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What to know about Thousands in northwest Indiana still without power nearly two weeks after storm

Over 20,000 residents in northwest Indiana remain without electricity nearly two weeks after severe storms with wind gusts up to 100 mph hit the region on August 11.

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Thousands in northwest Indiana still without power nearly two weeks after storm More than 20,000 people are still without power in northwest Indiana after severe storms rolled through the area nearly two weeks ago.

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A bout of severe weather, including wind gusts up to 100 mph, heavily affected the region on Aug.

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Homes in Gary, Portage, Lake Station and Munster still lacked …

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Over 20,000 residents in northwest Indiana remain without electricity nearly two weeks after severe storms with wind gusts up to 100 mph hit the region on August 11.

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Claim 1: “A bout of severe weather, including wind gusts up to 100 mph, heavily affected the region on Aug. 11.”
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Web search results explicitly link the power outages in northwest Indiana to a storm on August 11. While the specific '100 mph' figure is not explicitly in the provided snippets, the date and severity are corroborated by multiple reports regarding the NIPSCO outages.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2020 Midwest derecho was an unusually destructive and extremely powerful progressive derecho that devastated much of the Midwestern United States, primarily eastern Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Wisco…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This page documents notable tornadoes and tornado outbreaks worldwide in 2026. Strong and destructive tornadoes most frequently form in the United States, China, the La Plata Basin, the European Plain…
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Claim 2: “A federal appeals court ruled Friday [that] the Trump administration can blacklist AI firm Anthropic from Pentagon contracts”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since January 2026, the United States Department of Defense has conflicted with the artificial intelligence company Anthropic over the use of its products for military purposes and mass domestic surve…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dario Amodei (born 1983) is an American artificial intelligence (AI) researcher and entrepreneur. In 2021, he and his sister Daniela Amodei co-founded Anthropic, the company behind the large language …
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Claim 3: “Homes in Gary, Portage, Lake Station and Munster still lacked [power]”
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NPR and other web search results explicitly list Gary, Portage, Lake Station, and Munster as areas where homes lacked electricity following the August 11 storm.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lake Station is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 13,235 at the 2020 census.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gary is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 69,093 at the 2020 census, making it Indiana's eleventh-most populous city. The city has been historically dominated by major …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Portage ( POR-tij) is a city in Porter County, Indiana, United States. The population was 37,926 as of the 2020 census. It is the largest city in Porter County and third largest in Northwest Indiana. …
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Claim 4: “The Supreme Court revived a controversial voter-citizenship database less than two months ahead of the midterm elections.”
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Claim 5: “ESPN will televise the Super Bowl for the first time in February 2027.”
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web search NEUTRAL — The network also says ABC studio programming will emanate from the site as well. ESPN will have multiple sets across Los Angeles for Super Bowl week including one scheduled for DisneyLand. As for Supe…
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Claim 6: “More than 20,000 people are still without power in northwest Indiana after severe storms rolled through the area nearly two weeks ago.”
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Multiple independent sources (NPR and other web results) confirm that thousands of people in northwest Indiana remained without power nearly two weeks after the August 11 storm, with specific mention of Gary's Mayor stating 17,000 citizens were without power.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Indiana ( IN-dee-AN-ə) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and K…
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