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Porter Ranch outage, the Black Panther reboot series, Facebook for the blind
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Apr 6, 2016
Porter Ranch outage, the Black Panther reboot series, Facebook for the blind

Porter Ranch gas leak may cause summer power outages, rebooting the first Black superhero in mainstream comics, Facebook's new feature helps blind users 'see' photos.

The entrance to the SoCal Gas facility where a gas leak continued from October 2015 through February 2016. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in the Porter Ranch community.
The entrance to the SoCal Gas facility where a gas leak has continued since October 2015. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in the Porter Ranch community.
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Porter Ranch gas leak may cause summer power outages, rebooting the first Black superhero in mainstream comics, Facebook's new feature helps blind users 'see' photos.

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