News reports said protesters, some dressed as Esso's tiger mascot, shut down power to some Esso gas pumps and locked delivery nozzles together to prevent them being used.
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Officials shut down power to the northern province of Cagayan to minimize damage and casualties Monday after a powerful typhoon hit the Philippines, knocking down trees and power lines.
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Hurricane Michelle rolled toward the Bahamas on Monday after roaring across Cuba, forcing the government to shut down power for much of the island and evacuate 750, 000 people.
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Central operations shut down power to the third rail, but restored it 40 seconds later in an effort to uncouple the lead portion of the train from the burning cars.
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Hurricane Michelle rolled toward the Bahamas and away from Florida on Monday after roaring across Cuba, which evacuated 750, 000 people and shut down power for much of the island.
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While terrorists haven't used the Internet to shut down power grids, financial services or transportation systems as officials feared following Sept . 11, 2001, the opportunity is clearly still there.
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That made last week's incident _ in which a tripped circuit breaker shut down power, radar and communications _ much more critical than originally explained by the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Residents of Havana were among millions of people whose homes had been darkened when authorities shut down power in western and central regions as Michelle struck Cuba on Sunday afternoon.
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Hurricane Michelle roared across a pitch-black Cuba as the government shut down power and evacuated 750, 000 people from a storm packing gusts of up to 130 mph ( 209 kph ).
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The government shut down power in Havana and across western Cuba as the storm hit Sunday, saying it wanted to avoid accidents, and the storm knocked out telephone service in large areas.
