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The broken wind turbine near Nantucket was ‘highly unusual and rare.’ But it wasn’t the firstElla Nilsen, CNNJuly 20, 2024 at 12:00 PMThe massive offshore wind turbine blade that broke and spread fiberglass and foam debris across Nantucket beaches this week was one of several recent failures of blades made by GE Vernova – a top US wind turbine manufacturer.Several GE Vernova blades have broken on onshore and offshore turbines in Germany, Sweden, Lithuania and the United Kingdom in recent years. The broken blades were a variety of different sizes and types, and the company’s investigations revealed there were different root…

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Residents stage rare protest over power cuts in Russia’s KrasnodarRadina Gigova, CNNJuly 20, 2024 at 1:44 PM Maksim Konstantinov/SOPA Images/ShutterstockResidents in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar staged a rare protest on Saturday over electricity cuts and water supply interruptions due to a power grid failure amid record-high temperatures.Angry residents gathered on the streets near residential buildings shouting “Give me light,” after experiencing power cuts for several days, videos posted on social media show.Work to repair the accident is underway and residents are being supplied with drinking water, the city’s mayor Evgeny Naumov said Saturday. “We all need to remain…

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Hong Kong journalist says she was fired by WSJ after taking top post at union under attack by BeijingChris Lau, CNNJuly 18, 2024 at 12:33 AM Vernon Yuen/NurPhoto/Getty ImagesEditor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter which explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world.A Wall Street Journal reporter in Hong Kong said she was fired after being elected to lead a press union that has come under attack by Beijing amid a national security crackdown.Selina Cheng, who was elected chair of the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) on June…

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