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Puerto Rico hit with a massive power outage

Nation Apr 17

Puerto Rico officials demand answers after latest island-wide blackout

By Dánica Coto, Associated Press

Nation Jan 02

Puerto Ricans without electricity early on New Year's Eve
Puerto Rico’s new governor takes office amid anger following major blackout

Jenniffer González Colón has been sworn in as Puerto Rico’s new governor as the island held for a normally ebullient ceremony overshadowed by widespread anger over a blackout that hit the U.S. territory days ago.

By Dánica Coto, Associated Press

Nation Jan 01

Puerto Ricans without electricity early on New Year's Eve
Power restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after major blackout

Electric power has been restored to nearly all affected customers across Puerto Rico after a sweeping blackout plunged the U.S. territory into darkness on New Year’s Eve.

By Amanda Pérez Pintado, Associated Press

Nation Dec 31

US-PUERTO RICO-POLITICS-ELECTIONS
Blackout causes nearly all of Puerto Rico to lose power on New Year’s Eve

The private company that oversees electricity transmission and distribution says it appears the outage was caused by a failure in an underground power line.

By Dánica Coto, Associated Press

World Oct 22

Cuba restoring power again after multiple grid failures, in Havana
Cuba fights to recover from nationwide blackout and storm that killed six

Cuba's capital was partially illuminated Monday night after a massive blackout that has generated a handful of protests and a stern government warning that any unrest will be punished.

By Andrea Rodriguez, Milexsy Duran, Associated Press

Jun 16

Despite widespread user protest, Reddit CEO says company is ‘not negotiating’ on 3rd-party app charges

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press

After outrage erupted over plans to charge some third-party apps for data access, thousands of communities within the online discussion network went dark this week, and many organizers say their protest is not over.

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Nov 07

Power being partially restored in Russian-occupied Kherson following civilian evacuation

By Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press

Russian-appointed authorities say they are working to partially restore power in the occupied Ukrainian city of Kherson following what they have called a Ukrainian “terrorist attack” on power lines.

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Jun 30

California tests off-the-grid solutions to power outages

By Daisy Nguyen, Associated Press

To improve energy resilience in California, utilities and small communities are installing microgrids that can disconnect from the larger electrical grid and switch to using solar energy generated and stored locally.

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Jan 10

Minister: Massive power outage leaves Pakistan in the dark

By Zarar Khan, Associated Press

Hours after the late Saturday outage, Energy Minister Omar Ayub said on Twitter that power was being restored in phases, starting with Islamabad. He said later Sunday that power had been restored to much of the country.

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Oct 29

Watch 1:48
Windy conditions keep California burning — and its power out

By Stephanie Sy

California utility company Pacific Gas & Electric is cutting power to customers for the fourth time this month, as wildfires rage and high winds persist. The measure aims to keep downed power lines from sparking new blazes. Many residents have…

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