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Cuba’s government on Saturday said that some electricity was restored on the island after one of the country’s major power plants failed and left millions without electricity in an outage that started two days earlier.Energy minister Vicente de la O Levy said the country had 500 megawatts of energy in its electrical grid early Saturday. He posted on X that “several substations in the west now have electricity.”O Levy also said two thermoelectric power plants are back and two more will resume their operations “in the next few hours.” In addition to the Antonio Guiteras plant, whose failure on Friday…

The Miami football team managed to avoid an upset today at Louisville, but there were a few heart-stopping moments in the 52-45 win. Keep scrolling for highlights.The Hurricanes, up to No. 6 in the polls, are now off to a 7-0 start. Quarterback Cam Ward padded his Heisman Trophy case with 319 yards and four touchdown passes, while Xavier Restrepo and Sam Brown Jr. both had 100 yards and a receiving touchdown. Damien Martinez put the game away with a 30-yard touchdown in which he shook off several tacklers.Louisville (4-3) also entered with one of the nation’s top offenses, and…

Oct 19, 2024, 03:13 PM ETArsenal suffered their first loss of the season on Saturday as they fell 2-0 to Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium.The Gunners had control of the game until the 30th minute, when Leandro Trossard’s careless pass left William Saliba in trouble before earning red for a foul that VAR deemed to have denied Evanilson a clear goalscoring opportunity. Some positive moments of goalkeeping by David Raya ensured Arsenal held Bournemouth scoreless by the break.Antoine Semenyo was one of Bournemouth’s brightest as the Cherries began to create chances, though he should have done better moments after the…

CLIFTON, Ariz. —  To get to Clifton, you have to really want to get to Clifton. The nearest big city is Tucson, about three hours away. After spending the night at an uncharacteristically ratty Holiday Inn Express in Willcox, I took U.S. Route 191 through a succession of towns, each seemingly smaller than the last. The morning drive was quiet and scenic through hills dotted with creosote bushes, spiky cacti and spindly ocotillo plants leading up to Safford, the hometown of a good friend who got the hell out of there. Route 191 bends east here, passing by blooming cotton fields…

Maybe, just maybe, Max Verstappen and Red Bull are back.It is only a sprint race, which is a huge caveat given teams are able to make changes to their cars ahead of qualifying later today, and McLaren might be able to get into a more competitive window with Lando Norris. But the nature of Verstappen’s win, keeping things under complete control and even setting the fastest lap on the final lap, was really impressive. He got out of the car and gave a quick punch of the air, which hasn’t been seen after a sprint for a while.If Verstappen has…

The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Hurricane Oscar has formed off the coast of the Bahamas.Oscar, which the hurricane center characterized as “tiny,” formed Saturday. Oscar – the 15th named storm of the hurricane season – formed as a tropical storm just east of the Turks and Caicos islands, before quickly becoming a hurricane.The government of the Bahamas has issued a hurricane warning for the Turks and Caicos Islands and the southeastern Bahamas. The government of Cuba has issued a hurricane watch for the provinces of Guantanamo, Holguin, and Las Tunas.  Turks and Caicos and southeastern Bahamas can expect…

A five-alarm brush fire in Oakland, California, sparked evacuation orders as it burned two homes on Friday.Crews were “working aggressively to fully extinguish” the blaze in Oakland Hills, named the Keller Fire, the Oakland Fire Department said in an update on X early Saturday morning. The fire started Friday afternoon in a home on Mountain Avenue. Wind carried flames into a grove of Eucalyptus trees, where it has grown to 15 acres, NBC Bay Area reported. The fire was 50% contained as of Saturday morning, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire).Fire Chief Damon Covington said at a…

See at Fubo Watch the Premier League in Canada from CA$30 per month Fubo Canada See at Optus Watch the Premier League in Australia from AU$7 a month Optus Sport Having made their worst-ever start to a Premier League season, Manchester United will go in search of just their third win of the campaign as they host Brentford on Saturday. Speculation remains fixed on Erik ten Hag’s future as boss, with the Red Devils currently nestled in the unfamiliar lowly setting of 14th position in the table. Brentford have meanwhile made a habit of starting strong in games, scoring inside the opening…

Speaking ahead of the US Grand Prix, Hamilton said: “Firstly, it’s a real honour and privilege and something that I’ve been working on for a long, long time to get into that position. Just getting to go to the Met Gala was always something really special. “Having seen the hosts before, I remember I would look on and think ‘it would be cool one day to be a host’. Anna’s been so gracious as to include me within that group.” READ MORE: ‘It’s been a battle of the mind’ – Hamilton reveals lessons he learned during winless run of almost…

3 Bundesliga Konferenz storylines – Matchday 6: Leipzig, Boniface and BochumBorussia Dortmund kickstarted Matchday 7 in the Bundesliga with a 2-1 win at the Westfalenstadion on Friday night, which set up an excellent Konferenz on the Saturday. With 13 goals across five games on Saturday afternoon, fans have been treated to some excellent goals across Germany.Here are three storylines from the Bundesliga Konferenz.RB Leipzig go top, for nowGoals from Xavi Simons and Willi Orban secured a 2-0 win for RB Leipzig as Marco Rose’s side top the Bundesliga. Should Bayern Munich fail to beat Stuttgart in the Bundesliga Topspiel, it…