Nationwide blackout continues across Northeast and Midwest
The massive power outage, affecting about 5 million daily riders and leaving up to 15 percent of homes dark in New York, Detroit, Cleveland, and Connecticut, prompted rolling outages, gas-line runs, and emergency orders. Michigan urged fuel shipments while authorities inspect the regional grid blamed for the crisis.
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Bush Flags Grid Upgrading After Blackout Wakeup Call
President Bush called the Northeast Midwest blackout a wakeup call to an antiquated electrical grid and formed a Canada US task force to review safeguards. He urged conservation, noted ongoing energy bill talks, and thanked park officials in Santa Monica for crisis handling.
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