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When will the power return? Weary Carolinas residents long for relief after Helene's fury
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The weary and worn residents of Julianne Johnson's neighborhood in Asheville have been getting by without electricity since Hurricane Helene tore through the Southeast last week and upended their lives. They've been cooking on propane stoves and using dry erase boards to...
North Carolina town that produces quartz needed for tech products is devastated by Helene
SPRUCE PINE, N.C. (AP) — Two North Carolina facilities that manufacture the high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors, solar panels and fiber-optic cables have been shut down by Hurricane Helene with no reopening date in sight. Sibelco and The Quartz Corp both shut down...
Sony's PlayStation Network suffers hourslong outage, irking videogamers
LONDON (AP) — Sony's PlayStation Network went down for hours on Tuesday, frustrating gamers around the world who complained they weren't able to sign in to their accounts. PlayStation Network said on its website that “some services are experiencing issues," and that players...
Many Verizon customers across the US hit by service outage
NEW YORK (AP) — Some Verizon customers across the U.S. were hit by a service outage Monday. The issue appeared to knock out cellphone service for tens of thousands of Verizon users. Data from outage tracker DownDetector shows that reports topped 100,000 shortly after 11 a.m. ET —...
Missing a beat, streaming service Spotify is back after a temporary outage
NEW YORK (AP) — The music streaming service Spotify was down temporarily on Sunday, leaving thousands of listeners without access to tunes and podcasts. More than 40,000 people reported outages with the music platform on downdetector.com, a website that allows users to report...
AP PHOTOS: Hurricane Helene inundates the southeastern US
Tangled piles of nail-spiked lumber and displaced boats littered the streets. A house lay crushed under a fern-covered oak tree toppled by the winds. Residents waded or paddled through ruddy floodwaters, hoping to find their loved ones safe, and rescue crews used fan boats to evacuate stranded...
Climate solution: In the swelter of hurricane blackouts, some churches stay cool on clean power
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As Hurricane Helene approaches the U.S. Gulf Coast, coming on the heels of another major storm two weeks ago, blackouts are all but certain in some areas. That carries extra risk for some people. In New Orleans, Verna Lee and her husband Ronald Bailey, both 71,...
EU pledges to loan Ukraine up to $39 billion to help rebuild its economy and power grid
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The European Union pledged on Friday to lend Ukraine up to 35 billion euros ($39 billion) as part of a loan package organized by the Group of Seven major industrial nations, as it seeks to help the country rebuild its economy and its war-shattered power grid. ...
Oversight board says it will help speed up projects to fix Puerto Rico's electric grid
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A federal control board that oversees Puerto Rico’s finances announced Wednesday that it will step in to help speed up projects to fix the island’s crumbling power grid as widespread outages persist. Only $1.2 billion out of more than $17 billion...
Puerto Rico officials reject request to extend voter registration deadline
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Officials in Puerto Rico have rejected a petition to extend a voter registration deadline following an outcry over long lines formed by those seeking to participate in this year’s general election. The island’s two main parties, the Popular...
