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A Texas woman sues an electric company after her bill was nearly $10,000
A Texas woman has filed a proposed billion-dollar class-action lawsuit against electric company Griddy Energy that alleges the company engaged in unlawful price gouging during last week's statewide winter storm and power outages, according to a statement from the law firm.
[ cnn.com ]Storm victims face a now-familiar battle: Covid
While most Texans had more than enough to worry about in last week's icy storm that led to power outages and water problems, some, like Tania Delacruz, had an added woe: Covid-19.
[ cnn.com ]A New Jersey plumber drove to Texas with his family to fix burst pipes and other damage from devastating winter storm
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.
[ cnn.com ]Prince Harry and Meghan donate new roof to Texas women's shelter damaged in storm
A Texas shelter badly damaged by last week's winter storm is getting help from an unexpected donor.
[ cnn.com ]Regulators examine Texas energy market after natural gas prices soared 10,000%
Federal regulators are looking closely at the Texas energy market after natural gas prices rocketed during last week's deep freeze. And they're warning that extreme weather will continue to stress the power grid.
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: CPAC's dangerous embrace of Trump
What happens when you incite an insurrection to prevent the congressional certification of the 2020 election results? Turns out you get invited to speak at a high-profile gathering of GOP elected officials and conservative activists. As outrageous as that appears, this is exactly what we're seeing with the American Conservative Union's invitation to Donald Trump to speak at this week's annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando.
[ cnn.com ]AOC raises nearly $5 million in Texas relief
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had amassed $4.7 million in her fundraising efforts to help Texans hard hit by last week's winter storm as of Sunday evening, her press secretary Ivet Contreras confirmed to CNN.
[ cnn.com ]Analysis: How a bad response to a disaster can ruin a career
The tragic situation in Texas following this week's historic cold snap and power outages has people pointing fingers. Perhaps the ire has been pointed toward no one more than Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who left the state for Cancun, Mexico.
[ cnn.com ]Utah GOP responds to senators' varying impeachment votes: 'There is power in our differences'
The Utah Republican Party released a statement Monday accepting the different votes of the state's Sens. Mitt Romney and Mike Lee in last week's impeachment trial, marking a stark contrast with how some other state and county GOP party operations have pursued censure against Republicans who voted to impeach or convict former President Donald Trump.
[ cnn.com ]Cuddling penguins and snorkeling alligators: What animals do to stay warm in extreme cold
It's not just humans finding ways to stay warm during this week's historic temperature plunge — our animal friends are too.
[ cnn.com ]77-year-old rescued after being trapped inside van for 4 days after winter storm
Firefighters in Newark, New Jersey, on Thursday rescued a 77-year-old woman who said she had been trapped inside her van for at least four days during this week's winter storm.
[ cnn.com ]Inauguration star Ella Emhoff signs major modeling deal
Vice President Kamala Harris' stepdaughter Ella Emhoff, whose fashion choices went viral during last week's US presidential inauguration, has signed with a major modeling agency.
[ cnn.com ]America almost lost its democracy. Here's how we stop that from happening again
As we swear in a new President and look to a new era in Washington DC, a cloud of anger and fear hangs over America after pro-Trump insurrectionists stormed the US Capitol. President-elect Joe Biden has big plans and a serious mandate, but he will have to govern a divided nation, one that was nearly torn apart by a mob hellbent on destroying it. I talk to US Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut and CNN Senior Political Analyst David Gergen about what comes next for America's fragile democracy. But first, Rep. Himes writes this week's CNN op-ed. --SE Cupp
[ cnn.com ]Free speech's benefit to society in doubt as hate and lies flood social media
With most Americans hoping this week's expected inauguration protests look nothing like the Capitol siege, questions emerge about unrestrained free expression, long championed by First Amendment theorists as a benefit to society, no matter how ugly and hateful.
[ cnn.com ]US Postal Service removing mailboxes for security reasons ahead of inauguration
The US Postal Service has temporarily removed some mailboxes in several major cities across the county, a security measure ahead of next week's inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.
[ cnn.com ]America finally seems ready to see the President head for the exit
The final full week of Donald Trump's presidency ended with a nation in disarray -- fearful about the threats surrounding Inauguration Day in a capital city that has become a fortress; unsettled by new details of the harm that rioters could have inflicted on lawmakers during last week's insurrection; and angry at the revelation that the administration's pledge to release a reserve of Covid-19 vaccine doses was hollow.
[ cnn.com ]Terrifying scope of Capitol attack becoming clearer as Washington locks down for Biden's inauguration
Federal authorities are piecing together a chilling picture of the January 6 insurrection that reveals major security and intelligence failures, underscores profound fissures in American society and hints at the political challenges ahead for President-elect Joe Biden, even as they race to ensure the safety of US leaders and next week's inauguration.
[ cnn.com ]Giuliani uses unfounded 'Antifa' argument to defend Trump
President Donald Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani has been working to bolster conspiratorial claims that left-wing agitators played a dominant role in the last week's Capitol riot.
[ cnn.com ]Could Kamala Harris invoke her Indian heritage by wearing a sari on inauguration day?
With Donald Trump's boycott, fears over Covid-19, the threat of armed protests and calls for violence following the siege of the Capitol, next week's presidential inauguration is already set to be like no other.
[ cnn.com ]Prosecutors say they're not cutting deals in Capitol riot
US investigators have opened up 275 cases and charged roughly 98 individuals in connection to last week's pro-Donald Trump riot at the US Capitol, federal officials said Friday, emphasizing they are focused on rounding up the most violent offenders.
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