Monday’s power outage possibly linked to attempted ATM burglary
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — There is a possibility that the power outage early Monday morning is linked to the attempted burglary of the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) at the Laufou Shoppi


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