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BIDEN LOOKS TO MOVE ON: The Biden administration is signaling a stand-down in a years-long effort to stop Russia from finishing the controversial Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline to Germany as it seeks to repair relations with Europe.
The latest evidence that
President Biden is looking to move on and negotiate a solution with Germany comes after his State Department issued a report to Congress Friday that identified only a single Russian ship and its owner as being in violation of U.S. sanctions. The ship, Fortuna, and its owner, KVT-RUS, were already sanctioned in January by the Trump administration, although the new penalties are triggered under a dif
Gov. Greg Abbott wants power companies to âwinterize.â Texasâ track record wonât make that easy.
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Power lines are shown Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Houston. More than 4 million people in Texas still had no power a full day after historic snowfall and single-digit temperatures created a surge of demand for electricity to warm up homes unaccustomed to such extreme lows, buckling the state s power grid and causing widespread blackouts. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
By: ERIN DOUGLAS
and last updated 2021-02-21 15:10:16-05
Winterize. Thatâs the directive Gov. Greg Abbott gave to power companies and lawmakers Thursday when he called for a law and funding to better prepare Texasâ essential power infrastructure for the kind of extreme winter weather that createdmultiplecrises this week.
Winterize. That’s the directive Gov. Greg Abbott gave to power companies and lawmakers Thursday when he called for a law and funding to better prepare Texas’ essential power infrastructure for
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Billions in damage across the South prompts focus on who s to blame, and who will pay
Sofia Sokolove, Emily Wax-Thibodeaux, Mark Berman and Griff Witte, The Washington Post
Feb. 19, 2021
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1of11Houston city workers direct lines of cars waiting to receive bottled water at a high school sports complex. Houston, the nation s fourth-largest city, was under a boil-water advisory Friday, as more than 14 million Texans were still experiencing water-service disruptions.Photo by Michael Stravato for The Washington PostShow MoreShow Less
2of11Houston city workers deliver cases of bottled water to cars at a high school sports complex Friday. Amid the widespread failure of basic services such as power and water, bottled water was stripped from the shelves of Texas minimarts and gas stations, and lines were wrapped around some supermarkets, which were imposing purchase limits as residents scrambled for food.Photo by Michael Stravato f