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Winter Weather Exposes Nation's Aging Waterworks
The snow and ice that crippled some states across the South has melted, but it has exposed the fragility of aging waterworks that experts have been warning about for years.
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SC Plumbers Travel to Texas to Help With Storm Damage
A plumbing company from South Carolina is already conducting repairs, and two brothers are on their way to Texas from Virginia to help with the aftermath of last week’s storm.
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Bats, Birds Among Wildlife Pummeled During Southern Freeze
Birds, bats and other wildlife appear to have taken a beating during the winter storm and deep freeze in the southern U.S. Scientists say it might take weeks or months to determine the extent of the harm.
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Military Begins Delivering Vaccines in Texas, New York
The U.S. military is beginning to deliver shots at coronavirus vaccination centers in Texas and New York and says service members will start staffing four centers in Florida and one in Philadelphia next week.
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Biden to Visit Storm-Ravaged Texas Friday
President Joe Biden will visit Texas on Friday as the state begins its recovery from a devastating winter storm that caused serious damage to homes and businesses across the state and left many without power or clean water for days
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3 Kids, Grandmother Die in Texas House Fire After Trying to Stay Warm During Blackout
Three children and their grandmother died in a house fire last week near Houston during a power outage as historic cold weather swept Texas, according to local officials, NBC News reports. Firefighters received an emergency call around 2 a.m. on Feb. 16 and arrived at Jackie Pham Nguyen’s home shortly after, only to find the structure already “engulfed” in flames,...
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FEMA Expands Disaster Relief Following Historic Storms
White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced on Tuesday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency was expanding disaster relief coverage for an additional 31 counties in Texas following the state’s devastating storms. Psaki also highlighted President Joe Biden’s upcoming trip to Houston to survey the damage.
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Stranded Delivery Driver Taken in by Texas Couple for 6 Days During Winter Storm
When record cold temperatures, heavy snows and power outages hit Texas this week, many were stuck in their homes or stranded on the roads.
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‘Late Night': Closer Look at Fox News Lying About Texas Blackouts
Seth Meyers takes a closer look at the Republican Party lying about the Green New Deal and the 2020 election as Texas experiences an unprecedented power crisis.
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‘Tonight': Ted Cruz Faces Backlash in Texas After Fleeing to Cancun
Jimmy Fallon addresses Sen. Ted Cruz doing damage control after his controversial trip to Mexico.
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Family Sues for $100M After Boy Dies in Texas Home During Winter Storm
The family of Cristian Pavón-Piñeda, an 11-year-old boy who died last Tuesday amid winter storms that shook Texas and left millions in subfreezing cold without power, has filed a lawsuit against utility providers.
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Texas Woman Uses Tortillas to Rescue Freezing Dog
A driver in San Antonio, Texas, pulled over after she saw a dog out in the freezing weather. To lure him into the car, she used the tortillas she had just bought.
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Power Failure: How a Winter Storm Pushed Texas Into Crisis
The disaster can be traced to mistakes by Texas’ leadership and faults created by decades of opposition to more regulations and preparation.
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Why Some Texans Are Getting Sky-High Energy Bills
After unusual icy weather left millions of Texans without power, some are facing another crisis: Sky-high electricity bills
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Biden Declares Major Disaster in Texas as Federal Aid Flows
The extreme winter weather that left residents of Texas and other Southern states shivering through an unseasonal cold spell is testing President Joe Biden’s disaster management skills
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Suspected Hypothermia Deaths in Homes Mount in Texas
With the snow and ice clearing in Texas after days of unusual cold, authorities are finding the bodies of people who likely froze to death as they struggled to stay warm after electricity was cut to millions.
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Frozen Pipes, Electric Woes Remain as Cold Snap Eases Grip
Higher temperatures are spreading across the southern United States, bringing some relief to a region weary of winter
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As Texas Deep Freeze Subsides, Some Households Now Face Electricity Bills as High as $10,000
“The last thing an awful lot of people need right now is a higher electric bill — and that’s unfortunately something a lot of people will get stuck with.”
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Overflowing Toilets, Frigid Cells, No Running Water: Inside Texas' ‘Inhumane' Jails
The massive winter storm that walloped the South this week left thousands of Texans without power and running water. Inside the walls of several Texas prisons and jails, incarcerated people have faced abominable conditions, according to interviews with inmates, family members and advocates. Many facilities have gone long stretches with no heat, leaving inmates shivering in their cells. A lack…
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U.S. Must Go ‘Well Beyond Paris Commitments' to Avert Catastrophic Global Warming, Warns Scientist
Scientist Michael Mann explained why the U.S. must go “well beyond those Paris commitments” as President Joe Biden rejoined the Paris Climate Agreement Friday.