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Power failure turns cities dark
BRAZIL — A power failure blacked out Brazil’s two largest cities and other parts of Latin America’s biggest nation Tuesday night, leaving millions in the dark after a huge hydroelectric dam went off line. Paraguay was also affected when the Itaipu dam straddling the two nations’ border stopped producing 17,000 megawatts of power. — The Associated PressBlockade imposed on Yemen coastSAUDI ARABIA — Saudi Arabia imposed a naval blockade on the Red Sea coast of northern Yemen to stem the flow of weapons and fighters to Shiite rebels along its border, a Saudi government adviser and media reports said Tuesday. Iran, the dominant Shiite power in the Middle East, warned neighboring countries not to interfere in Yemen’s internal affairs. — The Associated Press AA meeting targeted by gunmenMEXICO — Gunmen burst into an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting and opened fire in a violence-plagued Mexican border state, killing one person and wounding four, authorities said Tuesday. Investigators have not determined a motive for the shootings late Monday in Chihuahua City. — The Associated Press
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