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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 …
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 …
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Jamie Burch / KTXE-LP:
Colorado City mayor resigns, responds to his controversial Facebook post — Colorado City Mayor Tim Boyd has resigned. Boyd acknowledged the resignation Tuesday afternoon while responding to criticism he received for a controversial Facebook post. Tuesday morning, Boyd voiced his frustrations …
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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
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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Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott blames wind turbines, Green New Deal policies for outages. Critics call that ‘a lie.’ — As millions of people across Texas struggled to stay warm Tuesday amid massive cold-weather power outages, Gov. Greg Abbott (R) directed his ire at one particular failure …
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Tom Steele / Dallas Morning News:
Texas mayor says he had already resigned after writing ‘only the strong will survive’ amid cold, power outages
Texas mayor says he had already resigned after writing ‘only the strong will survive’ amid cold, power outages
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Dallas Morning News:
ERCOT officials say they have no idea when Texas' power outages will end
ERCOT officials say they have no idea when Texas' power outages will end
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Beto O'Rourke: ‘We are nearing a failed state in Texas’ due to Republican leaders
Beto O'Rourke: ‘We are nearing a failed state in Texas’ due to Republican leaders
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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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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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New York Times:
Promotions for Female Generals Were Delayed Over Fears of Trump's Reaction — Under a Biden administration, the nominations are expected to go from the Pentagon to the White House within weeks and then to the Senate for approval. — WASHINGTON — Last fall, the Pentagon's most senior leaders agreed …
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Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
Spare us: After Trump, seven Republican lectures Democrats never need to hear again — It probably would be easier to list what Republicans are still qualified to pontificate on. Why the federal deficit is a huge problem? Hmmm. Never mind. — There's nothing like a new Democratic administration …
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Andrew C. McCarthy / The Hill:
Graham's ‘impeach Kamala’ drumbeat will lead Republicans to a 2022 defeat — Do you remember the riveting testimony of ... Bill Taylor? Me neither. How about George Kent? Gordon Sondland ring a bell? — Okay, maybe I'm exaggerating. Former President Trump's first impeachment is not totally forgettable.
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Tracey Tully / New York Times:
Watch the Trump Era in Atlantic City End With 3,000 Sticks of Dynamite — The implosion of Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, the last vestige of the former president's once-dominant brand in Atlantic City, N.J., took place Wednesday morning. — ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — It was not the biggest or the best implosion ever.
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John Daniel Davidson / The Federalist:
Mitch McConnell Has Learned Nothing And Forgotten Nothing — The idea that McConnell is the right man to decide who is ‘electable’ is a joke. — The Senate impeachment trial of former President Trump is over, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell wants to move on.
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Politico:
Trump attacks McConnell in fiery statement
Trump attacks McConnell in fiery statement
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Olivia Beavers / Politico:
Democrats defend some GOP members against Q label
Democrats defend some GOP members against Q label
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Charlie Sykes / Bulwark+:
Crenshaw Reloaded — The Texas Congressman wants it both ways — Texas Congressman Dan Crenshaw has some deep thoughts about what ails right-wing politics these days. — There is, he says, way too much “performance,” rather than persuasion. Too much much grift; too much talking about …
News Corp:
News Corp and Google Agree To Global Partnership On News — Long-term Deal Involves Payment For Premium Content For Google News Showcase; — Will Yield Substantial Benefits For Journalism And Society — News Corp announced today that it has agreed to an historic multi-year partnership …
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Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
COVID-19 Cases Are Dropping Fast. Why? — Editor's Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection here. — One month ago, the CDC published the results of more than 20 pandemic forecasting models.
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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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge refuses to ban Capitol riot suspect from Twitter and Facebook
Judge refuses to ban Capitol riot suspect from Twitter and Facebook
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The best (and worst) of Biden's town hall — DRIVING THE DAY — There's almost nothing President JOE BIDEN loves more than talking to voters. It's where he's at his most empathetic, if loquacious, best. Tuesday night's CNN town hall in Milwaukee put Biden's virtues …
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Rebecca Traister / New York Magazine:
The Crisis Candidate Maya Wiley believes she can be a better progressive mayor for our traumatized city than her former boss Bill de Blasio. — Maya Wiley's parents, both activists, raised her and her brother, Dan, to be resilient. In 1973, when Maya was 9 and her brother 10, their father, George Wiley, bought a small boat.
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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Michael Tarm / Associated Press:
Executioners sanitized accounts of deaths in federal cases — CHICAGO (AP) — Executioners who put 13 inmates to death in the last months of the Trump administration likened the process of dying by lethal injection to falling asleep and called gurneys “beds” and final breaths “snores.”
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CNN:
CNN LIVE EVENT/SPECIAL — THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. — (APPLAUSE) — ANDERSON COOPER, CNN HOST: And welcome. We are live in the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This is a CNN Presidential Town Hall, the first with President Joe Biden.
Ben Makuch / VICE:
Department of Homeland Security Confirms Neo-Nazi Leader Used to Work For It — The leader of terror group the Base once worked for an agency tasked with coordinating the U.S. government's counterterrorism efforts. — Ben Makuch — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) …
BBC:
Princess Latifa: UN to question UAE about Dubai ruler's daughter — The United Nations has said it will raise the detention of Princess Latifa, the daughter of Dubai's ruler, with the United Arab Emirates (UAE). — Princess Latifa has accused her father of holding her hostage in Dubai since she tried to flee the city in 2018.
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
CNN's Chris Cuomo is reminding us why conflicts of interest poison the news — On his Monday night CNN program, host Chris Cuomo provided an update on the biggest story of the past year. “Now, good news: When it comes to coronavirus, we've had the best week we've seen so far, in terms of getting people vaccinated.
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Mike Allen / Axios:
“Politically isolating”: White House issues obstruction warning to 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.
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
When You Don't Have Trump to Hide Behind — There's now space for other scandals. Witness the Lincoln Project. — In case you hadn't noticed, the Lincoln Project — an organization as pointedly anti-Trump as any other, its rise and political relevance symbiotically tied to his — is unraveling.
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David Catron / The American Spectator:
The Coming Parent Revolt Over School Reopening — They will not sit by while Democrats and teachers unions neglect their children. — Inna Reznik/Shutterstock.com — The public health community has long since concluded that the perils of prolonged school closures are far greater …
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David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
The GOP Is Now the Party of Thugs, Terrorists, Racists and Dopes — DOING THE WRONG THING … They don't see the attempted insurrection of Jan. 6 as a crime, or even a loss of control to the most extreme elements of the party. They see it as a failure to seize control.
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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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Larry Hogan / TIME:
2021 TIME100 Next — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said the “ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” Over the past few months, Congressman Adam Kinzinger has stood up for the truth …
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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Hollywood Reporter:
Behind Disney's Firing of ‘Mandalorian’ Star Gina Carano — The ouster of Carano from the show draws the ire of the political right-wing and marks an inflection point for Lucasfilm, whose star was warned repeatedly about her social posts. — It's a plot twist that no studio relishes …
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Dallas Morning News:
Who paid for Texas AG Ken Paxton to travel to DC for the Jan. 6 rally? We asked. He won't answer — The state paid for the attorney general's second in command to travel to Washington the week of the attack on the U.S. Capitol, but said the agency did not fund Paxton's trip.
Peter R. Orszag / Bloomberg:
Job Shifts Ahead Argue for Large Stimulus — In deciding how much to spend on pandemic relief, Congress should keep in mind that the U.S. economy is facing a significant reallocation. — The debate in Congress over pandemic relief is overlooking something crucial: the shifting of jobs …