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President Biden to Visit Texas on Friday Following Deadly Winter Storm
President Joe Biden said he and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Houston, Texas, on Friday, after a deadly winter storm struck the state last week.
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These Taxpayers Will Get Until June 15 to File Their 2020 Returns
While the IRS had said it has no plans to extend the standard April 15 filing deadline, taxpayers in declared disaster areas will get a reprieve.
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State of Texas Should Pay for Enormous Energy Bills After Power Outages, Houston Mayor Says
As power resumes for most of Texas, some households now face utility bills as high as $10,000.
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Some Texans Use 2021 Ford F-150 Hybrid Pickup Trucks to Power Homes Amid Winter Storm
“It would have been three miserable days without the truck,” Jerry Hall, 73, of Kerrville, Texas, said in a phone interview.
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Biden Plans to Visit Texas, Ask FEMA to Accelerate Major Disaster Declaration
President Joe Biden plans to visit Texas next week as millions of residents there continue struggling with power outages after a major winter storm.
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Sen. Ted Cruz Flies Home After Furor Over Cancun Trip During Texas Deep Freeze
Sen. Ted Cruz went on vacation to Cancun, Mexico, as people in Texas dealt with electrical power outages and very cold weather.
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Generac CEO Says Demand for Power Generators Is High: ‘We Can't Make Them Fast Enough'
Extreme winter weather in the South and resulting power outages increase demand for generators, Generac CEO Aaron Jagdfeld said.
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Major Snowstorm Slams Northeast, Spurring Shutdowns and Blackouts
This year’s first major snowstorm has left cities buried in snow.
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Climate Change Has Cost the U.S. Billions of Dollars in Flood Damage, Study Finds
Extreme rainfall fueled by climate change has caused nearly $75 billion in flood damage in the U.S. in the past three decades, a new study shows.
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Disasters Caused $210 Billion in Damage in 2020, Showing Growing Cost of Climate Change
The six costliest disasters of 2020 occurred in the U.S., topped by Hurricane Laura’s devastation, which caused $13 billion in damage after hitting Louisiana.
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FEMA Ranks Riverside County Among Riskiest in U.S. For Natural Disasters
Riverside County has landed in the top 10 of an unenviable list — the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s rankings of the riskiest counties in America.
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Watch Out LA: Feds Calculate Riskiest, Safest Places in US
U.S. experts have calculated the riskiest and safest counties in the country for disasters, and Los Angeles is on the shakiest ground
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Trump's Threat to Veto $900 Billion Covid Relief Bill Puts Major Climate Legislation at Risk
The environmental measures attached to the Covid-19 relief bill mark the first significant climate change legislation to pass in the U.S. in about a decade.
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A Historic Atlantic Hurricane Season Is Ending. Here's a Look at the Records It Shattered
An unforgiving hurricane season shattered records this year and battered parts of Central America and the U.S. Gulf Coast.
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In Most Years, Hurricane Activity Would Have Wound Down by Now. Not in 2020
Hurricane Eta, forecast to redevelop and head toward Florida next week, is the 28th named storm of this season. Eta’s intensity is rare for a November storm.
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‘They Are Out There': ‘Gator Girl' Christy Kroboth on Massive Alligator Spotted at Florida Golf Club
“Gator Girl” Kristy Kroboth talks about the massive alligator spotted at the Valencia Golf and Country Club in Naples, Florida.
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The Scientist Known as The ‘Earthquake Lady' Says We're Handling the Coronavirus Pandemic All Wrong
NBC 7’s Marianne Kushi speaks with Lucy Jones, aka “The Earthquake Lady” about how the U.S. is handling the coronavirus pandemic. Jones has a new podcast dedicated to getting through these tumultuous times.
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