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'Our residents deserve answers': 16 Texas mayors demand probe into power operator
AUSTIN, Texas — A handful of big city Texas mayors – including Austin's Steve Adler – are urging state leaders to examine the policies and decisions that led to millions of Texans losing electrical power during last week's winter storm. In a letter addressed to the head of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, the mayors say state leaders must take action to prevent this type of disaster in the future and that the state electric grid's processes and protocols "need a full public airing." "Perhaps no one is better equipped to communicate the devastating impacts of the storm on Te...
Austin American-Statesman
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Kevin McCarthy, Liz Cheney spar over Trump CPAC speech and his future in the GOP
The Republican civil war over former President Donald Trump is far from over. House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., briefly sparred at a news conference Wednesday over Trump and his future role in the GOP. Asked about Trump’s upcoming speech at the Conservative Political Action Committee convention in Orlando, Florida, McCarthy suggested he can’t wait for the return of the GOP’s most popular leader. “Yes, he should [speak],” McCarthy said curtly, turning quickly away from the reporter who asked the question. But the reporter interjected by asking Che...
New York Daily News
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Dahleen Glanton: With friends like Heidi Cruz’s, who needs enemies?
Somebody in Heidi Cruz’s close circle of friends is a snitch. And, according to her husband, Sen. Ted Cruz, she’s “pretty pissed” about it. His description was a lot harsher. Appearing Tuesday on the conservative podcast “Ruthless,” the senator referred to such blabbermouths as “a-------.” It’s hard to find common ground with the Cruzes, but on this issue, they are correct. A person Heidi Cruz trusted betrayed her, and she has every right to be angry. Let’s be honest. We would be angry, too, if it happened to us. It is obvious that the Cruzes are selfish and tone-deaf. You can’t get any lower ...
Chicago Tribune
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Dahleen Glanton: With friends like Heidi Cruz’s, who needs enemies?
Somebody in Heidi Cruz’s close circle of friends is a snitch. And, according to her husband, Sen. Ted Cruz, she’s “pretty pissed” about it. His description was a lot harsher. Appearing Tuesday on the conservative podcast “Ruthless,” the senator referred to such blabbermouths as “a-------.” It’s hard to find common ground with the Cruzes, but on this issue, they are correct. A person Heidi Cruz trusted betrayed her, and she has every right to be angry. Let’s be honest. We would be angry, too, if it happened to us. It is obvious that the Cruzes are selfish and tone-deaf. You can’t get any lower ...
Chicago Tribune
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RoboCop statue loses home at Michigan Science Center because of pandemic
DETROIT — A year ago, the plan for the much anticipated RoboCop statue seemed clear. Once completed, it would be installed somewhere outside Detroit's Michigan Science Center in the spring or summer. Now the final destination for the monument to pop culture is up in the air again. And the reason is tied to the widespread economic hit that's been taken by museums because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Michigan Science Center will no longer be the permanent home for the grassroots-driven work of art, as first reported by the Metro Times. In a statement, the museum expressed gratitude for being pa...
Detroit Free Press
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Who’s 'Jeopardy!’s new guest host Mike Richards and what’s next following Alex Trebek’s death
The latest guest host of “Jeopardy!” has a long history with the popular game show. Now that popular contestant Ken Jennings’ six-week fill in stint is over — following the recent death of Alex Trebek — the new interim host is none other than the show’s executive producer Mike Richards. The 45-year-old Burbank, California-native has won three Daytime Emmy Awards and garnered 17 nominations in career that dates back to 20 years ago and a resume of producing game shows such as “The Weakest Link,” “Let’s Make A Deal,” “Wheel of Fortune” and “Who Wants to be a Millionaire.” Although the photogenic...
New York Daily News
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'Sisters in Hate' author Seyward Darby on the roots of the Capitol riot — and how to stop hate groups
In her book "Sisters in Hate," author Seyward Darby investigates the roots of white nationalism in America with much-needed rigor, examining what draws people into hate movements — and what makes them leave. In the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Darby's coverage contextualized the overlap between widespread disinformation and the opportunistic ideology of hate. Here's what she had to say about the long roots of the Capitol attack, what it says about American history, and what to do if someone you love gets sucked into the white nationalism-adjacent world of extreme online...
The Seattle Times
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Why Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman is the real star of 'Batman Returns'
Funny how a movie star — a real one, the kind with a face you can get lost in — can take over a film. I thought it might be fun to revisit, for this column, Tim Burton's "Batman Returns," that agreeable 1992 mashup of gothic darkness and comic-book goofiness. And then I rewatched it, and all things became clear: I was going to write, instead, about Michelle Pfeiffer. Not that I don't recommend "Batman Returns"; it's good, stylish fun, punctuated by Danny DeVito's Penguin squawks and wrapped in Danny Elfman's deliciously slithery score. But Pfeiffer, as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, doesn't just steal ...
The Seattle Times
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Sound Advice: How to get SiriusXM inexpensively
Q. Years ago I purchased a Grace Digital Solo Wi-Fi radio receiver to stream SiriusXM radio to our home stereo system. Now, according to Grace Digital, “The internet radio station finding service used by our legacy internet radios is being discontinued by the 3rd party service provider, Qualcomm Inc. Grace Digital Internet Radios manufactured between 2007 and 2017 will stop working.” So, I’m looking for an inexpensive replacement. Sirius offers a very affordable Home Kit. Unfortunately it relies on a satellite antenna rather than a wireless internet connection, and the antenna will not work ea...
Tribune News Service
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Trudy Rubin: Why Americans should care about the trial of democracy activist Martin Lee in Hong Kong
Watching the confirmations hearings for Judge Merrick Garland as U.S. attorney general reminded me of a tragic trial in process in Hong Kong. When asked about former President Donald Trump’s claim he had “absolute right to do what I want with the Justice Department,” Garland made clear his primary loyalty was to the Constitution, meaning rule of law. Meantime, in Hong Kong, nine veteran pro-democracy activists are on trial on trumped up charges, as China crushes the rule of law it pledged the city could retain for 50 years after Britain returned the territory in 1997. The Chinese government is...
The Philadelphia Inquirer
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