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Japanese Officials Warn Massive Blackouts Could Hit Tokyo

Tokyo's 35 million residents are preparing for massive blackouts after Japan's government warned that freezing conditions were straining the country's quake-ravaged electricity grid. Power demand spiked in the city today when citizens switched on heaters to cope with a cold snap. Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Banri...

'Tis The Season For Tacky Christmas Lights

(Dec. 15) – As Clark Griswold taught us in the 1989 comedy "Christmas Vacation," the holidays wouldn't be the holidays without a few eyesores – namely in the form of really tacky Christmas lights. In the memorable Christmas movie, Chevy Chase's overzealous character puts up so many lights, the whole...

Raiders Join Chargers in Blacking Out TV Broadcast of Home Opener

Like the San Diego Chargers, the Oakland Raiders will have Sunday's home opener against the St. Louis Rams blacked out on local television because the stadium failed to sellout prior to the league deadline 72 hours before kickoff. The Chargers also failed to meet the deadline, resulting in a local blackout of their home...

What Can You Do to Prevent a Blackout?

(July 6) -- With temperatures soaring along the East Coast, it's hard to blame people for blasting the AC. But concerns about a blackout are running high as well. On Aug. 14, 2003, a single outage caused more than 50 million people to lose power across the U.S. and Canada for more than four days. Even New York City's...

Georgia's Blackout Is Already Boring

On Saturday, two top-10 teams, both from the nation's top conference, will go head to head under the lights at Georgia's Sanford Stadium in a contest that has the potential to be the best game of the season. Yet all anyone seems to be capable of talking about is what the teams are going to be wearing. Don't misunderstand...