DALLAS – A winter storm dropping snow and ice also sent temperatures plunging across the southern Plains, prompting a power emergency in Texas a day after conditions canceled flights and impacted traffic across large swaths of the U.S.

Rotating power outages were initiated by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, early Monday morning, meaning thousands went without electricity for short periods as temperatures fell into the teens near Dallas and 20s (about minus 5 degrees Celsius) around Houston. “We urge Texans to put safety first,” the council tweeted as it urged residents to reduce electricity use.

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Covid pandemic pushes Aer Lingus owner IAG to €4.37 billion loss in 2020

Aer Lingus and British Airways owner IAG has posted a loss of €4.37 billion for 2020 after a year of minimal flying in the pandemic when it has burnt through cash.

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Biden to exercise empathy skills in Texas visit after storms

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will exercise his empathy skills Friday during a Texas visit with a dual mission: surveying damage caused by severe winter weather and encouraging people to get their coronavirus shots.

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Efficiency measures across DHBs to make best use of vaccine

To ensure efficiency in the COVID-19 vaccine delivery district health boards are using different approaches, appropriate to their specific regional delivery models, to ensure as much of the available vaccine as possible is used.

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Nets rout Magic 129-92, run NBA-leading win streak to eight

NEW YORK – Kyrie Irving had 27 points and nine assists, James Harden scored 20 points and the Nets extended their longest winning streak since moving to Brooklyn to eight games with a 129-92 rout of the Orlando Magic on Thursday night.

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Cavs, Indians, Browns unite police, area youth for change

CLEVELAND – Trying to strengthen the strained relationship between the community and city police, the Cavaliers hosted dozens of area youth for what the NBA team — in its partnership with the Browns and Indians — hopes leads to permanent change.

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Cat that vanished 15 years ago reunited with owner

LOS ANGELES – A cat that went astray about 15 years ago has been reunited, older and maybe wiser, with its owner.

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Brotherly Love for Texas: Good Day shows Philly love to Texans in need

PHILADELPHIA - Our Good Day Philadelphia family will be showing their support to the people of Texas Friday morning.As you may know, FOX 29' Alex Holley is from the Dallas area, and her family is one of many impacted by the crisis across the state in the wake of a winter storm.We've decided to help those in need by showing our Philly love for the Food Bank of North Texas. DONATE: FOOD BANK OF NORTH TEXASThe Food Bank of North Texas has been working to close the hunger gap in the region by providing access to nutritious food.

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Saskatchewan to increase availability of COVID-19 rapid testing kits in clinics across province

Saskatchewan Health Authority CEO Scott Livingstone on Thursday announced an increase in rapid testing kits that will be available in more clinics across the province.

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Officer dies after searching for teens who fell through ice at Ohio lake; 1 girl also dies

Officer Jason Lagore served ODNR for 15 years and was in charge of the department’s first K-9 academy. (Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources) COLUMBUS, Ohio - A 13-year-old boy is the lone survivor of an incident that claimed two lives at Rocky Fork State Park Tuesday evening.Around 6:30 p.m., authorities learned of two teenagers who had fallen through the ice and into the frigid waters near the North Shore boat docks.Officials said the boy managed to get out of the water, but divers had to pull the 16-year-old girl out.

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New Covid-19 strains: What scientists know about coronavirus variants

Joanna Sugden and Betsy McKay contributed to this article.This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the textClick here to read the Mint ePaperMint is now on Telegram.

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Energy executive: Texas power plants turned off in crisis

AUSTIN, Texas – The recent blackouts that left 4 million Texas customers without electricity and heat during a deadly winter freeze also unplugged plants that could have generated more power, which was urgently needed as the state's grid reached the breaking point, the head of a major energy corporation said Thursday.

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Another wave of fans returning to sports despite COVID-19

Whitney Munro had some concerns about returning to sporting events. So, like any good mom, she did her homework, learning more about the policies in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Target to open mini Apple shops in some stores

Target is expanding its partnership with Apple by launching mini stores within the big box retailer.

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Covid alert level lowered across whole of UK as virus levels recede

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Electric Reliability Council of Texas under investigation starting Thursday following storm outages, says Gov. Abbott

Starting Thursday, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) will be under investigation by state legislature following the snow storm that left much of the state without power, said Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday evening.

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Southern exposure: Cold wreaks havoc on aging waterworks

JACKSON, Miss. – The sunshine is back and the ice has melted. But more than a week after a deep freeze across the South, many communities are still grappling with getting clean water to their citizens.

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Daily ICU deaths highest since pandemic began

There were 135 Covid-19 patients in intensive care at 8pm last night, sharply down on the night before due to a high number of deaths.

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UK holiday quarantine 'could be extended' as new Covid variant is infectious for longer

The Sun.She said: "We look at the different variants regularly, we have variants of interest and variants of concern, those are being monitored."You'll be aware that the UK has probably the best genomics functionality in the world."Different studies will come out with slightly different periods… we manage the length of time for quarantine to minimise the inconvenience to individuals but still reduce the risk of onward infection.Want all the latest shocking news and views from all over the world straight into your inbox?We've got the best royal scoops, crime dramas and breaking stories - all delivered in that Daily Star style you love.Our great newsletters will give you all you need to know, from hard news to that bit of glamour you need

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US military begins delivering COVID-19 vaccine doses to Texas, New York

LOS ANGELES - The U.S. military on Wednesday began delivering shots at coronavirus vaccination centers in Texas and New York and announced that service members will start staffing four centers in Florida and one in Philadelphia next week.The expanded vaccination effort came as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with military commanders overseeing the COVID-19 response effort.

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Suns' Booker replaces Lakers' Davis in NBA All-Star Game

NEW YORK – Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker was selected Wednesday to replace injured Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis in the NBA All-Star Game.

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Over 200 civic groups urge G20 to back IMF issuance to help poor countries in pandemic

IMF's own currency, or Special Drawing Rights, to help countries weather the Covid-19 pandemic.In an open letter to the International Monetary Fund and G20 finance ministers, the groups said a new allocation of SDRs would boost the reserves of all countries and avoid pushing low- and middle-income countries further into debt distress.Also Read | India’s tricky options in the Myanmar muddleG20 finance ministers and central bankers will discuss a possible SDR issuance - a move akin to a central bank printing money - when they meet by video conference on Friday.

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‘Minefield’ of variants: How the California strain is different from the others

COVID-19 snakes through cities and countries, it has changed, morphed and mutated.The latest iteration of the respiratory disease making waves is one first identified in California. The Western state is now teeming with the variant, known as B.1.427/B.1.429.Its recent role in creating a heavily-mutated virus hybrid has raised eyebrows worldwide, but experts are growing increasingly concerned about its individual behaviours.Here’s what we know so far:“A lot of the variants have very common mutations,” said Gerald Evans, chair of the infectious diseases division at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont.The N501Y mutation, for example, is found in the variants that arose in the U.K, South Africa and Brazil.

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New strain of Kent Covid variant found in Salford as 'isolated' case confirmed

Salford council says the case was 'isolated' and all the necessary steps have been taken to stop the onward spread, including local test and trace efforts. The local authority says it will be stepping up testing in parts of the city which still have high rates of Covid-19 transmission including in the east of Salford.

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Australian bid put on IOC fast track to host 2032 Olympics

GENEVA – The Australian state of Queensland became the strong favorite to host the 2032 Olympics after the IOC gave it the status of its preferred bidder on Wednesday.

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Elsa the tiger rescued during Texas winter storm, gets new home

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Houston-area woman sues Griddy for over $1B after high electric bills from winter storm

HOUSTON - A Houston-area woman is suing the utility company Griddy for over $1 billion, according to a lawsuit filed in Harris County District Court.In the lawsuit, Lisa Khoury, who is from Mont Belvieu, stated that she was charged thousands of dollars for her electricity during the winter storm that devastated the state of Texas last week.Griddy gives customers real-time access to the power grid wholesale.

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New COVID strains not 'more infectious': AIIMS director

ANI."It doesn't seem that the strains are more infectious or vaccine will not work but we need to study it more aggressively and look at it more closely. We should not miss out on strains which are more infectious," Guleria said."There are two things.

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Pokémon card prices skyrocket during the pandemic, study shows

Pokémon cards have dramatically increased in value during the global COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report by Reuters.“When COVID-19 hit, a lot of Gen X and Millennials were looking for things to do and we found a lot of these guys and girls started playing Pokémon again because they grew up with it,” Joe Maddalena, the executive vice president of Texas-based Heritage Auctions said of the increase in demand.In recent months, a 1999 U.S. first edition set sold for $400,000 (£283,158), while a single mint condition Charizard card sold for $300,000 (£212,370).

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Parks, not pills: B.C. health program prescribes healing power of nature

Going outside could be just what the doctor ordered. British Columbia has launched a new program that has doctors prescribing the great outdoors to help people with mental health issues or chronic illnesses.

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Judge bans enforcement of Biden's 100-day deportation pause

HOUSTON – A federal judge late Tuesday indefinitely banned President Joe Biden's administration from enforcing a 100-day moratorium on most deportations.

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New Covid strains detected in India is highly transmissible: PGIMER Chandigarh

New COVID19 strains detected in India & the UK strain is highly transmissible. We should take all possible precautions to prevent the rise in cases.

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No. 2 Baylor returns with 77-72 win to stay undefeated

WACO, Texas – Adam Flagler scored a season-high 22 points, Jared Butler had 15 of his 18 points after halftime and No. 2 Baylor finally overcame the rust of a three-week break and Iowa State for a 77-72 victory Tuesday night, making the Bears 18-0 for the first time in school history.

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Texas resident has nearly $17,000 deducted from bank account by energy company following winter storm

Texas resident had nearly $17,000 automatically deducted from his bank account after Griddy, a Texas Energy Company, imposed surcharges on state residents following a devastating winter storm and subsequent electrical blackout.Scott Willoughby, who joined "America’s Newsroom" Tuesday to discuss the issue, explained that there is no cap on Texas’ unregulated power grids which surged average household electricity costs from 8 to 10 cents per kilowatt-hour to $900 per kilowatt-hour.FILE - Scott Willoughby got a $17,000 energy bill after a record-breaking winter storm.

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Two new variants of Covid-19 found in Maharashtra, Kerala samples

Also Read | Bitter home truths for migrant workersEchoing similar views, Dr Balram Bhargava, Director General of ICMR pointed: "There is no direct relation between the recent surge in COVID19 cases in Maharashtra and some other States with the mutant virus strains N440K and E484Q of coronavirus disease."The E484Q strain was earlier detected in four sequences in Maharashtra as early as March and July 2020. The N440K mutation has been reported on 13 different occasions between May and September 2020 in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Assam," Dr Bhargava said.India has already reported different mutants of the Covid-19 virus.

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Biden, Trudeau bypass tension for unity on coronavirus, China and climate change

Also Read | Bitter home truths for migrant workersHe called for China to release two detained Canadian citizens, saying that “human beings are not bargaining chips," and said that the US and Canada would “strengthen our shared commitment to provide safe haven for refugees and asylum seekers."Biden portrayed the relationship with the US’s northern neighbor and largest trading partner as reinvigorated, after strains over immigration, trade and defense under former President Donald Trump.

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Shaw back with Brews; Kennedy, Lamb, Teheran find new teams

With spring training in full swing, third baseman Travis Shaw returned to the Milwaukee Brewers while former All-Star third baseman Jake Lamb and pitchers Ian Kennedy and Julio Teheran found new teams.

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Nearly half of deputies across Central Florida say they’d turn down COVID-19 vaccine

DeLAND, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis suggested Tuesday that sworn in law enforcement will be among the next group eligible for the coronavirus vaccine but surveys given in several local sheriff’s offices suggest nearly half of deputies don’t want the vaccine yet.

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Board leaders of Texas' grid operator resign after outages

AUSTIN, Texas – Four board leaders of Texas' embattled power grid operator said Tuesday they will resign following outrage over more than 4 million customers losing power during a deadly winter freeze last week.

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Robbers target home of elderly Texas woman who froze to death

NEW YORK - Mary Gee became one of several people in Harris County that the Medical Examiner's office says died from hypothermia.Gee’s northeast Houston apartment complex had no power for days.An 84-year-old Texas woman froze to death during the record cold last week and robbers ransacked her home after she died.After Gee died, someone stole her TV phone and other items from her apartment.11-YEAR-OLD DIES OF HYPOTHERMIA IN BED"God has a plan for those people who came in here knowing she’s deceased and did this," said Gee’s grandson Ronnie Spencer. Get breaking news alerts in the FOX5NY News app. Download for FREE!AdvertisementGee lost her husband three years ago.

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‘May be suspicious:’ Orange County deputies say man hasn’t been seen in months

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County deputies are investigating the disappearance of a man who hasn’t been seen in months, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

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California coronavirus strain may be more infectious—and lethal

Masked pedestrians during a surge in coronavirus cases in the San Francisco Bay area in December 2020. A new study suggests a prevalent viral variant there may be more transmissible and lethal.

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How the coronavirus lockdowns are being eased across the four nations of the UK

direct to your inbox Plans to ease coronavirus lockdown restrictions in the UK vary across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. On Tuesday, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon unveiled a phased plan to lift lockdown in Scotland, which could see the country move back to the levels system of coronavirus restrictions from April 26.

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President Joe Biden to visit Houston on Friday

HOUSTON - President Joe Biden will travel to Houston this week to discuss recovery efforts following the winter storm in Texas.President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will visit the city on Friday.White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says the president will meet with local leaders to discuss the winter storm, relief efforts and progress toward recovery.While in Texas, the president will also visit a site where COVID-19 vaccines are being distributed.A historic winter storm last week left millions across the state without power and clean drinking water for days.Power has been restored in the Houston area and most boil water advisories have been lifted, but some residents are still left with repairs to damage caused by burst pipes.This is

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Biden to visit storm-ravaged Texas Friday

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will visit Texas on Friday as the state begins its recovery from a devastating winter storm that caused serious damage to homes and businesses across the state and left many without power or clean water for days.

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Train explodes after colliding with 18-wheeler in Texas

CAMERON, Texas - A train exploded Tuesday morning in Texas after colliding with an 18-wheeler.The crash was reported around 6:45 a.m. CT just outside of the city of Cameron, located about 75 miles northeast of Austin.

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T-Cell screening launched to detect prior Covid infections

Microsoft partnershipT-Detect Covid extracts and sequences DNA from T-cells present in a person’s blood sample. It uses machine-learning software gained through a partnership with Microsoft Corp.

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Concern over rich-poor divide seen on the increase during the pandemic

NEW YORK : People have become more concerned about the gap between rich and poor during the coronavirus pandemic, especially the young, the authors of a new global study said on Tuesday, urging governments to take steps to redress the balance.More than 8,700 people in 24 nations were surveyed at the start and end of 2020 by the Glocalities market research agency, with the findings showing an increase in the share of respondents who thought income differences should be reduced.As the coronavirus pummeled the global economy last year, the survey also found a 10-point rise in the percentage who said decent work and economic growth were the most important means of improving quality of life."It has slapped people in the face and made them

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Delhi: LG Anil Baijal directs cluster-based genome sequencing as new Covid strains suspected

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