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Storms kill one, cut power to two million in DC area
WASHINGTON — Violent thunderstorms that hit the Washington metropolitan area late Friday have left at least one person dead and cut off power to about two million people, media reports said. NBC News reported that a northern Virginia woman was killed when a tree fell on her house. The storms…
Quake sensors removed around Virginia nuke plant due to budget cuts
A nuclear power plant that was shut down after an earthquake struck central Virginia Tuesday had seismographs removed in 1990s due to budget cuts. U.S. nuclear officials said that the North Anna Power Station, which has two nuclear reactors, had lost offsite power and was using diesel generators to maintain…
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