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Potomac River Wastewater Overflow: A Critical Update · EM Morning Brief

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  Good
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  morning.
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  I'm
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  Cedric
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  and
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  This
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  is
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  your
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  EM
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  Morning
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  Brief
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  for
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  Tuesday,
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  February
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  24,
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  2026Amajor
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  winter
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  storm
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  keeps
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  the
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  Northeast
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  in
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  a
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  deep
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  freeze
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  this
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  morning
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  with
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  blizzard
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  conditions
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  shutting
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  down
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  roads,
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  transit
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  and
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  air
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  travel
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  across
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  multiple
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  states.
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  Reuters
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  reports
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  more
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  than
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  two
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  and
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  a
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  half
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  feet
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  of
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  snow
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  in
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  parts
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  of
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  the
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  region,
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  widespread
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  power
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  outages
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  and
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  roughly
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  7,400
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  flight
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  cancellations
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  and
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  thousands
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  more
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  delays
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  in
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  the
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  Capital
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  Region.
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  DC
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  Water
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  posts
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  a
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  Feb.
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  23
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  update
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  on
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  the
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  Potomac
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  interceptor
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  collapse.
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  More
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  than
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  200
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  million
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  gallons
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  of
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  wastewater
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  overflowed
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  into
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  the
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  Potomac
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  River.
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  Crews
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  expand
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  excavation
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  to
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  reach
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  rock
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  and
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  debris
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  blocking
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  the
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  line
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  and
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  daily
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  E.
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  Coli
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  sampling
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  continues
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  while
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  DC
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  Water
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  says
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  drinking
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  water
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  is
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  not
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  impacted.
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  And
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  out
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  west,
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  the
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  U.S.
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  geological
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  Survey's
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  past
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  day
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  feed
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  includes
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  a
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  magnitude
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  4.6
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  earthquake
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  southwest
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  of
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  Adak,
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  Alaska.
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  Lets
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  run
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  through
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  the
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  states
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  Alaska
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  USGS
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  lists
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  a
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  magnitude
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  4.6
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  earthquake
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  in
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  the
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  past
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  day
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  located
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  about
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  137
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  km
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  west
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  southwest
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  of
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  Adak.
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  No
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  tsunami
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  flag
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  appears
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  on
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  the
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  event
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  entry
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  in
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  the
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  USGS
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  feed.
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  Connecticut
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  remains
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  in
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  the
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  storm
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  footprint
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  this
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  morning.
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  Reuters
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  reports
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  the
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  state
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  bars
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  commercial
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  vehicles
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  from
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  limited
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  access
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  highways
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  with
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  exemptions
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  only
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  for
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  emergency
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  and
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  essential
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  deliveries,
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  an
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  effort
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  to
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  reduce
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  crashes
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  and
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  keep
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  plows
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  and
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  responders
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  moving.
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  Maryland
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  in
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  Montgomery
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  County,
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  D.C.
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  water's
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  February
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  23rd
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  repair
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  update
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  on
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  the
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  Potomac
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  interceptor
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  collapse
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  outlines
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  expanded
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  excavation
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  and
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  trench
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  shoring
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  to
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  reach
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  large
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  rocks
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  and
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  debris
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  believed
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  to
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  be
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  blocking
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  the
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  sewer
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  line.
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  DC
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  Water
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  says
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  the
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  bypass
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  continues
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  to
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  reroute
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  wastewater
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  to
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  limit
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  overflows,
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  partners
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  with
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  the
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  U.S.
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  army
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  Corps
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  of
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  Engineers
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  and
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  Environmental
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  Protection
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  Agency
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  on
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  stormwater
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  controls
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  and
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  keeps
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  daily
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  water
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  quality
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  sampling
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  underway.
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  It
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  also
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  states
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  drinking
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  water
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  is
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  not
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  impacted.
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  Massachusetts
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  takes
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  a
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  direct
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  hit
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  from
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  the
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  blizzard,
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  Reuters
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  reports
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  governor
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  Maura
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  Healey
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  declares
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  an
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  emergency
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  and
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  tells
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  state
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  workers
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  to
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  stay
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  home.
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  The
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  same
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  report
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  notes
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  significant
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  snowfall
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  in
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  Boston,
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  widespread
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  power
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  outages
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  and
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  major
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  flight
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  disruptions
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  through
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  Logan
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  Airport.
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  New
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  Jersey's
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  transit
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  network
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  is
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  heavily
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  disrupted
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  by
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  the
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  storm,
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  Reuters
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  reports
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  commuter
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  rail
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  and
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  bus
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  service
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  halts
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  statewide
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  and
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  also
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  points
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  to
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  major
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  air
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  travel
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  impacts
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  through
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  Newark
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  Liberty.
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  New
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  York
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  remains
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  at
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  the
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  center
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  of
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  the
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  Northeast
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  blizzard
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  impacts,
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  Reuters
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  reports
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  New
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  York
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  City
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  closes
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  schools,
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  Broadway
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  goes
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  dark
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  and
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  officials
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  urge
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  residents
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  to
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  stay
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  off
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  the
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  roads
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  while
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  crews
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  clear
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  streets.
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  It
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  also
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  reports
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  emergency
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  declarations
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  across
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  the
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  region
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  and
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  major
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  cancellations
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  at
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  JFK
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  and
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  LaGuardia.
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  Pennsylvania
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  is
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  in
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  the
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  same
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  storm
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  corridor,
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  Reuters
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  reports.
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  Heavy
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  snow
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  reaches
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  Philadelphia,
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  part
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  of
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  the
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  broader
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  pattern
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  of
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  road
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  hazards,
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  flight
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  disruptions
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  and
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  power
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  outages
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  across
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  the
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  northeast.
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  Rhode
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  island
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  faces
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  extreme
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  snowfall
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  and
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  service
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  shutdowns,
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  Reuters
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  reports.
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  Providence
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  is
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  buried
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  under
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  more
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  than
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  32
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  inches
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  of
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  snow.
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  Described
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  as
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  a
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  city
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  record
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  and
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  says
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  the
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  Rhode
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  Island
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  Public
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  Transit
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  Authority
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  suspends
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  all
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  service
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  through
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  Monday
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  with
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  resumption
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  tied
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  to
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  improving
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  conditions.
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  That's
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  EMN
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  Morning
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  Brief
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  for
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  February
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  24,
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  2026.
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  Stay
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  safe.