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As California Gas Prices Soar Over $5.00 Per Gallon
Sunday, 07 October 2012 Braden Reddall and Erwin Seba(Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown on Sunday ordered pollution regulators to let service stations stock winter-grade gasoline early after an abrupt price spike last week sent some pump prices past $5 a gallon and left residents fuming. Wholesale markets indicated that prices would likely ease in the coming days, but the political fallout may be just beginning. U.S. Senator Di...
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1.4 Million Customers Without Electricity
Thursday, 08 September 2011 NBC San DeigoSan Diego, CA – More than 1.4 million SDGE customers are without power, with millions of people affected by the outage. Communities across San Diego went dark on Thursday afternoon as a power outage ...
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Magnitude 6.8 Earthquake Strikes Myanmar
Friday, 25 March 2011 Staff at MSNBCThe magnitude 6.8 earthquake that hit Myanmar on Thursday has killed more than 100 people and injured 40, with the death toll expected to rise slightly, a local administration official said on Frida...
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US Military Blocks Websites
Wednesday, 16 March 2011 Washington - CNNThe U.S. military has blocked access to a range of popular commercial websites in order to free up bandwidth for use in Japan recovery efforts, according to an e-mail obtained by CNN and confirmed b...
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Volcano in Eastern Indonesia Explodes
Friday, 11 March 2011 The Extinction ProtocolManado, Indonesia one of Indonesia’s most active volcanos has erupted, sending lava and searing gas clouds tumbling down its slopes. Volcanology official Agus Budianto said Friday that authorities wer...
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Class X Solar Flare Triggers Volcano Eruptions
Friday, 11 March 2011 Dziennik - Pl WorldScientist around the world have linked the Class X1.5 Solar Flare on March 9th 2011 to Japan’s Magnitude 9.0 Earthquake, massive Tsunami, and now volcano activity all over the world. Volcanoes in Rus...
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Most Powerful Earthquake Since Records Began
Friday, 11 March 2011 Roland Buerk - BBC News, TokyoJapan's most powerful earthquake since records began has struck the north-east coast, triggering a massive tsunami. Cars, ships and buildings were swept away by a wall of water after the 9.0 mag...
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Snow in San Francisco is First in 35 Years
Saturday, 26 February 2011 Lauren Keiper - ReutersSnow fell overnight in areas of San Francisco for the first time in 35 years, the Weather Channel reported on Saturday.Trained spotters also reported snow in the San Joaquin Valley of California, ac...
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Falling Temperatures Brings Snow to Fresno
Friday, 25 February 2011 Eddie Jimenez - The Fresno Bee6 a.m.: The morning has broken mostly clear in the central San Joaquin Valley with temperatures generally above freezing.The National Weather Service forecast is for a 50% chance of rain showers. Th...
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Cost of Living In NYC About to Get Even Higher
Monday, 21 February 2011 NYC NewsFresh financial pain is on the way, with price hikes expected on everything from underwear to cereal. City merchants say they've held the line during the economic downturn, but now, because of...
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