California faces energy crisis as hundreds ordered to cut power
California moved toward a possible rolling blackout as officials declared a Stage Two energy emergency for the fourth time in days. Energy demand rose due to cold Northwest weather, repairs, and deregulation. Intel prepared to shut 50 percent of lights in Folsom, with potential 100 percent shutdown. Rolling blackouts could last about an hour, affecting hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses.
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Nitrogen gas tragedy at nursing home in Ohio
At Carriage-by-the-Lake Nursing Home in Bellbrook near Dayton two residents died and eight were hospitalized after a nitrogen tank was mistakenly hooked to the facility's oxygen system. Authorities call it an accident with five others in less serious condition and all patients moved to portable oxygen.
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Sharpton says he cannot pay slander judgment in Pagones case
Rev Al Sharpton says he cannot afford the 65,000 dollars owed to former New York prosecutor Steven Pagones for slander tied to the Tawana Brawley case. A court ordered review of Sharpton finances continues, with funds already diverted from his salary by a federal marshal.
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