More than 1.4 million customers in Puerto Rico lost electricity on Wednesday when all of the island’s power plants were knocked out of service, the latest frustrating blackout for residents who have suffered years of them.
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Puerto Rico power outage: Island-wide blackout hits Puerto Rico as residents prepare for Easter weekend
San Juan, Puerto Rico (AP) — An island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico on Wednesday as the largely Catholic residents of the U.S. territory prepared to celebrate the Easter weekend, officials said.
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Island-wide blackout hits Puerto Rico as residents prepare for Easter weekend
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — An island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico on Wednesday as the largely Catholic residents of the U.S. territory prepared to celebrate the Easter weekend, officials said.
All 1.4…
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Trump waved off planned Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear sites
US President Donald Trump waved off a planned Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear sites in favor of negotiating a deal with Iran to limit its nuclear program, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing administration officials and…
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Trump Waved Off Israeli Strike After Divisions Emerged in His Administration
Israel had planned to strike Iranian nuclear sites as soon as next month but was waved off by President Trump in recent weeks in favor of negotiating a deal with Tehran to limit its nuclear program, according to administration officials and…
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Colossal squid caught on camera for first time in the deep sea, researchers announce
A colossal squid has been caught on camera for the first time in the deep sea by an international team of researchers steering a remotely operated submersible.
The sighting was announced Tuesday by the Schmidt Ocean…
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Postmortems of rescue workers killed in Gaza show ‘gunshots to head and torso’ | Israel-Gaza war
The doctor who carried out the postmortems of the 15 paramedics and rescue workers who were killed by Israeli troops in Gaza in March has said they were mostly killed by gunshots to the head and torso, as well as injuries caused by explosives.
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Puerto Rico goes completely dark after another island-wide power outage
The island of Puerto Rico is suffering another island-wide power outage, just months after a dayslong blackout on New Year’s Eve kept residents in the dark.
Luma Energy said the complete interruption to its service began at about 12:40 p.m. local…
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