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Texas ice storm leaves hundreds of thousands without power
NewsOver 280,000 customers in the state were without power on Thursday evening. And one major utility service in the state said it did not know when it would be able to restore power.
Pentagon says a suspected Chinese spy balloon has been spotted over the Western U.S.
NewsThe balloon has been spotted over U.S. airspace for a couple days, The Pentagon decided not to shoot it down due to risks of harm for people on the ground, officials said.
'Who the hell would want this job?' Not NCAA president Mark Emmert, apparently
NewsNCAA president Mark Emmert is stepping down from his position amid a turbulent time for the organization.
Amazon reports its first unprofitable year since 2014
NewsThe biggest culprit was Amazon hefty investment in the electric automaker Rivian, whose value plummeted last year. Amazon also contends with the need to recalibrate after a pandemic-era upsurge.
Tate Modern's terrace is a nuisance for wealthy neighbors, top U.K. court rules
NewsFor years, tourists have peered into multi-million-dollar apartments from the top of London's busiest art gallery. Britain's Supreme Court says that has to change.
Beyoncé's Renaissance tour is Ticketmaster's next big test. Fans are already stressed
NewsThe first round of tickets to Beyoncé's highly anticipated Renaissance world tour go on sale next week. Ticketmaster is under pressure to avoid a repeat of the Taylor Swift debacle in November.
Who's most likely to save us from the next pandemic? The answer may surprise you
NewsThe South African-based scientist who co-discovered the omicron variant of COVID-19 makes an intriguing argument.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders will give the Republican response to the State of the Union
NewsSanders was elected the governor of Arkansas in November. But she is not new to politics. She served as press secretary to President Trump and is the daughter of former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.
A single-shot treatment to protect infants from RSV may be coming soon
NewsThe illness sends tens of thousands of babies to the hospital each year. If approved, the new injection would be the first broadly available prevention tool.
House Republicans vote to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee
NewsRepublicans have cited the Minnesota Democrat's past controversial comments about Israel. Omar, who herself has faced anti-Muslim bigotry since taking office, called the move "purely partisan."
Pakistan is roiled by multiple crises at once, with little end in sight
NewsA storm of global issues, from the Russian invasion of Ukraine to the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, has exposed and exacerbated Pakistan's political, economic and security fault lines.
Gunmen destroy 800 ballot boxes in Nigeria, the latest in a series of attacks
NewsInsecurity is a huge issue in Nigeria, with a militant Islamist insurgency in the north east, banditry in the north west and a rise in kidnapping for cash countrywide.
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CA and 6 other western states fight over dwindling water supply from CO River
CaliforniaFor months, seven states that rely on the Colorado River have been debating how to reduce their water use — because the river is nearing critically-low levels.
Healthy soil can be a climate change solution
Climate changeRegenerative agriculture grows healthier food, captures carbon from the atmosphere, and fights cliate change. So why isn’t every farmer doing it?
Recent storms are filling up LA area reservoirs, but not just with water
EnvironmentAfter the recent storms, LA reservoirs in the San Gabriel Mountains are filling up, but not just with water — millions of cubic feet of mud and wilderness debris, too.
