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July 3, 2012 08:12 pm PDT
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/qD30W_IAdVc/monster-storms-and-aging-power.html
Monster storms and aging power grids nix many July 4th festivities in Eastern US
Storm damage and high temperatures have left 1.3 million homes and businesses in the eastern United States without power since Friday. At least 23 people have been killed, some crushed by falling trees, others from heatstroke. From Illinois to Virginia, "Many Fourth of July celebrations were canceled as local governments confronted damage from the hurricane-force [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/qD30W_IAdVc/monster-storms-and-aging-power.html
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