John McCarthy October 30, 2024