HAVANA – Cuba’s electrical grid collapsed again on Sunday, the fourth such failure in 48 hours, raising fresh doubts about a quick fix on an
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Cubans struggle with an extended power outage and a new tropical storm
HAVANA (AP) — Many Cubans waited in anguish and some took to the streets in protest as widespread blackouts stretched into their third day. Their
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Oscar brings winds, heavy rains to eastern Cuba after striking the Bahamas
HAVANA — Tropical Storm Oscar brought heavy rains and winds to Cuba, an island already beleaguered by a massive power outage, late Sunday after brushing
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Hurricane Oscar makes landfall in the Bahamas, heads towards Cuba
NASSAU — Hurricane Oscar made landfall early today in the southeastern Bahamas and was heading towards Cuba. Oscar, which the hurricane center characterized as “very
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As Cuba’s nationwide blackout continues, a look at why the electrical grid collapsed
HAVANA — As Cuba’s electrical grid shut down Friday, leaving millions of Cubans without power nationwide hours after the government declared an “energy emergency,” authorities
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Nearly half of Cuba without power as blackouts deepen
HAVANA — More than half of Cuba was without power on Thursday evening as fuel shortages and broken-down power plants left the government with little
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Cuba slashes size of daily bread ration as ingredients run thin
HAVANA — Cuba’s communist-run government slashed by a quarter the weight of its subsidized ration of daily bread, the latest shortage to strain a decades-old
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Helene makes landfall in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 hurricane
CRAWFORDVILLE, Florida (AP) — Hurricane Helene made landfall Thursday night in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm as forecasters warned that the enormous system could create a “nightmare” storm
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Cuba`s ‘migratory stampede’ has no end in sight
HAVANA — Cuban lab chemist Deisy Herrera was crushed when her two sons left the island in search of a better life. “Those were terrible
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Cuba announces new measures for ‘war-time economy’ amid growing crisis
HAVANA — Cuba`s government said it would double down on price controls and continue to fight tax evasion in an increasingly desperate bid to tamp
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