RELATED: Texas' plight exposes vulnerability of power grids to climate change, experts sayPower outages spiraled through the day Monday, ultimately cutting off more than 4 million people.

Grocery stores shut down and hotel rates skyrocketed.People who fled to the homes of relatives or neighbors had to consider the risks of contracting or spreading the coronavirus.Ashley Archer and her husband decided to take in his best friend at their suburban Dallas home.

She is pregnant and has been trying to protect herself from the virus for nearly a year.The friend is "like family," she said. "We weren’t going to let him freeze at his place."Things got worse Tuesday.

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Romney says Trump likely to be GOP nominee if he runs in 2024

Photo by the White House Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, said in an interview Tuesday that if former President Donald Trump were to run again in 2024 he would likely win the Republican nomination."He has by far the largest voice and a big impact in my party," Romney told the New York Times' DealBook.

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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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Maitland woman becomes 100,000th person vaccinated at Orange County Convention Center

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – As Florida works to vaccinate people 65 and older, the Orange County Convention Center celebrated a new milestone: vaccinating its 100,000th person.

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Brits told to 'keep going and stay at home' in new government Covid-19 ad blitz

Brits have been urged to ‘keep going and stay at home’ in a new Government Covid-19 ad blitz.

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Goodell: NFL learnings from 2020 technology here to stay

One of the major benefits of playing a full season pretty much on schedule during a pandemic is what the NFL learned technologically from 2020.

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Houston Rockets release DeMarcus Cousins after 25 games

HOUSTON – The Houston Rockets have released DeMarcus Cousins after just 25 games.

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Lawsuits filed against auto insurers over rates in pandemic

LAS VEGAS – Class action lawsuits were filed in Nevada against 10 major auto insurance companies on Tuesday, contending that the companies charged excessive insurance premiums during the pandemic by failing to account for a drop in driving and crashes.

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Pennsylvania teen found stabbed to death had cerebral palsy; sister, 14, remains in custody on murder charge

Claire Miller was charged as an adult in the death of her sister because homicide is not considered a delinquent act in Pennsylvania, the district attorney's office said.

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Denver’s STAR program successfully sent mental health professionals, not police, to hundreds of calls

FILE - STAR Program clinicians standing outside STAR Van. DENVER - Calls for changing how authorities respond to people in distress have resounded across the country amid cases such as that of Daniel Prude, a Black man who died after police in Rochester put an anti-spitting hood over his head and restrained him on the ground while he was having a mental health crisis in March.Chief Paul Pazen of the Denver Police Department said that changes that have people who specialize in mental health respond to calls that warrant such skills are just common sense."I saw the value of it right off the bat.

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Deaf Florida Costco worker with mumbling manager won’t get $775,000 award

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A deaf former employee of a South Florida Costco store won’t be collecting $775,000 a federal jury awarded her in a discrimination and wrongful termination case.

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Student suing this Florida university for fees paid during coronavirus shut down

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville University student has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville University.

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Better luck next year: Winter Park cancels annual St. Patrick’s Day parade

WINTER PARK, Fla. – As the coronavirus pandemic continues, the City of Winter Park has called off yet another event: its annual St. Patrick’s Day parade.

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California can enforce net neutrality law, federal judge say

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that California can for the first time enforce its tough net neutrality law, clearing the way for the state to ban internet providers from slowing down or blocking access to websites and applications that don’t pay for premium service.Former Gov. Jerry Brown signed the bill in 2018, making California the first state to pass a net neutrality law.

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

SAN ANTONIO - Elsa has finally gotten her fairy tale ending. The tiger, who was aptly named Elsa after being found in freezing temperatures in San Antonio, has been transported to an animal protection organization after being found in unsuitable living conditions. According to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, deputies discovered the tiger after receiving a call concerning a "tiger in the cold" on Saturday, February 13. "When [deputies] came out on the scene, they found this beautiful young lady in temperatures that weren’t suitable for her, and actually in living conditions that weren’t suitable for her either," Sheriff Javier Salazar said.DOWNLOAD THE FOX 7 AUSTIN NEWS APPElsa was then transported to San Antonio’s Southern Wildlife

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Father-to-be killed by gender-reveal explosive device

gender-reveal explosive device in his garage, police say.Christopher Pekny, 28, was “building a device to be used at a child gender-reveal party” when it exploded, killing him and injuring his younger brother Michael, New York State Police said in a statement.Pekny was expecting his first child, and he was building the explosive to tell friends and family about the child’s gender.

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NBCA says it has 'concern' about T-wolves' coaching change

CHICAGO – The leadership of the National Basketball Coaches Association spoke out Wednesday about its “concern and level of disappointment” with the way the Minnesota Timberwolves went about their coaching change earlier this week.

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New initiative aims to increase reward for murder tips

ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida’s attorney general met with local law enforcement leaders on Wednesday to announce an increase in award money for anonymous tips in murder cases.

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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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The Latest: West Coast Conference tourneys won't have fans

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:

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Lottery ticket winning $4.68 million sold in Montgomery County

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Pa. - A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Match 6 Lotto ticket worth $4.68 million was sold in Montgomery County.The Match 6 Lotto jackpot, from the Tuesday, February 23, drawing, was the eighth largest jackpot in PA Lottery history.The ticket correctly matched all six winning numbers, 1-3-4-13-17-26, to win the $4.68 million jackpot prize.It was sold at a BJ’s Wholesale Club on the 200-C block of Mill Road, Oaks, which earns a $10,000 bonus for selling the big winning ticket. More than 110,500 other Match 6 Lotto tickets also won prizes in the drawing.

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Prosecutors drop drunken driving charge against Bruce Springsteen

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 09: Bruce Springsteen performs onstage during The Rainforest Fund 30th Anniversary Benefit Concert Presents 'We'll Be Together Again' at Beacon Theatre on December 09, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty I NEW JERSEY - The government dropped drunken driving and reckless driving charges against Bruce Springsteen on Wednesday stemming from an incident in November, admitting that the rocker's blood-alcohol level was so low that it didn't warrant the charges. Springsteen pleaded guilty to a third charge, consuming alcohol in a closed area, meaning the Gateway National Recreation Area.

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Dogs ate chips of wood, feces, plastic as owner starved them to death, sheriff says

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – The Brevard County sheriff walked a man into jail Wednesday morning after an animal cruelty investigation showed the owner starved his dogs to death.

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Central Florida lawmaker calls on Gov. DeSantis to open more vaccine sites

ORLANDO, Fla. – Hundreds of seniors got their first dose of the vaccine at La Alianza Orlando church Wednesday,

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Police: Man who stabbed, robbed woman in Newark parking lot chased down by witness

Jake Gillespie, 33, has been charged with assault, robbery and related offenses. NEWARK, Del. - A New Castle County man who police say stabbed a woman in the parking lot of a department store was subdued after a witness chased him down and held him until officers arrived. Delaware State Police say the 46-year-old victim was talking on her cellphone while walking to her car in the parking lot of Ross on Churchmans Road in Newark around 1 p.m.

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Hunters and trappers exceed Wisconsin wolf kill quota

MADISON, Wis. – Hunters and trappers exceeded Wisconsin's wolf kill limit by Wednesday morning and still had hours left to kill more of the animals.

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South Africa to spend $172 million on mass vaccination drive

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa plans to spend $712 million to vaccinate some 67% of its 60 million people to control the country's COVID-19 battle and get the economy to rebound from its decline of 7.2% last year.

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Patrick Dempsey's CBS pilot Ways & Means 'scrapped' after 'crew member tests positive' for COVID

Emmy nominee Patrick Dempsey's CBS political drama pilot Ways & Means has allegedly been 'scrapped' after the 'script supervisor tested positive' for COVID-19.Filming on the New Jersey set happened as recent as last Thursday but, with only three days left in production, the network has decided to pull the pilot - according to Page Six.But a CBS spokesperson told the mag 'production will resume after the quarantine period' and those in close contact with the script supervisor are 'self-isolating.' Emmy nominee Patrick Dempsey's CBS political drama pilot Ways & Means has allegedly been 'scrapped' after the 'script supervisor tested positive' for COVID-19 (pictured January 29)The 55-year-old silver fox executive produces and stars as jaded

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Pot decriminalization brings sweeping enforcement changes in NJ

TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey's top law enforcement official has released guidelines for police in the wake of the state's decriminalization of marijuana.Under the guidelines released by state Attorney General Gurbir Grewal, police are no longer allowed to detain or arrest people for possessing or distributing small amounts of marijuana.Officers also won't be able to use the smell of marijuana as justification to conduct a search of a person or vehicle.On Monday, Democratic Gov.

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NJ State Trooper rescues 14-year-old boy stuck in frigid marsh in Salem County

SALEM, N.J. - A New Jersey State Police trooper's quick reactions likely saved the life of a 14-year-old boy who became stuck in frigid waist-deep water late Sunday night in Salem County.Sergeant Carl Scowcroft and two troopers responded to reports of a young teen who ran away from his home and got stuck in a marsh near Sawmill Road just before midnight. The child was found unresponsive and breathing slowly, according to a post on the New Jersey State Police Facebook page. Sergeant Scowcroft waded through the water and freed the child from the marsh.

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Oklahoma man accused of cooking neighbor's heart had been released early from prison

The deaths of a woman, a man and his granddaughter are all connected to Lawrence Paul Anderson, according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigations. (Source: The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigations) CHICKASHA, Okla. (AP) - An Oklahoma man who had been released early from prison in January as part of a mass commutation effort is now accused of three killings, including the death of a neighbor whose heart he cut out, authorities said.A judge denied bail Tuesday for Lawrence Paul Anderson, who faces three counts of first-degree murder, one count of assault and one count of maiming for the attack this month in Chickasha, about 35 miles (55 kilometers) southwest of Oklahoma City.According to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation,

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Florida man wanted for scamming New Jersey senior citizen

TOMS RIVER, N.J. - An arrest warrant has been issued for a Florida man who was accused of posing as an attorney and scamming a senior citizen in New Jersey out of $10,000, officials said.Juan Piedrahita, 49, of Hollywood, Florida, earlier this month called the victim and said his nephew had been arrested after a motor vehicle accident and needed money for bail, the Ocean County prosecutor said.Piedrahita then posed as a courier to collect the money in a pharmacy parking lot in Barnegat Township, officials said.The victim was contacted again and told another $10,000 was needed, authorities said. Bank staff became suspicious and questioned the victim, who then contacted his nephew and learned he had not been in an accident or arrested, the

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Pop-up vaccine clinic coming to Orlando Walmart

ORLANDO, Fla. – Walmart will begin offering pop-up vaccine clinics in the parking lots of three Florida locations Thursday, including one store in Orlando.

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COVID-19 Outbreak Among Attendees of an Exercise Facility — Chicago, Illinois, August–September 2020

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Alberta COVID-19 vaccine booking site ‘experiencing very high volumes’ as appointments open to those 75 and older

COVID-19 vaccination appointments for Albertans 75 and older was extremely high when bookings opened Wednesday morning.Alberta Health Services opened its phone lines and online vaccination booking tool for community seniors born in 1946 or earlier at 8 a.m. Wednesday.

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States pass their own virus aid, not waiting on Washington

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Not waiting for more federal help, states have been approving their own coronavirus aid packages, spending hundreds of millions of dollars to help residents and business owners devastated by the the pandemic's economic fallout.

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Johnson & Johnson vaccine 'highly effective' against severe Covid

The single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine is highly effective in preventing severe Covid-19, including newer variants, according to documents released by the US Food and Drug Administration.

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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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Florida Technical College to host drive-up food distribution event

ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida Technical College will host a drive-up food distribution event Thursday to help families struggling financially through the coronavirus pandemic.

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A shot in the arm: EU vaccine program struggles to speed up

BRUSSELS – Two months after its first vaccine shots, the European Union is still struggling to get its COVID-19 inoculation drive up to speed. EU leaders are meeting Thursday to jump-start the process, fearing that new virus variants might spread faster than Europe’s response.

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Johnson & Johnson one-shot vaccine is safe, prevents COVID-19, U.S. FDA says

Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine protects against COVID-19, according to an analysis by U.S. regulators Wednesday that sets the stage for a final decision on a new and easier-to-use shot to help tame the pandemic.The Food and Drug Administration’s scientists confirmed that overall the vaccine is about 66% effective at preventing moderate to severe COVID-19.

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Maharashtra sees record spike of over 8,800 new Covid-19 cases, total tally crosses 21.21 lakh

Maharashtra registered 8,807 new coronavirus cases and 80 deaths in a span of 24 hours. The numbers are significantly higher compared to Tuesday when the state had recorded 6,218 new infections.The state Health Department said the total count of cases reported in the state has gone up to 21,21,119, including 59,358 active cases.The state saw 2,772 recoveries in the last 24 hours and the total number of recoveries has gone up to 20,08,623.

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Endangered ferret cloned for first time ever

A scientific breakthrough is giving a boost to the nation’s endangered black-footed ferret population.

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Brevard County Commission shoots down vaccine mandate for first responders

The Brevard County Commission on Tuesday shot down a proposal from Commissioner John Tobia to require first responders employed by the county to be vaccinated against COVID-19, according to News 6 partner Florida Today.

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Germany prepares way for its troops to stay in Afghanistan

BERLIN – The German government is preparing the way for the country's troops in Afghanistan — the second-biggest contingent in a NATO force — to stay in place until next year if needed.

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The impact of the Montford Point Marines during segregation

ORLANDO, Fla. – Sgt. Charles Foreman joined the Marine Corps at 18 after he graduated from Howard high school in Wilmington, Delaware in 1942.

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UN: Boat with Rohingya refugees adrift without food, water

DHAKA – A group of Rohingya refugees is adrift in a boat in the Andaman Sea without food or water, the United Nations said Wednesday, as their families worried that many may have already died.

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