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Biden to mark nation reaching 500,000 COVID-19 deaths

Biden to mark nation reaching 500,000 COVID-19 deaths

President Joe Biden will mark the U.S. reaching the grim milestone of 500,000 lives lost from COVID-19 with a moment of silence and candle lighting ceremony at the White House.
by The Associated Press

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After days of power outages, some Texas residents now face huge electricity bills

After days of power outages, some Texas residents now face huge electricity bills

Texas allows companies to sell electricity through variable-rate plans. When the price of electricity skyrocketed last week, that meant exorbitant bills for many residents who had been trying to save money.
by Rebecca Hersher

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Smith seeks probe of natural gas price spikes during storm

Smith seeks probe of natural gas price spikes during storm

Democratic Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota is calling for federal investigations into possible price gouging of natural gas in the Midwest and other regions, following severe winter storms that caused widespread power outages in the southern U.S.
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Biden declares major disaster in Texas as federal aid flows

Biden declares major disaster in Texas as federal aid flows

President Joe Biden is seeing his disaster management skills tested after winter storms plunged Texas, Oklahoma and neighboring states into an unusual deep freeze that left millions shivering in homes that lost heat and power — and in many cases, water.
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Appeals court denies DNR request to stop Wisconsin wolf hunt

Appeals court denies DNR request to stop Wisconsin wolf hunt

The Wisconsin Court of Appeals on Friday dismissed a Department of Natural Resources request to stop the state’s wolf hunt, which is scheduled to begin next week.
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Minnesota homeowners, solar groups back solar panel bill

Minnesota homeowners, solar groups back solar panel bill

A group of homeowners and solar advocates are asking Minnesota lawmakers this session to support a bill allowing homeowners associations to regulate but not ban the installation of photovoltaic and solar thermal panels on single-family homes. The bill continues to progress through the House but as yet has no Senate companion bill.
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Panel backs task force on missing and murdered Black women

The task force would be similar to a panel created by the 2019 Legislature to address the disproportionately high numbers of murdered and missing Indigenous women.
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Trump repeats election claims in interviews, is unchallenged

Trump repeats election claims in interviews, is unchallenged

Former President Donald Trump repeated false claims about election results 10 times during interviews this week on Fox News Channel, Newsmax and One America News Networks. The claims were unprompted but also unchallenged in each case. 
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