Новости за 21.10.2024

1. Cuban power grid collapses for fourth time as hurricane nears  CNN
2. What happens when a country goes too long without electricity? Death and devastation follow  Miami Herald
3. What to know about the electrical grid failure that plunged Cuba into darkness  The Associated Press
4. Opinion | Cuba Can’t Keep the Lights On  The Wall Street Journal

1. Elon Musk’s daily $1 million giveaway to registered voters could be illegal, experts say  CNN
2. Musk offers voters $1 million a day to sign PAC petition backing the Constitution. Is that legal?  The Associated Press
3. Elon Musk's election promise of $1 million daily giveaway sparks call for probe  Reuters
4. What Elon Musk Really Wants  The Atlantic

Elon Musk has already committed at least US$70 million to help Donald Trump win the 2024 U.S. election. Now he's pledging to give away US$1 million a day to voters for signing his political action committee's petition backing the U.S. Coinstitution.

Lewis Hamilton said a 40kph gust of wind was likely the cause of his second lap retirement from the United States Grand Prix.

European giants Barcelona and Liverpool reportedly receive a boost in their bid to sign Lille striker Jonathan David in 2025.

Many Cubans are waiting in anguish as electricity on much of the island has yet to be restored days after an island-wide blackout. Their concerns are also raised as Hurricane Oscar first made landfall in the southeastern Bahamas and then slammed into Cuba’s coast. Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy said in a press conference he hopes the country’s electricity grid will be restored on Monday or Tuesday morning. He also recognized that Oscar, which hit the island Sunday evening, will bring “an additional... Читать дальше...

60 Minutes traveled to Wisconsin as the 2024 presidential election nears the finish line to see why, in this battleground state, it's anybody’s game.

Sunday, October 20, 2024 • 8:08 PM Dodger Stadium • Los Angeles, CA LHP Sean Manaea (0-0, -.–) vs. RHP Michael Kopech (6-8, 3.46) FS1 The New York Mets will try to force a Game 7 tonight as they play their second elimination game in a row against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Mets’ offense […]

Christopher Bell won the pole, led 155 of 267 laps and finished second after charging through the field late in the running of the NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Moses Moody may have played his way into an extension this preseason. | Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images

Shams Charania reported that he expects Jonathan Kuminga to ‘bet on himself’ and enter restricted free agency after this season.

Evacuation warnings affected southern Beirut, the eastern Bekaa valley and parts of southern Lebanon. AP video showed strikes near Lebanon’s only airport but it continued to operate.

World champion Luke Humphries overpowers Kim Huybrechts 8-1 to win his second Czech Open title in Prague.

9honey's royal reporter Natalie Oliveri reflects on her personal encounter with the King and Queen in Sydney.

AN enormous lorry fire has closed the M25 in both directions – with the devastating blaze bringing traffic to a standstill.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 20: Sabrina Ionescu #20 of the New York Liberty and New York Liberty owner Clara Wu Tsai hoist the WNBA Championship Trophy after defeating the Minnesota Lynx to win Game Five of the WNBA Finals at Barclays Center on October 20, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

Huge congratulations to Old Wesley hooker Stephen Smyth who came on for Leinster in their win against Connaught last Saturday, to win his first Leinster cap. We wish Stephen continued success in his rugby career. Stephen was presented with his cap after the match by none other than Andrew Porter. Click here to view presentation […]

He's best known for one very famous gothic horror novel.

Blasts began in the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital on Sunday evening

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — It didn’t take Amari Cooper long to get the hang of Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills' offense — even when the quarterback was changing plays at the line of scrimmage. Five days after arriving in Buffalo following a trade with Cleveland, Cooper turned his first catch in his Bills [...]

The headquarters of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Sunday, October 20 announced the appointment of Ben Iloanusi as its new acting Managing Director (MD).

Knocked out of the playoffs this time last week, Joey Logano seized on his reversal of fortune to become the first driver locked into NASCAR's championship finale.

Daniel Suarez and the No. 99 Tootsies Orchid Lounge Camaro ZL1 team, ultimately leading Chevrolet with third-place finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Lebanese state media said multiple branches of the nonprofit quasi-bank Al-Qard Al-Hassan were hit, including near Beirut's international airport.

That must have been a fun commute for them.