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Hurricane Oscars arrival to eastern Cuba Sunday has impacted millions of residents already facing days without power, as fresh attempts to restore much of the nations electric grid have failed.In the capital city of Havana early Monday, people were seen outdoors in poor lighting, a few playing dominoes to kill time. Children are opting to sleep outside to cool off from the stifling heat indoors schools have also been canceled until Thursday.Oscar made landfall near Baracoa along Cubas eastern shores around Sunday afternoon as a Category 1 storm with winds of 80 mph. By Sunday night, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) announced that Oscar had weakened to a tropical storm and was moving toward the west-southwest of the country at 6 mph.Through Wednesday morning, rainfall amounts of 6 to 12 inches with isolated amounts of 18 inches are expected across eastern Cuba, the NHC said, adding that as much as 8 inches of rain will appear in isolated amounts in the southeast Bahamas.Earlier Oscar made landfall on Inagua Island in The Bahamas, with maximum estimated sustained winds of 80 mph, the NHC said.On Sunday afternoon the Cuban Electrical Union announced that more than 216,000 people in Havana, a city of 2 million, had power restored. The power grid collapsed again later in the day for the fourth time since Friday.Some Cubans have taken to the streets, to protest the three-day-long blackout many banging pots and pans and disrupting traffic.Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel criticized demonstrators for causing public disorder, saying in a video posted on X that we are not going to allow acts of vandalism and much less alter the tranquillity of our people.Cuba descended into darkness on Friday, when one of the countrys major power plants failed, according to the Energy Ministry. Since then, most people in the 10 million-strong country have had their access to power interrupted, while also struggling to maintain fresh food and a steady supply of water.Havana residents queue for breadSome people began flooding WhatsApp chats with updates on which areas had power, while others arranged to store medications in the fridges of those who briefly had power or were lucky enough to have a generator.In Havana, residents waited for hours to buy a few loaves from the handful of locations selling bread in the capital. When the bread sold out, several people argued angrily that they had been skipped in line.Many wondered aloud where Cubas traditional allies were, such as Venezuela, Russia and Mexico. Until now, they had been supplying the island with badly needed barrels of oil to keep the lights on.Meanwhile, tourists were still seen circling Havanas main avenues in classic 1950s cars, although many hotel generators had run out of fuel.One foreign visitor told CNN that Havanas Jos Mart International Airport was operating in the dark on emergency power only, adding that printers did not work to issue tickets and there was no air conditioning in the terminal.Reuters reporters witnessed two small protests overnight into Sunday, while videos of protests elsewhere in the capital have also surfaced.The Cuban government is cancelling classes for students from Monday until Wednesday, having previously cancelled them on Friday. It has also instructed non-essential workers to stay home. The U.S. Embassy in Havana will be open only for emergency services on Monday.Cuban officials have blamed the energy crisis on a confluence of events, from increased U.S. economic sanctions to disruptions caused by recent hurricanes and the impoverished state of the islands infrastructure.In a televised address on Thursday that was delayed by technical difficulties, Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz said much of the countrys limited production was stopped to avoid leaving people completely without power.We have been paralyzing economic activity to generate (power) to the population, he said.The countrys health minister, Jos Angel Portal Miranda, said Friday on X that the countrys health facilities were running on generators and that health workers continued to provide vital services.

LSU remains No. 8 in AP Top 25 after win over Arkansas [Video]
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LSU remains No. 8 in AP Top 25 after win over Arkansas [Video]

AP Top 25:Released October 201. Oregon (7-0)2. Georgia (6-1)3. Penn State (6-0)4. Ohio State (5-1)5. Texas (6-1)6. Miami (7-0)7. Tennessee (6-1)8. LSU (6-1)9. Clemson (6-1)10. Iowa State (7-0)11. BYU (7-0)12. Notre Dame (6-1)13. Indiana (7-0)14. Texas A&M (6-1)15. Alabama (5-2)16. Kansas State (6-1)17. Boise State (5-1)18. Ole Miss (5-2)19. Pitt (6-0)20. Illinois (6-1)21. Missouri (6-1)22. SMU (6-1)23. Army (7-0)24. Navy (6-0)25. Vanderbilt (5-2)Oregon became the fourth team this season to hold the No. 1 ranking in The Associated Press college football poll, moving into the top spot on Sunday for the first time in 12 years after Texas lost at home to Georgia.Vanderbilt made its first appearance since the 2013 season, at No. 25, and defending national champion Michigan fell out after a second straight loss dropped it to 4-3.Unbeaten Oregon followed its one-point home win over Ohio State with its first road shutout in 32 years, a 35-0 rout of Purdue, and received 59 of 61 first-place votes.Georgia, which has won three straight games since its loss to Alabama, made a three-spot jump to No. 2 on the strength of its 30-15 win at previously No. 1 Texas. The Bulldogs got the other two first-place votes.No. 3 Ohio State and No. 4 Penn State were idle Saturday and held their spots. Texas dropped to No. 5 after Georgia held it 28 points under its scoring average. Miami prevailed in a wild game at Louisville and remained No. 6, and Tennessee rose four spots to No. 7 following its win over Alabama. LSU, Clemson and Iowa State rounded out the top 10.No team this season has held the No. 1 spot for more than three straight weeks. Georgia topped the poll in the preseason but a one-point win at unranked Kentucky in Week 3 bumped the Bulldogs out. Texas took over for two weeks, then gave way to Alabama following the Crimson Tides win over Georgia.Alabama lasted one week at No. 1, getting upset at Vanderbilt after its win over Georgia. That allowed Texas to return to the top for two weeks.Chip Kelly was coach of the only other Oregon teams to reach No. 1. The 2012 Ducks, led by Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota, were in the top spot for one week in November 2012 after following a 10-0 start with a loss to Stanford. The 2010 team, which lost to Auburn in the BCS title game, spent six weeks at No. 1. Poll pointsThis marks the first time since 2012 that four teams will play a game as the No. 1 team in the same season. Oregon was among the four that year. The others were Southern California, Alabama and Notre Dame. The other seasons since 2000 with four or more No. 1 teams were 2007 (4), 2008 (6) and 2010 (4).Tennessees 24-17 win over Alabama produced the biggest moves in the poll. The Volunteers jumped from No. 11 to No. 7. The Crimson Tide dropped eight spots to No. 15, their lowest ranking since 2010.Texas loss to Georgia was the first by a No. 1 team at home against a top-five opponent since Miami beat Florida State 17-16 in 1991.In-and-outVanderbilts previous ranking was No. 24 in the final poll of the 2013 season. The Commodores, who beat Ball State to improve to 5-2, are off to their best start since opening 5-0 in 2008. That also was the last time Vandy was ranked in the regular season.Michigan, which scored its fewest points in a game since 2014 in its 21-7 loss at Illinois, had been ranked in 54 consecutive polls since 2021.Conference callSEC 9 (Nos. 2, 5, 7, 8, 14, 15, 18, 21, 25).Big Ten 5 (Nos. 1, 3, 4, 13, 20).ACC 4 (Nos. 6, 9, 19, 22).AdvertisementBig 12 3 (Nos. 10, 11, 16).American 2 (Nos. 23, 24).Mountain West 1 (No. 17).Independent 1 (No. 12).Ranked vs. RankedNo. 20 Illinois at No. 1 Oregon. The Illini play the top-ranked team for the first time since 2007. They won 28-21 at Ohio State that year.No. 5 Texas at No. 25 Vanderbilt. First matchup since these teams met 12 times between 1899-1928. Commodores havent beaten two Top 25 opponents in the same season since 2008.No. 8 LSU at No. 14 Texas A&M. This has become one of the SECs better series lately. The teams have split their last three meetings.No. 12 Notre Dame at No. 24 Navy. This will be the 11th time in 97 meetings, and first since 2019, that both teams are ranked when they meet.No. 21 Missouri at No. 15 Alabama. Nothing comes easily for either team this season. The two-loss Crimson Tide havent dropped three games before November since 2006.

Dynamic pricing: economic efficiency, or subtle price gouging? [Video]
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Dynamic pricing: economic efficiency, or subtle price gouging? [Video]

Powered by algorithms and AI, dynamic or surge pricing is being used across a growing number of consumer industries, from restaurants to rock concerts. But controversies such as the rocketing ticket prices for the upcoming Oasis tour and concerns over price gouging mean dynamic pricing is coming under increased scrutiny