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Dallas Higher temperatures spread across the southern United States this weekend, bringing relief to a winter-weary region that faces a challenging clean-up and expensive repairs from days of extreme cold and widespread power outages. In hard-hit Texas, where millions were warned to boil tap water before drinking it, the warm-up was expected to last for several days. The thaw produced burst pipes throughout the region, adding to the list of woes from severe conditions that were blamed for more than 70 deaths. By Saturday afternoon, the sun had come out in Dallas and temperatures were nearing ...

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Thu, 18 Feb 2021 06:19 UTC We are getting a very short preview of what will eventually happen to the United States as a whole. America's infrastructure is aging and crumbling. Our power grids were never intended to support so many people, our water systems are a complete joke, and it has become utterly apparent that we would be completely lost if a major long-term national emergency ever struck. Texas has immense wealth and vast energy resources, but now it is being called a "failed state". If it can't even handle a few days of cold weather, what is the rest of America going to look like when...

"The impact from this devastating crisis will be felt for days," one official said.

1. The U.S. is expected to officially surpass 500,000 COVID-19 deaths on Monday, roughly a year after the country recorded its first deaths from the pandemic. President Biden is scheduled to mark the solemn milestone with a moment of silence and a candle-lighting ceremony at the White House at sundown, joined by Vice President Kamala Harris, first lady Jill Biden, and second gentleman Doug Emhoff. Biden will also deliver some remarks honoring...