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Cuba Plunged into Widespread Blackouts as Fuel Reserves Run Dry
Cuba is suffering increasingly severe blackouts after the government announced fuel reserves have run dry. Rare protests erupted in neighborhoods near Havana as large areas in the east went dark during nationwide rolling blackouts. President Diaz-Canel blamed the crisis on U.S. sanctions, while the U.S. offered $100 million in aid contingent on distribution through the Catholic Church.