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Cuba’s power grid collapsed again Friday, the second outage this week and fourth this year, plunging the island into darkness amid crippling fuel shortages. With the U.S. oil blockade cutting off its main fuel source, residents like Yailin Fis Garcia, who just opened a pizza shop, face daily losses as food spoils and businesses shutter. In Havana, Gabriel Rico has adapted to erratic power—just hours a day—with flashlights becoming essential. While Cuba blames U.S. sanctions for its crumbling infrastructure, the U.S. points to Cuba’s economic mismanagement. Despite protests that aren’t as massive as those in 2021, frustration is mounting. The international community largely urges the U.S. to lift sanctions, calling them collective punishment.

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