Massive U S blackout disrupts life across regions
Power failures from a Midwest origin cascaded to Ontario and New York, leaving 60 fires burning, 800 elevator rescues, and millions without electricity. Officials blamed an aging grid and outages spread across Michigan Ohio New Jersey Connecticut and New York as authorities worked to restore service and maintain security.
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Lights out across city sparks human stories and humor
As an outage sweeps New York and nearby cities, people adapt with calm resolve and wit. Anne Block finishes her exam by candlelight at Cooley Law School in Lansing while others heat bottles on grills in Haddam. In Park Avenue crowds direct traffic and a jeweler witnesses the "magical" moment. A Times Square performer jokes about Long Island and a Brooklyn hawker promotes glow products as crowds press through. Paramedics assist a fainting woman. an officer guides a seizure case toward a police van.
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Liberians surge across bridges as aid ships arrive
Desperate crowds on Monrovia front-line bridges break sieges to reach rice, oil, and other foods. U S Marines and West African peacekeepers guard the port as relief ships dock. Civilians embrace kin separated by weeks of fighting, many recalling a deadly siege that killed around 1,000.
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