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    "state": "NC",
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    "date": "2024-01-17",
    "type": "power-outage",
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    "headline": "Main Campus multi-day power outage cancels classes until Friday restore",
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    "summary": "Durham Tech [closed Main Campus for a multi-day power outage beginning January 17, 2024](https://x.com/durhamtech/status/1747709148198810107), expanded cancels as systems stayed down, then [restored power January 19](https://x.com/durhamtech/status/1748297623486738690).",
    "outcome": "Main Campus closed Jan 17-18; full resume Jan 19 after power and Data Center restore."
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      "verbatimText": "Due to a power outage, Durham Tech’s Main Campus is closing today, Jan. 17, effective immediately. There will be no in-person classes or activities for the rest of the day on Main Campus. Online classes will meet as scheduled. All other Durham Tech campuses are operating normally",
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      "verbatimText": "Main Campus is closed this morning (Jan. 18) for in-person classes and activities because power remains out. In-person classes and activities on Main Campus scheduled before noon today will move to remote status, if possible. All of our other campuses are operating normally.",
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      "verbatimText": "[UPDATE] Because students and employees are unable to access necessary services, the College is canceling all online classes across all campuses this morning and all in-person classes on Main Campus. Main Campus remains closed.",
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      "verbatimText": "All in-person classes and activities on Main Campus are canceled for the remainder of today (Jan. 18). All other campus locations remain open. Access to Canvas remains unavailable at this time. Scheduled online classes (synchronous) are canceled for today.",
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      "verbatimText": "We expect power to be restored later this evening to Main Campus. We will know more early tomorrow about the status of systems. All other campus locations will be open tomorrow, Jan. 19. Please check email or social media channels for updates. We will provide an update by 6 a.m.",
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