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An attempted — and unsuccessful — copper theft in Van Nuys caused a widespread internet outage Sunday affecting swaths of Los Angeles and Ventura counties, a Spectrum spokesman confirmed to The Times.

When pressed on the numbers, White House spokesman Kush Desai brushed off concerns that the administration's claims did not match reality.

A spokesman for the water company said the robot would be a "game-changer" and would help cut down the number of emergency repairs.

But on Thursday, the prime minister's official spokesman refused to comment on whether new accommodation would be built.

The Scottish Conservatives' energy spokesman, Douglas Lumsden, described Shanks' comments as "tone deaf," accusing the Labour government of "economic vandalism".