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A frigid blast of winter weather across the U.S. plunged Texas into an unusually icy emergency Monday that knocked out power to almost 4 million people and shut down airports and roads.
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Weather

Millions Lose Power In Texas, Northern Mexico As Blackouts And Bitter Cold Continue

Feb 16, 2021
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott deployed the Texas National Guard to move people without heat and power into shelters.
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America Reckons With Racial Injustice
The Manhattan district attorney dropped a charge against Amy Cooper, above, for calling police on a Black man after he asked her to leash her dog in New York's Central Park.

Amy Cooper, White Woman Who Called Police On Black Bird-Watcher, Has Charge Dismissed

Feb 16, 2021
Amy Cooper had been facing a charge of falsely reporting an incident to police, after she told them Christian Cooper, who is not related to her, threatened her in a New York City park. He did not.
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Law

To Understand Police Reform, Law Professor Volunteered To Join The Force

Feb 16, 2021
For four years, Rosa Brooks carried a badge and a gun and worked a minimum of 24 hours a month for the D.C. police — all on a voluntary basis. She writes about her experiences in Tangled Up in Blue.
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Politics
Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., pictured during a hearing in July 2020, is suing former President Donald Trump over the Capitol riot after Trump was acquitted by the Senate over an incitement charge.

House Democrat Sues Trump, Giuliani And 2 Far-Right Groups Over Capitol Riot

Feb 16, 2021
Rep. Bennie Thompson filed a civil lawsuit that accuses former President Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani as well as the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers of conspiring to incite the violence at the Capitol.
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Coronavirus Updates
A highway on-ramp in Houston is closed due to snow and ice on Monday. Frigid temperatures, icy roads and power outages caused by a major winter storm have interfered with COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Texas and several other states.

Winter Storm Disrupts COVID-19 Vaccinations, Closing Clinics And Delaying Shipments

Feb 16, 2021
Missouri has canceled all state-run mass vaccination events for the week, as other states and cities across the South reschedule appointments and warn of delayed shipments.
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Shots - Health News
Nurse Keith Grant got his second dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine on schedule from RN Valerie Massaro in January at the Hartford Convention Center — 21 days after his first immunization.

COVID-19 Vaccine: Don't Miss Your 2nd Dose Because Of Scheduling Glitches

Feb 16, 2021
Even after getting one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, some people are having trouble getting their second shot. Here's how to maximize the likelihood you'll get both doses, to be fully immunized.
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Politics
Capitol Police Acting Chief Yogananda Pittman, shown at the right at a ceremony memorializing U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, who was killed on January 6, has come under criticism from rank and file officers for the response to the insurrecti

U.S. Capitol Police Union Issues No-Confidence Vote For Top Leaders

Feb 16, 2021
The U.S. Capitol police union has said their leadership failed to protect them on January 6. The union wants acting Chief Yogananda Pittman and a half-dozen other officers to be held accountable.
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Asia
Protesters shout slogans and hold banners in front of the U.N. headquarters on Tuesday in Yangon, Myanmar, calling for the release of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Myanmar's Coup Leaders Level More Charges Against Ousted Leader Suu Kyi

Feb 16, 2021
The new charges against Aung San Suu Kyi could allow the military leaders who toppled her government on Feb. 1 to detain her indefinitely.
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Politics
Former GOP Sen. David Perdue from Georgia, seen here during a campaign rally in December, has filed paperwork with the FEC to potentially run for Senate again.

Former Sen. David Perdue Files For Potential 2022 Comeback Bid In Georgia

Feb 16, 2021
The former senator, who lost to Sen. Jon Ossoff in one of two Georgia runoff elections, would seek the seat of Sen. Raphael Warnock next year. He filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission.

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