Northeast blackout hits broad region roiling cities
Large scale power failures spread from New York to Ohio and Michigan. More than 1 million customers in northern New Jersey lose power. Detroit area suffers water outage as crews scramble to restore service. Gov. McGreevey mobilizes guards. flights and trains halted.
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James E McGreevey
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Northwest Airlines
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Franklin County
Highgate
Swanton
Richard Thompson
Toronto
Ottawa
Windsor
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Ontario
Thunder Bay
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New York
Cleveland
Lake Erie
Ohio
Connecticut
Safeguards curb big blackout risk in South Carolina
Columbia warns a nationwide style blackout could recur in South Carolina but says safeguards limit risk. Santee Cooper and other utilities report no major outages, aside from isolated storm-related failures. Protective devices and maintenance at plants, lines, substations, and transformers are cited as key to preventing domino failures.
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United States
Canada
South Carolina
Santee Cooper
Willard
Strong
South Carolina Electric and Gas
Robin Montgomery
Sce&g
Duke Power
Upstate
Tim Pettit
NORAD conducts extra patrols after U S blackout
NORAD says no imminent airborne threat but launches additional irregular air patrols over the eastern United States as a precaution. Coast Guard patrols increase while Detroit Windsor tunnel closes for about 30 minutes during the blackout.
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Washington
United States
North American Aerospace Defense Command
NORAD
Pentagon
Dan Stoneking
Canada
Detroit-Windsor
Michigan
Ontario
Blackout cripples millions as power fails nationwide
The largest U S outage leaves 50 million in darkness across multiple states. Ohio and New Jersey report hundreds of thousands without power while New York struggles with outages and delayed markets. Officials warn of potential further explosions and gas release. Emergency evacuations occur near a refinery as cities cope with the crisis.
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Cleveland
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New York
American Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Nasdaq
Bush
George Pataki
New York State
New England
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Aiken Mall
Kodak
Suit City
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