{
  "id": 5257963,
  "title": "Blackout Risk Rises as Heat Wave Stresses Largest US Electric Grids",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/blackout-risk-rises-as-heat-wave-stresses-largest-us-electric-grids",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T05:44:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Insurance Journal",
    "slug": "insurance-journal",
    "url": "https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2026/09/03/883767.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The risk of power outages is expected to escalate across a broad swath of the United States as intense heat will test the capacity of electricity supplies serving millions of homes and businesses from the Midwest through the Mid-Atlantic. The …",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Blackout risk rises as heat wave stresses largest US electric grids",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/blackout-risk-rises-as-heat-wave-stresses-largest-us-electric-grids",
        "published": "2026-09-02T11:55:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}