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Small Plane Crashes Into Power Lines In US, Triggers Major Blackout
A small plane crashed into power lines in the US state of Maryland last night, triggering a widespread power outage in Montgomery county, reported Washington Post citing local authorities.
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Massive Snowfall In Washington DC Leads To Dangerous Roads, Power Outages
The first significant winter storm of the season unleashed dangerous road conditions, snarled air travel and shuttered schools in the nation's capital Sunday, where deserted streets and snow-capped buildings served as a fitting image for a federal government shutdown that was stretching into its fourth week.
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Atlanta Crews Restore Power To World's Busiest Airport; Travelers Still Stranded, Flights Canceled
Power was restored to the world's busiest airport Monday, but thousands of people were still stranded in Atlanta or faced disruptions in Atlanta-bound flights as the problems spread for the pre-Christmas travel chaos.
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8 Dead At South Florida Nursing Home As State Grapples With Heat, Outages After Irma
Police opened a criminal investigation Wednesday into the deaths of at least eight people at a South Florida nursing home that apparently was without air conditioning amid ongoing power outages from Hurricane Irma, according to local officials.
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Irma Weakens To A Tropical Storm After Knocking Out Power To Millions In Florida
The remnants of Hurricane Irma swept north through Florida on Monday, leaving behind a trail of debris, flooding and power outages after the storm roared up the state's Gulf Coast and brought its drenching rainfall and battering winds into Georgia.
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Hurricane Irma Makes Second Landfall In Florida, Will Roar Up The State's Gulf Coast
The fierce winds of Hurricane Irma regained Category 4 strength with winds of 130 mph early Sunday, as the storm's eye made it to the lower Florida Keys just before 9 a.m. The massive storm already has caused hundreds of thousands of power outages across South Florida, its leading edge lashing several major population centers.
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'Never Seen Anything Like It': Governor Issues New Warning As Florida Sees First Signs Of Hurricane Irma's Winds And Rain
The outer bands of Hurricane Irma lashed Florida Saturday, with millions ordered to evacuate and high winds and tens of thousands of power outages already reported from a storm that threatened to ravage the state with destruction not seen in a generation.
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Washington Blackout Highlighted Ageing Electrical Grid
The fact that a severed transmission line in Maryland could cut power to much of the nation's capital became the latest warning sign that the country's ageing electrical grid can't meet modern demands.
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White House Now Back on 'Regular Power Source': Spokesman
The White House is now back on its "regular power source" after the presidential complex was affected by a widespread Washington power outage, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said.
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Power Outage Hits White House, Lights Go Out in Washington Area
A power outage hit the White House and much of the Washington area on Tuesday, snarling trains, emptying museums and cutting electricity to government buildings and the U.S. Capitol for hours.
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California Storm Hits South After Drenching North
A dangerous storm system blamed for two deaths in Oregon, thousands of power outages in Washington and flooded roadways in the Bay Area that kept many from work and school pushed into Southern California on Friday, causing mudslides and evacuations.
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Small Plane Crashes Into Power Lines In US, Triggers Major Blackout
A small plane crashed into power lines in the US state of Maryland last night, triggering a widespread power outage in Montgomery county, reported Washington Post citing local authorities.
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Massive Snowfall In Washington DC Leads To Dangerous Roads, Power Outages
The first significant winter storm of the season unleashed dangerous road conditions, snarled air travel and shuttered schools in the nation's capital Sunday, where deserted streets and snow-capped buildings served as a fitting image for a federal government shutdown that was stretching into its fourth week.
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Atlanta Crews Restore Power To World's Busiest Airport; Travelers Still Stranded, Flights Canceled
Power was restored to the world's busiest airport Monday, but thousands of people were still stranded in Atlanta or faced disruptions in Atlanta-bound flights as the problems spread for the pre-Christmas travel chaos.
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8 Dead At South Florida Nursing Home As State Grapples With Heat, Outages After Irma
Police opened a criminal investigation Wednesday into the deaths of at least eight people at a South Florida nursing home that apparently was without air conditioning amid ongoing power outages from Hurricane Irma, according to local officials.
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Irma Weakens To A Tropical Storm After Knocking Out Power To Millions In Florida
The remnants of Hurricane Irma swept north through Florida on Monday, leaving behind a trail of debris, flooding and power outages after the storm roared up the state's Gulf Coast and brought its drenching rainfall and battering winds into Georgia.
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Hurricane Irma Makes Second Landfall In Florida, Will Roar Up The State's Gulf Coast
The fierce winds of Hurricane Irma regained Category 4 strength with winds of 130 mph early Sunday, as the storm's eye made it to the lower Florida Keys just before 9 a.m. The massive storm already has caused hundreds of thousands of power outages across South Florida, its leading edge lashing several major population centers.
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'Never Seen Anything Like It': Governor Issues New Warning As Florida Sees First Signs Of Hurricane Irma's Winds And Rain
The outer bands of Hurricane Irma lashed Florida Saturday, with millions ordered to evacuate and high winds and tens of thousands of power outages already reported from a storm that threatened to ravage the state with destruction not seen in a generation.
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Washington Blackout Highlighted Ageing Electrical Grid
The fact that a severed transmission line in Maryland could cut power to much of the nation's capital became the latest warning sign that the country's ageing electrical grid can't meet modern demands.
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White House Now Back on 'Regular Power Source': Spokesman
The White House is now back on its "regular power source" after the presidential complex was affected by a widespread Washington power outage, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said.
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Power Outage Hits White House, Lights Go Out in Washington Area
A power outage hit the White House and much of the Washington area on Tuesday, snarling trains, emptying museums and cutting electricity to government buildings and the U.S. Capitol for hours.
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California Storm Hits South After Drenching North
A dangerous storm system blamed for two deaths in Oregon, thousands of power outages in Washington and flooded roadways in the Bay Area that kept many from work and school pushed into Southern California on Friday, causing mudslides and evacuations.
