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Griddy customers face $5,000 electric bills for 5 freezing days in Texas — In our deregulated market, Griddy and some other power suppliers charge customers wholesale variable rates. Those plans are relatively new — and left customers frustrated after the storm.
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As Texas deep freeze subsides, some households now face electricity bills as high as $10,000 — As the Texas power grid collapsed under a historic winter storm, Jose Del Rio of Haltom City, in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, saw the electricity bill on a vacant two-bedroom home he is trying to sell slowly creep up over the past two weeks.
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The Hill, The Root, BizPac Review, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, KXAN-TV, WFAA-TV, The Intellectualist and Washington Examiner
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U.S. deports former Nazi guard whose wartime role was noted on card found amid sunken ship — A 95-year-old former German concentration camp guard who made a new life in Tennessee was deported to his home country Saturday after an index card found in a sunken ship helped prove his Nazi ties.
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Bloomberg, New York Post and The Times of Israel
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WWII Nazi Concentration Camp Guard Removed to Germany — Man is the 70th Nazi Persecutor Removed from the United States — Today a Tennessee resident with German citizenship was removed to Germany for participating in Nazi-sponsored acts of persecution while serving as an armed guard at a Nazi concentration camp in 1945.
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Trump gears up for war with his own party — There's no longer a chief of staff to screen his calls and he keeps no predictable working hours. So an unspoken rule has governed Donald Trump's calendar since he left Washington last month: To sit down with the former president …
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Talking Points Memo, National File, National Review, Raw Story, Deseret News, The Federalist and The Gateway Pundit
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Lindsey Graham said ‘Count me out’ after the Capitol riot. But he's all in with Trump again. — Hours after a violent mob ransacked the Capitol last month in support of President Donald Trump, Sen. Lindsey O. Graham vowed he had seen enough. — “Count me out,” Graham (R-S.C.) …
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Daily Kos
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U.S. investigating possible ties between Roger Stone, Alex Jones and Capitol rioters — The Justice Department and FBI are investigating whether high-profile right-wing figures — including Roger Stone and Alex Jones — may have played a role in the Jan. 6 Capitol breach as part of a broader look …
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Insider, Talking Points Memo, Law & Crime, emptywheel, Raw Story, The Intellectualist and Political Wire
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The Texas Freeze: Why the Power Grid Failed — The state's electricity system was considered a model. This week's outages revealed shortcomings in the market structure. — A fundamental flaw in the freewheeling Texas electricity market left millions powerless and freezing in the dark this week during a historic cold snap.
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Chris Christie Has No Sympathy For Ted Cruz: ‘Ted Has Just Not Been A Very Likable Guy’ — The former New Jersey governor hasn't forgotten how Cruz made fun of him for that infamous beach incident in 2017. — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Friday that he wasn't particularly …
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New York Post and Mediaite
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AOC & Beto O'Rourke Fundraise, Provide Relief For Texas While Ted Cruz Jets Off To Mexico
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Digby's Hullabaloo, The Bulwark, CNN and Raw Story
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The Republicans UnCivil UnWar — Mitch versus Trump? LOL no. — 1. The UnBattle of Ohio — A dour, sullen, unsmiling, political hack. This was former president Donald Trump's assessment of Mitch McConnell in a press release this week. Politico reported that Trump was persuaded …
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No More Mister Nice Blog, The Week and Raw Story
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James Carville, Mary Matalin moving out of $3.4M New Orleans ‘gem’; here's a look inside — James Carville and Mary Matalin — America's most famous bipartisan power couple — are selling their Uptown New Orleans mansion. — But they're not leaving town.
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‘You did the unthinkable’: Ohio's Anthony Gonzalez faces fury over impeachment vote — Medina, Ohio (CNN)To Shannon Burns, the betrayal that local Republicans felt when Ohio State wide receiver-turned-Republican-congressman Anthony Gonzalez voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump …
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Raw Story and Political Wire
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We Have Another Fauci Reversal...This Time on the COVID Vaccine — I honestly don't know what to say anymore. It's like we've never seen viruses before COVID. How can news of a vaccine being effective against spreading a virus be...actual breaking news? Of course, vaccines do that.
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In a Russian court, Alexei Navalny loses again but still has the last word — MOSCOW — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny lost in court Saturday — twice — but again used his time in the dock to expound on why he stands against President Vladimir Putin, no matter the personal risk.
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New York Times
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Erik Prince, Trump Ally, Violated Libya Arms Embargo, U.N. Report Says — Mr. Prince offered to supply weapons, drones and mercenaries to a Libyan militia commander seeking to overthrow the government, according to U.N. investigators. — NAIROBI, Kenya — Erik Prince …
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President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Texas Disaster Declaration … Yesterday, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Texas and ordered federal assistance to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe winter storms beginning …
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Washington Post, KTUU, USA Today, CNN, Associated Press, FEMA.gov, CBS News, Slate, Insider, UPI, National Review, POLITICUSUSA, KRON4, Al Jazeera, The Texas Tribune, New York Post, Vox and NPR
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Cornell charges students $1,800 for racially-segregated rock climbing class, frantically scrubs website when confronted — Cornell University altered the course description of a racially-segregated physical education course offered to students during the Spring 2021 academic semester after Campus Reform reached out for comment.
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Merrick Garland Might Actually Get to Do This Job. It Looks Daunting. — After the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing — “the most important thing I have ever done in my life” — the spurned Supreme Court nominee has another chance to shape history as threats of domestic terrorism rage.
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Democrats Beat Trump in 2020. Now They're Asking: What Went Wrong? — Disappointed by down-ballot losses, Democratic interest groups are joining forces to conduct an autopsy of the election results. Republicans do not yet seem willing to reckon with the G.O.P.'s major defeats.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Columbian, NBC News, IJR and Insider
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Trump to speak at CPAC in first public appearance after leaving office … Former President Trump will be a keynote speaker at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Fla., a spokesman for the organization confirmed to The Post on Saturday. — Trump is expected to speak on Sunday …
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The Gateway Pundit
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Pope Francis Removes Conservative African Cardinal From Vatican Post — Cardinal Robert Sarah of Guinea is often mentioned as a possible future pontiff — ROME— Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Cardinal Robert Sarah as head of the Vatican's office for liturgy …
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State GOP lawmakers propose flurry of voting restrictions to placate Trump supporters, spurring fears of a backlash — GOP state lawmakers across the country have proposed a flurry of voting restrictions that they say are needed to restore confidence in U.S. elections, an effort intended …
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Raw Story, Hackwhackers and NPR
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis faces criticism over COVID-19 vaccine distribution — In Manatee County, Florida, this week, thousands of people got called to come to the affluent Lakewood Ranch development and get a coronavirus vaccine. It was a call many had been waiting for.
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RedState and NBC 6 South Florida
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis calls for restrictive new voting laws
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis calls for restrictive new voting laws
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Raw Story, Associated Press, The Root, Daily Kos, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and BizPac Review
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Biden's 1st month was about erasing the mark of ‘former guy’ — WASHINGTON (AP) — When Joe Biden walked into the Oval Office for the first time as president a month ago, his pens were ready. Already. — Lining a fine wooden box, they bore the presidential seal and an imprint of his signature …
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Failing Government, Freezing Texans — A cold and chaotic week in Galveston. — VOLUNTEERS HAND OUT CASES OF WATER BOTTLES TO GALVESTON RESIDENCE AT THE SCHLITTERBAHN WATERPARK PARKING LOT ON FEBRUARY 19, 2021 IN GALVESTON, TEXAS. - A FIERCE AND DEADLY WINTER STORM THAT WREAKED HAVOC …
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MyRGV.com, Insider, Mother Jones and New Republic
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Biden's First Month of Covid-19 Response Marked by Larger Federal Role — Efforts to keep mask rules in place have had mixed results, and many school districts are still grappling with a return to in-person instruction — WASHINGTON—In his first month in office, President Biden has positioned …
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Rush Limbaugh as Seen by Four Writers — Examining how the controversial commentator changed America. — Ms. Kingsbury is the Opinion editor. … Times Opinion doesn't often publish four pieces reflecting on the death of one person, but few Americans have left as big a mark on politics …
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Venezuelan Women Lose Access to Contraception, and Control of Their Lives — Affordable birth control has disappeared, pushing many women into unplanned pregnancies at a time when they can barely feed the children they already have. — SAN DIEGO DE LOS ALTOS, Venezuela …
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The Trouble with Biden's Answer on China — The president's town hall remarks were taken out of context, but still leave a lot to be desired. — After President Biden's CNN Town Hall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Wednesday night right-wing Twitter was in a righteous outrage: the President …
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Exclusive: New York City tax agency subpoenaed in Trump criminal probe — (Reuters) - The Manhattan District Attorney's Office has subpoenaed a New York City property tax agency as part of a criminal investigation into Donald Trump's company, the agency confirmed on Friday …
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