Eastern US storms kill several, cause wide power outages

AP: Violent storms are being blamed for the deaths of at least nine people and widespread power outages. Many in the eastern U.S. are facing triple-digit temperatures without electricity — and without air conditioning.

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Photo: An uprooted tree is seen Saturday after it damaged a home in Washington’s American University neighborhood. The tree also cut a power line. (Mandel Ngan  /  AFP – Getty Images via msnbc.com)