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The entire island country of Cuba was plunged into darkness on Friday after a major power plant failed, the state energy minister confirmed. Severe power shortages had already forced the communist government to limit electricity use in an attempt to spare the power grid. State workers were sent home and non-essential industry as well as schools were shut down. 'We went to a restaurant and they had no food because there was no power, now we are also without internet.' Despite the last-ditch effort by the government, the Antonio Guiteras thermonuclear power plant near Havana failed Friday, though officials did not say what led to the failure. The blackout has affected about 10 million people in Cuba. Prime Minister Manuel Marrero blamed the worsening energy situation on deteriorating infrastructure and U.S. embargoes that hindered the country's efforts to obtain spare parts and fuel. "The complex scenario is caused primarily by the intensification of the economic war and financial and energy persecution of the United States," said Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel. A spokesperson for the White House National Security Council denied the accusation. "The United States is not to blame for today's blackout on the island, or the overall energy situation in Cuba," the spokesperson said. The blackout is also affecting tourism in Cuba, as shops and nightclubs were ordered to close. “We went to a restaurant and they had no food because there was no power, now we are also without internet," said Carlos Roberto Julio, a tourist from Brazil. "In two days, we have already had several problems.”The power plant was named after Antonio Guiteras y Holmes, a communist revolutionary born in Pennsylvania who died fighting to overthrow the Cuban government in 1935. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Former President Donald Trump has taken the lead in the famed 538 election forecast model for the first time since it began measuring the 2024 presidential election. 'A slow drip-drip-drip of polls showed the race tightening.'Trump is now favored to win the election 52% in the model, which runs 1,000 simulations of the election. Harris has a 48% chance to win the election based on the model. "The change in candidate’s fortunes came after a slow drip-drip-drip of polls showed the race tightening across the northern and Sun Belt battlegrounds," explained data analyst G. Elliot Morris at the 538 site. He said that new polling gave Trump a lead in Pennsylvania while lessening Harris' lead in Michigan and tying up support in Wisconsin. Georgia and Arizona have also gone from toss-ups to being classified as leaning Republican.Morris went on to caution against reading too much into the trend and said he still classifies the race a toss-up. "While Trump has undeniably gained some ground over the past couple weeks, a few good polls for Harris could easily put her back in the 'lead' tomorrow. Our overall characterization of the race — that it’s a toss-up — remains unchanged."Other polling experts such as Harry Enten at CNN have cautioned Democrats that Harris needs to have a large lead in order to feel safe about the election results because Trump often underperforms in polling before an election. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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Cuba's electrical grid went offline Friday after one of the island's major power plants failed, and as a massive blackout that started a day earlier swept across the Caribbean island.