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Massive blackout in Cuba leaves 10 million people on the island without power

A nationwide blackout Friday left millions of Cubans without power because of an aging power grid and a lack of fuel.

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Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.
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