Heat Wave Triggers Widespread Calif Power Outages
In Southern California triple digit heat stretched into a seventh day causing outages that left thousands without air conditioning. Woodland Hills hit 102 and Van Nuys 99 as 20 000 customers across five counties plus 3 500 more in LA faced blackouts. Utilities cited stressed equipment and desert storm lightning, with officials urging thermostat settings higher and post sunset appliance use. Relief expected as temps fall eight to eleven degrees and steady recovery by Thursday.
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Southern California Edison
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Riverside
San Bernardino
Steve Conroy
California
Stuart Seto
National Weather Service
U S schools expand bilingual classes across cities
In New York and nationwide, several hundred thousand students begin fall in dual language programs taught in French Spanish Mandarin and other tongues. At Mott Middle School in the Bronx, classes in French start this year, with Shuang Wen Academy on the Lower East Side teaching Mandarin and a growing network of 67 programs citywide.
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Fabrice Jaumont
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Jordan L. Mott
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Harlem
Jaumont
Washington
America
Lower East Side
Shuang Wen Academy
New York City
City Department of Education
Shimon Waronker
Mott School
Pamela Cruz
Enio Cruz
Center For Applied Linguistics
Washington, D.C
Chicago
Miami
Boston
U.S
Waronker
Mott
Family mourns 13 year old killed in ATV mine shaft plunge
In Chloride Arizona 13 year old Rikki Howard and her 10 year old sister Casie Hicks rode an ATV with their father when it plunged into a 125 foot abandoned mine shaft. Rikki died. Casie survived in serious condition. The shaft, unmarked and brush concealed, was nearby a dirt road. Ownership undetermined. state mine inspectors note many abandoned mines pose hazards.
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Mohave County Sheriff's Department
Sandy Edwards
Johnson
Las Vegas
Casie
Rikki
Laurie Swartzbaugh
Arizona State Mine Inspector’s Office
Swartzbaugh
Phoenix
Edwards wins two labor endorsements in Des Moines stop
In central Iowa on Labor Day, John Edwards touted endorsements from United Mine Workers of America and United Steelworkers, boosting his labor-issues credentials as he aims to outpace rivals. Hillary Clinton countered with a populist labor message and also touted union backing from the United Transportation Union and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.
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Iowa
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White House
America
Edwards
United Mine Workers of America
United Steelworkers
North America
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Clinton
United Transportation Union
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
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