Democratic Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota sent a letter to regulators Saturday calling for an investigation into possible price gouging of natural gas in Texas and other areas affected by severe winter storms this month.
Texas power grid CEO is fired following widespread outages during winter storms
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Following widespread power outages during a series of winter storms that left many Texas residents in the dark for days, the head of the organization overseeing the state's power grid has been fired. Bill Magness, ...
Transportation Department watchdog asked DOJ to consider criminal probe of then-Secretary Elaine Chao over ethics concerns
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Washington The Transportation Department's inspector general asked the Justice Department in December to consider a criminal probe into then-Secretary Elaine Chao over her alleged misuse of office, documents made pub...
Cuomo says he ‘never touched anyone inappropriately’ and rejects calls to resign
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New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday apologized for his behavior toward several women who have accused him of making unwanted advances but denied that he ever touched anyone "inappropriately" and rejec...
Pence pushes false election fraud claims in denouncing Democratic reform bill
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Former Vice President Mike Pence is seizing on a Democratic-led initiative to streamline election standards to again push false claims of voting irregularities in one of his first public statements since leaving off...
Church of Cyprus calls for country’s entry to Eurovision to be dropped for promoting devil-worship
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The Church of Cyprus has called for the country's official entry to the Eurovision Song Contest to be withdrawn, arguing that it promotes devil-worship. Greek singer Elena Tsagrinou is due to represent the island n...
Over half a million Texans are still under boil water advisories a week after a winter storm brutalized the South
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Over half a million Texans are still under boil water notices more than a week after a winter storm brutalized large swaths of the South, leaving millions without water and power for days. A total of 509,206 people ...
Democratic women poised to shake up male-dominated industry with new political media firm
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Recent success stories about women in politics are about candidates breaking barriers. There's a female vice president. More women than ever before serve in Congress. But when it comes to the people who help get the...
Texas bakery gives away thousands of dollars in groceries to help those hardest hit by storms
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The owners of a local bakery in Austin, Texas, are helping their community dig out from the devastating winter storms that struck last week by donating thousands of dollars' worth of food to those in need. The stor...
Democratic Rep. Stephanie Murphy considers Senate bid against Marco Rubio
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Florida Democratic Rep. Stephanie Murphy is seriously considering a run against Republican Sen. Marco Rubio in 2022, launching a listening tour on issues including the pandemic, "managing misinformation," fighting c...
A New Jersey plumber drove to Texas with his family to fix burst pipes and other damage from devastating winter storm
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A New Jersey plumber who wanted to help Texans dealing with burst pipes and other damage after last week's winter storms drove to Houston with a truck full of tools and got to work. Andrew Mitchell and his wife, Kis...
CIA launches task force to probe invisible attacks on US diplomats and spies as one victim finds some relief
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More than three years after former senior US intelligence officer Marc Polymeropoulos suffered a mysterious attack in Moscow that changed his life forever, he finally has a diagnosis: a traumatic brain injury, sleep...
Vanessa Bryant calls out rapper Meek Mill for song referencing late husband Kobe Bryant
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Vanessa Bryant was not amused by Meek Mill referencing the tragic death of her husband, Kobe Bryant, in his latest song. Bryant took to her Instagram Stories to slam Mill for a lyric in his new song "Don't Worry (RI...