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Western US at risk for widespread blackouts through dog days of summer

Across most of the western half of the U.S., electric companies are bracing for a heightened risk of blackouts during high usage periods due to rising temperatures and lower-than-expected energy production, according to a recent report by an energy industry watchdog. The North American Energy Reliability Corporation’s (NERC) 2022 Summer …

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Meet the American who invented the gas mask and the modern traffic signal

Garrett A. Morgan is emerging as a larger-than-life figure in American history. Finally.   International recognition for the brilliant Cleveland entrepreneur comes a century after his life-saving inventions helped reshape the modern world — from world-war-one” target=”_blank”>the battlefield< The son of former slaves, Morgan conceived and patented the three-signal traffic control …

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Full buck supermoon captured around globe

Stunning images were captured around the world of July’s full buck supermoon on Wednesday night.  Shots of the celestial event were captured in Russia, Greece, Cyprus, Iraq and Wisconsin.  In some photos, air-and-space appeared with an orange tint.  Also known as the thunder moon and the hay or mead moon, NASA …

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