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Cuba’s oil reserves have run dry. It’s fueling blackouts lasting more than 20 hours in Havana, and widespread protests, where people are demanding electricity. It’s the result of the ongoing US blockade of the island. The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with journalist Ed Augustin, who’s in Havana, about the latest.