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Power cut to thousands in California to prevent wildfires

By Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press

Windy conditions keep California burning — and its power out

California utility company Pacific Gas & Electric is cutting power to customers for the fourth time this month, as wildfires rage and high winds persist. The measure aims to keep downed power lines from sparking new blazes. Many residents have…

By Stephanie Sy

PG&E works on power lines to repair damage caused by the Camp Fire in Paradise, California on November 21, 2018. Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Reuters

PG&E admits it may have been responsible for igniting California fire

California's biggest utility admitted its electrical equipment may have ignited a ruinous wildfire spreading over the state's wine country Friday, despite blackouts imposed across the region to prevent blazes.

By Robert Jablon, Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press

The sun sets over the Marin Headlands and Golden Gate Bridge in this view from Hiller Drive in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. This area was the scene of the devastating 1991 Oakland firestorm. Photo by Jane Tyska/MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images

Millions are out of power in California, but were the PG&E shutoffs necessary?

This week's Diablo winds were projected to be the strongest in two years, but early signs suggest that PG&E may have overestimated the fire risk.

By Nsikan Akpan

Why California residents are ‘frustrated’ with PG&E over planned power outage

The power is still out across a wide swath of Northern California. Officials from utility company PG&E are conducting a planned blackout to reduce the risk of wildfire from high winds mixing with dry weather. But anger is building among…

News Wrap: Iran’s Rouhani calls U.S. sanctions ‘economic terrorism’

In our news wrap Wednesday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani denounced the Trump administration's withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal in his speech at the United Nations General Assembly. He said Iran would only come to the negotiating table if…

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Hurricane season is coming and Puerto Rico still has a big power problem

Seven months after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico and its power grid, the entire island lost power on Wednesday -- the biggest outage since September. As crews keep working to restore power to the full island, residents are raising questions…

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Widespread power outages hit White House, Washington D.C.

By Ariel Min

An explosion at a power plant in southern Maryland triggered a temporary power outage at the White House, U.S. Capitol, State Department and parts of Washington D.C. and nearby areas, Homeland Security officials said on Tuesday.