Cecilia Lei
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2,410 appearances
26 recordings
1 series
first heard Feb 2026
last heard 25 Aug
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As recently as Sunday, Iran threatened dozens of tankers it said had broken its rules for passing through.
But the fighting in the region has calmed, and yesterday demonstrated the administration's preference to opt instead for economic measures that might provide a breakthrough.
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For two weeks, thousands of people in Gary, Indiana have been without electricity after deadly storms tore through the Midwest, knocking down trees and power lines.
People can't cook, traffic lights don't work, neither does the air conditioning.
Residents who need power for medical devices are struggling to find alternatives.
That's left people feeling helpless, like Melissa Dixon, who shared her frustrations with the Chicago Sun-Times.
Another resident living through the blackout is Calvin Davis, a reporter for the Capitol B nonprofit newsroom.
He's been reporting on the regional power company known as NIPSCO, which is facing scrutiny for the weeks long blackout.
The company says its crews have been overwhelmed by the amount of damage and that this has been the largest outage in the company's history.
NIPSCO hopes to have full power restored by the end of today, which could mean for the first time in weeks, people in Gary can sleep comfortably.
He told us what the past two weeks have been like in the community where about a third of people live below the poverty line.
A state relief fund is providing residents up to five thousand dollars in emergency aid to help cover the cost of food, clothing, and other necessities.
But Davis told us some residents have struggled to access funds and the response from government officials overall has felt slow.
More help arrived over the weekend.
On Thursday, Indiana Governor Mark Braun asked FEMA to declare a major disaster, unlocking more support for the state.
He also sent the Indiana National Guard to support recovery efforts.
And President Trump has granted an emergency declaration for counties across the state that were impacted by the storms.
Meanwhile, several residents of Gary have filed a class action lawsuit against NIPSCO.
Accusing the power company of failing to maintain the trees that knocked down so many power lines, the company has denied the allegations.
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