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4 Texas Grid Board Members to Resign After Winter Storm Leaves Millions Without Electricity

Four board members of Texas' power grid operators plan to leave their post after last week's widespread blackouts, which left millions of people without electricity amid the cold weather situations.
Biden Administration Receives Backlash After Reopening Migrant Facility for Children

Biden Administration Receives Backlash After Reopening Migrant Facility for Children

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is facing a backlash after reports revealed that his administration opened its immigration facility for children.

Spotify To Launch in 80 Countries Including Latin America and the Caribbean With New Podcasts

Spotify will expand across Latin America. New podcasts will also be launched. With the rise of COVID-19 and amid the early months of the pandemic, music might have been your companion to keep yourself busy and stay away from boredom.
Asylum Seekers Continue to Wait in Mexico Due to Delays to U.S. Entry

Asylum Seekers Forced to Wait in Mexico Due to Delays to U.S. Entry

The United States on Monday abruptly canceled plans to bring asylum seekers into Texas at two ports of entry, resulting in hopes of quick U.S. entry fading for hundreds of immigrants waiting for months in Mexico under a Trump-era policy that President Joe Biden promised to rescind.
Mother Accused of Shooting, Killing Two Daughters at Home

Mother Accused of Shooting, Killing Two Daughters at Home

A woman has been charged with shooting her two daughters inside their home at Ambridge on Monday, according to Ambridge police.
President Joe Biden Targets Groups With Vaccine Uncertainty For COVID-19 Funds as U.S. Mourns for the 500,000 Lives Lost Due to The Disease

President Joe Biden Targets Groups With Vaccine Uncertainty for COVID-19 Funds as U.S. Mourns for the 500,000 Lives Lost Due to The Disease

Funds for targeted groups will be given by President Biden's Administration to address the COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
CDC Study: Teachers May Be More Important Drivers of COVID-19 Transmission Than Students

CDC Study: Teachers May Be More Important Drivers of COVID-19 Transmission Than Students

Teachers play a key role in COVID-19 transmissions at school, according to a CDC study. (Photo : Milos Bicanski) An empty schoolyard at a closed primary school amidst new lockdown guidelines to help combat the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, on November 16, 2020 in Athens, Greece.
Newsom, California Lawmakers Approve $600 Stimulus Checks for Low-Income and Undocumented Residents

Newsom, California Lawmakers Approve $600 Stimulus Checks for Low-Income and Undocumented Residents

California Governor Gavin Newsom and California lawmakers have approved a $7.6 billion stimulus package for state residents and undocumented people as Americans still wait for the $1,400 check from the federal government.
Pfizer to Deliver 13 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses per Week by Mid-March as Infection Rate Continues to Decline

Pfizer to Deliver 13 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses per Week by Mid-March

Amid the rollout and inoculation of the COVID-19 vaccines in the United States, Pfizer Inc. expects to hand out 13 million doses of its vaccine every week by the middle of March.
FDA Urges Vaccine Makers to Tweak COVID-19 Vaccines as New Variants Show

FDA Says Vaccine Makers Can Tweak COVID-19 Shots as Variants Emerge

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a new groundwork for vaccine makers to be able to react quickly to emerging new COVID-19 variants.
United Airlines Flight 328: Plane Engine that Caught Fire Had Similar Blowouts, Why do They Keep Exploding?

United Airlines Flight 328: Plane Engine That Caught Fire Had Similar Blowouts, Why Do They Keep Exploding?

United Airlines FLight 328 have similar incidents in the previous years. (Photo : Mario Tama) A United Airlines plane takes off above American Airlines planes on the tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on October 1, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.
Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera’s Wife Arrested in U.S. for Drug Trafficking

Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera's Wife Arrested in U.S. for Drug Trafficking

The 31-year-old wife of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera was arrested on Monday in Virginia over charges of her alleged involvement in international drug trafficking. Emma Coronel Aispuro is a dual U.S. Mexican citizen.
Argentina President Decries COVID-19 Vaccine Scandal

Argentina President Decries COVID-19 Vaccine Scandal

Argentina President Alberto Fernandez denounces the COVID-19 scandal that prompted the resignation of the country's health minister after reports emerged that Gines Gonzales Garcia had helped people in the South American nation to jump the waiting line to receive COVID-19 vaccines.
“That ’70s Show” Star Wilmer Valderrama Welcomes Baby Girl With Fiancee

"That '70s Show" Star Wilmer Valderrama Welcomes Baby Girl With Fiancee

"That '70s Show" cast Wilmer Valderrama and his fiancée Amanda Pacheco have become new parents, welcoming their newborn baby girl on Sunday through an Instagram post.
Biden Said He Was Arrested for Trespassing at the Capitol: Report

In a 2007 Interview, Biden Said He Was Arrested for Trespassing at the Capitol: Report

President Joe Biden said in a 2007 appearance on David Letterman that he was arrested at the U.S. Capitol when he was 21 years old, according to a report. He was a Democratic senator of Delaware at the time.
WHO Panel to Recommend Deeper Study Into First Known COVID-19 Patient

WHO Panel to Recommend Deeper Study Into First Known COVID-19 Patient

A World Health Organization (WHO) panel will recommend a deeper contract tracing of the first COVID-19 patient in Wuhan, China, including a probe on the wildlife market believed to be where the coronavirus originated.
Texas Should Bear the Responsibility of Paying Residents' High Energy Bills, Houston Mayor Says

Texas Should Bear the Responsibility of Paying Residents' High Energy Bills, Houston Mayor Says

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner on Sunday urged the state of Texas to pay for the residents' ballooning energy bills after a severe winter storm caused a power outage and spiked energy prices.
The U.S. admits the first group of asylum-seekers as Biden rolls back Remain-in-Mexico policy

U.S. Admits First Group of Asylum-Seekers as Biden Rolls Back Remain-in-Mexico Policy

First batch of asylum seekers who waited in Mexico, admitted by the U.S. borderland officials (Photo : Mario Tama) People who are seeking asylum in the United States wait in line to collect flyers explaining updated asylum policies outside the El Chaparral border crossing on February 19, 2021 in Tijuana, Mexico.
Viral Photo of Overworked Texas Dominos Workers Burdened by Snowstorm Goes Viral

Viral Photo of Overworked Texas Dominos Workers Burdened by Snowstorm Goes Viral

A viral photo of Domino workers from Texas shows the aftermath of their good deed (Photo : Photo: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) The winter storm in Texas has affected households and people who work in the food industry.
All The Ways The Power Grid in Texas Failed

How Power Grid Failed Millions in Texas Amid Disastrous Freeze

Failure of Texas Power grid turns into disaster as the extreme cold hit the state (Photo : Joe Raedle) A sign warns of icy conditions on Interstate Highway 35 on February 18, 2021 in Killeen, Texas.