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- Cuba's energy ministry said the national grid collapsed, plunging about 9 million people into a blackout.
- The outage resulted from an aging power system strained by fuel shortages, deteriorating infrastructure, and a U.S. oil blockade.
- It was Cuba's fourth large-scale summer blackout, adding to frequent rolling cuts that affect millions.
- Cuba says it is not negotiating with the United States despite labeling the blockade “genocidal.”