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Cuba Suffers Another Massive Power Outage Leaving Millions In The Dark

Cuba Suffers Another Massive Power Outage Leaving Millions In The Dark

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba has suffered a massive power outage affecting Havana and the country’s provinces that has left millions in the dark. Cuba’s Ministry of Energy and Mines said at around 8:15 p.m. local time a power outage at the Diezmero substation on the outskirts of Havana had caused “a significant loss of generation…MORE

Head Of The Islamic State In Iraq And Syria Has Been Killed, Iraqi Prime Minister Says

Head Of The Islamic State In Iraq And Syria Has Been Killed, Iraqi Prime Minister Says

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi Prime Minister Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has said that the head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria was killed in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with U.S.-led coalition forces Abdallah Maki Mosleh al-Rifai, or “Abu Khadija,” was “one of the most dangerous terrorists…MORE

Critics Warn Staff Cuts At Federal Agencies Overseeing US Dams Could Put Public Safety At Risk

Critics Warn Staff Cuts At Federal Agencies Overseeing US Dams Could Put Public Safety At Risk

COULEE DAM, Wash. (AP) — Experts are warning that Trump administration workforce cuts at federal agencies overseeing U.S. dams are threatening their ability to provide reliable electricity, supply water to farmers and protect communities from floods. The Bureau of Reclamation provides water and hydropower to the public in 17 western states. Nearly 400 agency workers…MORE

Keller ISD Has Dropped Its Plan To Split The District In Two

Keller ISD Has Dropped Its Plan To Split The District In Two

(WBAP/KLIF) – KELLER, TX – In a letter to parents board president Charles Randklev stated that the cost of splitting up the district’s debt would be too expensive, and that there is no viable path forward to splitting Keller ISD. Hundreds of residents have been speaking out for and against the plan which has been…MORE