PG&E fires up new blackouts as outages spread across California
Frustration mounts as Pacific Gas and Electric begins another wave of preemptive blackouts. The plan targets wind sparked fires and affects nearly 600,000 customers across 29 counties while previous outages left over 2.5 million without power. Officials probe lines and transmission towers linked to fires, sparking a broad debate over utility safety, finances, and reliability.
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Santa Rosa
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California
Los Angeles
Sonoma County
Pacific Gas & Electric Corp
Pg&e
Petaluma
Scotty Richardson
Janet Luoma
Red Cross
Chris Sherman
Wine Country
San Francisco Bay Area
Lafayette
San Francisco
Army officer Vindman testifies on Trump Ukraine call at impeachment inquiry
Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, a NSC aide who listened to Trump's July 25 call with Ukraine's Zelenskiy, told investigators he worried a foreign government be asked to investigate a US citizen. He said it was improper to demand such probes and called for defense of US policy.
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Washington
National Security Council
Trump
Ukraine
Joe Biden
White House
Alexander Windman
Iraq
House
Donald Trump
Volodymyr Zelenskiy
NSC
Zelenskiy
Vindman
United States
Liz Cheney
Nancy Pelosi
U.S
Rudy Giuliani
Kids watch online videos soaring redefining daily media use
A survey shows 8 to 18 year olds now spend nearly an hour daily on online videos doubling four years earlier. YouTube dominates, with many under 13 accessing it despite age limits. Teens average seven hours plus daily screen time including non video activities. YouTube plans to rethink kid oriented access while reiterating age rules.
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YouTube
Michael Robb
Common Sense Media
Robb
Farshad Shadloo
Google
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