Heat wave strains power grids across vast region
A sprawling heat wave drives air conditioning and fans, pushing electricity demand to new highs from California to New York. Utilities report record usage in Tennessee Valley Authority territory and widespread outages in some states as temperatures hover around the 95 degree mark. Weather fronts promise relief with storms battering parts of Ohio and reducing heat but causing damage and power loss for thousands.
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Millennium terrorist Ressam jailed for 22 years in Seattle
Ahmed Ressam, found guilty of planning to blow up Los Angeles International Airport, received 22 years in prison after cooperation with investigators. U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour cited balancing punishment with information on terror camps in Afghanistan and noted the cooperation reduced the sentence. Ressam was arrested in Port Angeles in 1999 with bomb making materials. prosecutors sought 35 years.
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Union president elected to 4th term
AFL-CIO leader John Sweeney was re elected to a fourth term in Chicago amid defection by SEIU and Teamsters. No opposition faced as unions accuse him of not reversing decades of membership decline while building political clout. Sweeney calls defections a grievous insult to workers. His stewardship now oversees about 10 million workers.
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