Cuba Braces Hurricane

Hurricane Rafael intensifies to category 3 as battered Cuba braces for new storm

More than 70,000 people reportedly evacuated and military mobilised with hurricane close to making landfall. Hurricane Rafael has intensified into a category 3 hurricane as it nears the coast of ...

World - The Guardian - 6 hours ago

Hurricane Oscar hits Cuba as it struggles with power outage

Millions of people are still without power, with food rotting in fridges and no water supply in many homes.

Oscar weakens to tropical storm after hitting Cuba as a Category 1 hurricane

Hurricane Oscar made landfall Sunday evening on the northern coast of east Cuba before it weakened to a tropical storm as it moved across the island, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Hurricane Rafael makes landfall over Cuba as Category 3 storm

Hurricane Rafael made landfall in Cuba on Wednesday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center said.

World - CBS News - 8 hours ago

Hurricane Oscar makes landfall in the Bahamas, heads toward Cuba

Oscar, which the National Hurricane Center characterized as "very small," is the 15th named storm of the hurricane season.

Millions in Cuba remain without power as Hurricane Oscar makes landfall

Millions remain without power in Cuba for a third consecutive day as slow progress is made in restoring electricity following three major grid failures.

Power outages plague Cuba as Hurricane Oscar adds to island's woes

Millions of Cubans were enduring electricity blackouts as the government struggled to restore services. Hurricane Oscar, striking the east as a Category 1 storm, added to the disruption.

Hurricane Oscar dumps heavy rain across Cuba amid power outageT

Deluge causes landslides and tears house roofs as engineers try to get country’s electricity grid up and running again. Hurricane Oscar has dumped heavy rain across the eastern end of Cuba , ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

Rafael rapidly intensifies into a Category 3 hurricane as it nears Cuba

Tropical Storm Rafael became a Category 3 major hurricane Wednesday afternoon as it nears the coast of western Cuba, the National Hurricane Center said.

Rafael intensifies into a Category 2 hurricane as it barrels toward Cuba

Rafael intensifies into a Category 2 hurricane as it barrels toward Cuba, forecasters say

World - ABC News - 8 hours ago

Hurricane Rafael strengthens to Category 3 before landfall in Cuba

Hurricane Rafael strengthened to a major Category 3 hurricane as it nears the western coast of Cuba.

Hurricane Rafael strengthens to powerful Category 3 storm as it heads to Cuba

Rafael has strengthened into a powerful Category 3 hurricane ahead of its expected landfall in Cuba

World - ABC News - 3 hours ago

Cuba hit by second nationwide blackout as Hurricane Rafael approaches

Island’s national power company says strong winds from category 3 hurricane caused disconnection. Cuba’s national power grid has suffered a country-wide blackout as Hurricane Rafael approaches ...

World - The Guardian - 38 minutes ago

Oscar has weakened to a tropical storm after making landfall in eastern Cuba as a Category 1 hurricane

World - ABC News - October 20

Cuba Faces Hurricane Oscar After Nationwide Blackout. How Much Can the Island Endure?

The repeated failure of the power grid and a hurricane that has swamped the island’s eastern end has many Cubans fed up, posing a challenge to the Communist government.

World - The New York Times - October 21

Tropical Storm Rafael forms and is forecast to bring heavy rains to Jamaica before likely hitting Cuba as a hurricane

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

Tropical Storm Rafael chugs past Jamaica as Cuba prepares for another hurricane hit

Tropical Storm Rafael is chugging past the western tip of Jamaica and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it heads toward Cuba

World - ABC News - Yesterday

Bracing for Trump's tariffs

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It’s Election Week. Brace Yourselves

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Tech - Wired - 2 days ago

Bracing for election disinformation

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Politics - The Hill - 22 hours ago

House Republicans brace for leadership scramble

House Republicans are bracing for potential leadership shake-ups in the coming weeks, a post-election scramble that will heavily depend on who wins control of the lower chamber and White House in ...

Politics - The Hill - October 23

Corporate America Braces for Trump 2.0

The race for the White House is deadlocked, but business leaders aren’t taking chances, reaching out to the former president to rebuild relations.

Business - The New York Times - October 28

Cuba Suffers Mass Blackout as Energy Crisis Deepens

The Communist government ordered the closure of nonvital activities hours to avoid power grid collapse.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 18

Major outage leaves all of Cuba without power

A major power outage has left Cuba without power. The Ministry of Energy and Mines posted on the social platform X at 12:35 p.m. EDT Friday informing the public the National Electricity System ...

Politics - The Hill - October 18

Cuba a oscuras por fallas del sistema eléctrico

Durante semanas, el país ha carecido de combustible para hacer funcionar la red eléctrica, lo que ha dejado a grandes zonas de la isla sin electricidad durante periodos de 15 a 20 horas.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 18

Cuba hit by second blackout after grid collapse

Cubans experienced their second black out wave Saturday after government officials said they were working to restore electrical service to hospitals and crucial service centers after a grid failure ...

Politics - The Hill - October 19

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