Power may be back in the thousands Wednesday night as authorities continue to pass on tips about an electrical substation attack | TheSpiderNews

TheSpiderNews — The tens of thousands of customers in central North Carolina who have been without power since two weekend attacks on substations should see the lights back on by late Wednesday, a Duke Energy spokesman said at a news conference. Two Moore County substations were hit by gunfire Saturday night in what investigators believe…

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A mass power outage in North Carolina is being investigated as a ‘criminal incident,’ authorities say TheSN

TheSN — A mass power outage affecting nearly 40,000 customers in North Carolina’s Moore County is being investigated as a “criminal incident” after crews found signs of potential vandalism at several locations, authorities said. Several communities across the county began experiencing power outages just after 7 p.m. Saturday, the Moore County Sheriff’s Office said in…

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Former Iran national team player challenges authorities’ ‘silence’ after death of man celebrating World Cup defeat | TheSN

TheSN — A former Iranian national soccer player has criticized authorities for their “silence” over the death of a man who celebrated the country’s defeat by the United States at the World Cup earlier this week. Mehran Samak, 27, died in the northern Iranian city of Bandar Anzali during public celebrations by anti-government protesters following…

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