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Antonia Noori Farzan / Washington Post:
Texas mayor tells residents to fend for themselves during power outage: ‘Only the strong will survive’ — By Tuesday morning, the residents of Colorado City, Tex., were getting anxious. More than 24 hours had passed since a deadly Arctic blast knocked out power across the state …
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Erin Douglas / The Texas Tribune:
Texas largely relies on natural gas for power. It wasn't ready for the extreme cold. — Texas largely relies on natural gas — especially during times of high demand — to power the state. From pumping it out of the ground to the plants in city centers, experts say natural gas infrastructure …
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The Texas Tribune:
No, frozen wind turbines aren't the main culprit for Texas' power outages — Lost wind power makes up only a fraction of the reduction in power generating capacity that has brought outages to millions of Texans across the state during a major winter storm. — Copy link
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Bloomberg, Common Dreams, Raw Story, Politico, Texas Public Policy Foundation, Forbes and The Last Refuge
Will Englund / Washington Post:
The Texas grid got crushed because its operators didn't see the need to prepare for cold weather — Republicans blame frozen wind turbines, but the problem was much bigger than that — When it gets really cold, it can be hard to produce electricity, as customers in Texas and neighboring states are finding out.
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WFAA-TV, Federal Energy Regulatory …, Raw Story, New York Times, The Week and UPI
The Texas Tribune:
“We're in it alone”: Power outages leave millions of Texans desperate for heat and safety — Texas residents said the storm — and ensuing partial collapse of the state's power system — sapped what mental reserves they had left after eleven months of a global health crisis that has cost thousands …
Dallas Morning News:
ERCOT officials say they have no idea when Texas' power outages will end — The grid operator told lawmakers that it will be days before people have full electricity, but they provided no details. … Texas' power grid operators can't predict when outages might end, Electric Reliability Council of Texas officials said Tuesday.
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Bloomberg:
Frozen Wind Farms Are Just a Small Piece of Texas's Power Woes — Natural gas, coal and nuclear played bigger role in blackouts — Blaming reduced wind output ‘is really a red herring’ — Don't point too many fingers at Texas wind turbines, because they're not the main reason broad swaths …
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Brad Plumer / New York Times:
A Glimpse of America's Future: Climate Change Means Trouble for Power Grids
A Glimpse of America's Future: Climate Change Means Trouble for Power Grids
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Kevin Collier / NBC News:
Why Texas' energy grid is unable to handle the winter storms
Why Texas' energy grid is unable to handle the winter storms
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Wall Street Journal:
Texas Power Outages to Drag Into Third Day as Deep Freeze Persists
Texas Power Outages to Drag Into Third Day as Deep Freeze Persists
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Salena Zito / Washington Examiner:
Texas grid trouble offers warnings about Biden's anti-energy policies
Texas grid trouble offers warnings about Biden's anti-energy policies
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Instapundit
Jason Whitely / WFAA-TV:
Texas power outages: How the largest energy-producing state in the US failed in freezing temperatures
Texas power outages: How the largest energy-producing state in the US failed in freezing temperatures
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
The One Thing That Could Doom Biden
The One Thing That Could Doom Biden
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Paul J. Weber / Associated Press:
‘A complete bungle’: Texas' energy pride goes out with cold
‘A complete bungle’: Texas' energy pride goes out with cold
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HotAir, KRON4, Bangor Daily News and NBC10 Philadelphia
Politico:
Trump attacks McConnell in fiery statement — Former President Donald Trump issued a caustic and highly personal statement against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday, effectively declaring war on the Kentucky Republican for failing to back his attempts to undermine the 2020 election.
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Only the truth will keep Trump away — And now he's really gone, acquitted under the rules yet condemned by the facts, nursing his grievances and planning his comeback from isolation at Mar-a-Lago. For the country, the question is how to ensure that Donald Trump remains there while the nation tries …
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HuffPost:
Brent Bozell IV, Son Of Prominent Conservative Activist, Charged In Capitol Riot — Online sleuths looked into Bozell because he wore the sweatshirt of a Christian school where he previously served as a girls' basketball coach. — Leo Brent Bozell IV, the son of conservative activist L. Brent Bozell III …
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Tom Dreisbach / NPR:
Son Of Prominent Conservative Activist Charged In Capitol Riot — Leo Brent Bozell IV, the son of a prominent conservative activist and media critic, has been charged for his alleged involvement in the Capitol insurrection. — In an affidavit filed in the case, which remained under seal until Tuesday …
Christopher Dinsmore / Baltimore Sun:
The Baltimore Sun to be acquired by nonprofit from Tribune Publishing — Returning The Baltimore Sun to Maryland hands, the state's largest newspaper and its affiliates will be acquired by a nonprofit formed by businessman and philanthropist Stewart Bainum Jr. that would operate the media organization for the benefit of the community.
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Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:
Hedge fund Alden to buy Tribune Publishing in deal valued at $630 million
Hedge fund Alden to buy Tribune Publishing in deal valued at $630 million
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Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
Alden Global Capital Agrees to Buy Rest of Tribune Publishing
Alden Global Capital Agrees to Buy Rest of Tribune Publishing
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
CNN And NBC Both Paid $35,000 To Left-Wing Activist For Footage Of Fatal Capitol Shooting — A left-wing activist facing criminal charges for his involvement in the Capitol riots received $35,000 from both CNN and NBC for footage he recorded of a Trump supporter being fatally shot inside …
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Wall Street Journal:
Hacker Claims to Have Stolen Files Belonging to Prominent Law Firm Jones Day — Firm disputes network breach, says its file-transfer company was compromised — A hacker claims to have stolen files belonging to the global law firm Jones Day and posted many of them on the dark web.
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Former President Trump faces serious criminal, civil investigations after White House — Former President Donald Trump might have easily avoided conviction at his second impeachment trial — but he could find it a lot tougher to beat several serious criminal and civil probes that he's now facing.
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CNN:
‘Hell or high water:’ Manchin tells Biden he won't back push to skirt Senate rules on relief bill — (CNN)West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin has privately informed President Joe Biden that he won't join any Democratic efforts to force through provisions in his economic rescue package if they are ruled …
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Political Wire
Glenn Greenwald:
The False and Exaggerated Claims Still Being Spread About the Capitol Riot — Insisting on factual accuracy does not make one an apologist for the protesters. False reporting is never justified, especially to inflate threat and fear levels. — 1 hr ago
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The Federalist, Instapundit, Digby's Hullabaloo, Big League Politics, Snopes.com and Newsbusters
James Barber / Military.com:
Take a First Look at the Awesome New Air Force One — National Geographic Channel has just premiered a new documentary special called “The New Air Force One: Flying Fortress” about the brand-new $5.3 billion Boeing 747 that's about to go into service for President Joe Biden.
Tracy Jan / Washington Post:
Internal report cites HUD for lead poisoning in East Chicago children. More could be at risk. — The housing agency's inspector general flags missed opportunities to alert residents, jeopardizing their health — The Department of Housing and Urban Development has for years neglected …
Tracey Tully / New York Times:
Trump Plaza to be Imploded in Atlantic City — An implosion of Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, the last vestige of the former president's once-dominant brand in Atlantic City, N.J., is scheduled for Wednesday morning. — ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — It will not be the biggest or the best implosion ever.
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Beto O'Rourke: ‘We are nearing a failed state in Texas’ due to Republican leaders — Former Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke blamed Republican leaders in Texas for what he says was a failure to prepare for widespread power outages resulting from a massive winter storm that swept across the state this week.
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Mike Allen / Axios:
White House memo: Obstruction will cost GOP — Mike Donilon, senior adviser to President Biden, argues in a memo to White House senior staff that GOP opposition to the COVID rescue package would shrink the party's already declining national support. — What they're saying …
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Washington Examiner, PRESS RUN, Insider and Daily Kos
Lloyd J. Austin III / Washington Post:
The U.S. can't meet its responsibilities alone. That's why we believe in NATO. — Lloyd J. Austin III is the defense secretary. — President Biden made it clear two weeks ago that diplomacy will be our primary means of engaging with the world, and it must be our first tool of choice.
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New York Times:
Stumbles, Clashes and Egos: Behind the Scenes With Trump's Legal Team — The lawyers assembled by the former president to represent him in his Senate impeachment trial hardly knew one another. They prevailed in the end, but it wasn't pretty. — Last Wednesday afternoon …
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Jerry Iannelli / The Appeal:
LOS ANGELES D.A. GEORGE GASCÓN LEAVES CALIFORNIA'S POWERFUL D.A. ASSOCIATION — Gascón is battling a lawsuit, filed by his own line prosecutors and backed by the state DA association, against his criminal justice reforms. — Los Angeles County's newly elected district attorney …
Greg B. Smith / THE CITY:
Secret NYPD Misconduct Records Jump Closer to Release Under Court Ruling. But de Blasio's Not Making Them Public Just Yet — A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected an effort by unions representing cops and other first responders to keep misconduct records secret — but it's not clear when the city will make the documents public.
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Biden heads out of D.C. for town hall and first major presidential trip — MILWAUKEE — President Biden arrived in Milwaukee on Tuesday for his first major trip since taking office, kicking off a new phase of his presidency that attempts to move past the impeachment of his predecessor …
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