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Cuba’s power grid collapses and plunges eastern provinces into a major blackout

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s national energy grid suffered a major failure early Thursday that severed power to the island’s eastern provinces, authorities said, as residents in the capital Havana faced...

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The world's reaction to hantavirus is tinged by echoes of something else: COVID

NEW YORK (AP) — The lingering impact of COVID-19, a few years out from the declaration that the pandemic was over, is scattered across how we live today — the work-from-home jobs, the way some have...

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Why Canadians should pay attention to the U.S.-China Summit

In today's The Big Story podcast, U.S. President Trump is in China for the second half of this week, talking all things trade, alliance and geopolitics. It comes at a delicate time for the President, as...

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France allows asymptomatic passengers off new cruise ship struck by stomach bug outbreak

BORDEAUX, France (AP) — Passengers unaffected by an illness outbreak on a British cruise ship have been allowed off the ship in the French port city of Bordeaux, while authorities confirmed the cause...

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FIFA announces Super Bowl-style World Cup final halftime show featuring Madonna, Shakira and BTS

NEW YORK (AP) — The World Cup final will feature a star-studded halftime show headlined by Madonna, Shakira and boy band BTS. FIFA announced Thursday that, for the first time, the final...

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Trump's talk of 51st US state met with near-silence in Venezuela

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Twice this week, U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed interest in turning Venezuela into his country’s 51st state. The latest came via a Truth Social post Tuesday with...

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Foreign ticket holders from World Cup qualifying countries won't have to pay bonds to enter US

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is suspending a requirement that foreign visitors from countries that have qualified for the World Cup and have bought tickets for the soccer tournament pay...

May 13, 2026 8:26 pm EST EST

Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi needs months of care after collapse in Iran prison, foundation says

CAIRO (AP) — Doctors who examined Nobel Peace laureate and activist Narges Mohammadi more than a week after she collapsed at a prison in Iran say she needs months of treatment, her foundation said Wednesday. An...

May 13, 2026 11:40 am EST EST

Prosecutors to retry Alex Murdaugh in deaths of wife and son after high court overturned convictions

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions and life sentence for the deaths of his wife and son were overturned Wednesday by the South Carolina Supreme Court because the court clerk at...

May 13, 2026 10:46 pm EST EST

France confines more than 1,700 on British cruise ship in Bordeaux after gastroenteritis outbreak

PARIS (AP) — Over 1,700 passengers and crew on a British cruise ship were ordered to remain on board after an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness, French authorities said Wednesday. They...

May 13, 2026 12:59 pm EST EST