Blackout – Page 2 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Texas residents billed thousands despite blackouts

Posted on February 25, 2021February 25, 2021By Editor

Power companies price-gouge Texans, charging them thousands despite rolling blackouts. Congressional hearings over Gamestop’s short squeeze saga begin. Hundreds of cancer cases are linked to the popular weight-loss drug Belviq. … Read More >Texas residents billed thousands despite blackouts

USA

Northeast coast of US hit with massive internet outage, from Boston to DC

Posted on January 28, 2021January 28, 2021By Editor

Reports have surfaced of a massive internet outage in the northeast United States, with internet users locked out of multiple key services and apps. Verizon blamed the outage on “a fiber cut in Brooklyn.” … Read More >Northeast coast of US hit with massive internet outage, from Boston to DC

Asia & Pacific

Massive power grid failure plunges Pakistan into darkness

Posted on January 10, 2021January 10, 2021By Editor

Pakistan’s national power grid has failed, leaving almost the entire country in the dark. With officials blaming a mysterious “plunge in the frequency,” conspiracy theories quickly proliferated. … Read More >Massive power grid failure plunges Pakistan into darkness

World

Smart home suddenly became ‘stupid’: Google Home users left in dark as outage creates smart light blackout

Posted on December 14, 2020December 14, 2020By Editor

Google Home users from around the world – who use the Big Tech company’s service to run their households directly from an app – found themselves left in the dark after Monday’s Google outage. … Read More >Smart home suddenly became ‘stupid’: Google Home users left in dark as outage creates smart light blackout

Russia

5 days without electricity or heat: Vladivostok locals resort to food kitchens after extreme weather cripples city infrastructure

Posted on November 24, 2020November 24, 2020By Editor

Some residents of Vladivostok are now on their fifth day without power, after devastating freezing rain fell last week. Many have been moved to temporary accommodation, while others complain of no water or heat. … Read More >5 days without electricity or heat: Vladivostok locals resort to food kitchens after extreme weather cripples city infrastructure

USA

Nearly 500,000 power outages reported across Texas & Louisiana as Hurricane Delta pummels gulf coast with 80mph gusts

Posted on October 10, 2020October 10, 2020By Editor

Nearly a half-million residents in Texas and Louisiana have been left without power after Hurricane Delta made landfall along the US gulf coast, battering cities with winds up to 80 miles per hour. … Read More >Nearly 500,000 power outages reported across Texas & Louisiana as Hurricane Delta pummels gulf coast with 80mph gusts

USA

Manhattan suffers MASSIVE power outage, huge portions of NYC plunged into darkness (VIDEOS)

Posted on August 8, 2020August 8, 2020By Editor

A massive power outage early Friday morning left a large portions of Manhattan in the dark. According to local media, the electricity came back up for most of the area after half-an-hour. … Read More >Manhattan suffers MASSIVE power outage, huge portions of NYC plunged into darkness (VIDEOS)

Middle East

No blasts occurred outside Tehran overnight & brief blackout linked to local hospital – governor

Posted on July 12, 2020July 12, 2020By Editor

The governor of Tehran province dispelled speculation of explosions that reportedly rocked the neighboring cities of Qods and Garmdareh, adding to a growing mystery over incidents that have hit Iran’s key sites in recent weeks. … Read More >No blasts occurred outside Tehran overnight & brief blackout linked to local hospital – governor

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