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Power Outages Surge Past 43K As Storms Batter Pennsylvania
More than 43,000 homes and businesses were without power across Pennsylvania on Thursday, Sept. 3, after another round of powerful thunderstorms swept across the state.
The outages more than doubled from the approximately 19,500 reported Wednesday afternoon, according to PowerOutage.us.
FirstEnergy reported more than 31,000 customers without electricity Thursday morning, while PPL Electric had nearly 5,700 outages. PECO reported approximately 1,400 customers without power.
Erie County was the hardest hit, with more than 19,000 outages. Thousands were also without electricity across south-c…
Early Labor Day Deals Start At Amazon: How Much Shoppers Can Save
Labor Day is still more than a week away, but one of the country’s biggest online retailers is already rolling out holiday discounts.
Amazon has launched its Labor Day sale ahead of the Monday, Sept. 7, holiday, with deals spanning home goods, electronics, fashion, beauty, outdoor gear, and other categories.
The retailer’s homepage was advertising savings of up to 45 percent Saturday, Aug. 29, along with limited-time deals and discounts tied to saved items and shopping categories.
Amazon’s homepage Saturday, Aug. 29, advertised Labor Day savings of up to 45 percent across several sh…
UPenn Times Square Stabbing Victim Was On Her First Day Back From Maternity Leave
Erin Piacenti was on her first day back following maternity leave when she was fatally stabbed in Times Square on Monday, Aug. 31.
Piacenti, a Chester, NJ resident, had welcomed her daughter Madison five months ago, according to a GoFundMe set up to support her daughter and husband, Frank.
"Becoming a mother was Erin's lifelong ambition, and Madison gave her the greatest possible joy," Shray Gupta, who organized the fundraiser said. "Erin's life was defined not by the circumstances of her death, but instead by the way she lived. Erin was deeply devoted to her family and friends, except…
