Texas Monitor Says Power Grid Overloaded $ 16 Billion During Storm

[ad_1] A watchdog for the Texas power grid operator said it was overloaded as millions of people became powerless. The Texas Electrical Reliability Council is not regulated by the federal government. The report says electricity prices have been set at $ 9,000 per megawatt per hour, the highest possible price. Visit Insider’s Business section for … Read more

Trump State Department appointed person arrested in riot on Capitol Hill

[ad_1] FBI arrested Federico Klein, one of the former President TrumpDonald TrumpHouse passes franchise and election reform bill DEA places agent seen outside Capitol Hill during riot on leave Georgia Gov. Kemp says he would ‘absolutely’ back Trump as a 2024 PLUS candidateThose named by the State Department on Thursday in connection with the January … Read more

White House defends Biden’s “Neanderthal Thought” Commentary on End of Mask Terms | Joe biden

[ad_1] The White House has defended Joe Biden’s criticism of Republican governors in Texas and Mississippi, after the president called their decisions to end mask terms of “Neanderthal thinking.” Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, pointed out that the president compared the actions of governors to “the behavior of a Neanderthal, to be very … Read more

Biden World shrugs at raging culture wars

[ad_1] “I don’t think there is any danger in ignoring a debate about Mr. Potato Head and Dr. Seuss,” said John Anzalone, Biden’s advisor and campaign pollster. Anzalone argues that there is no benefit to engaging in “meaningless” topics, and that there may indeed be an advantage in ignoring them as the Biden administration and … Read more

Border accident: father mourns his killed daughter in an SUV

[ad_1] Yesenia Magali Melurez Cardona told her father that she wanted to follow in his footsteps. He had traveled from Guatemala to the United States 15 years earlier in search of a new life. In February, she quit her job and her studies and headed north. Chiquimulilla, the town where she spent her 23 years, … Read more

‘I’m afraid we are going numb’ to Covid numbers

[ad_1] Richard Besser, who was acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under former President Barack Obama, said he was concerned people would cut Covid numbers as governors decide to reopen their states. “In Texas, where they removed the mask warrant, less than 10% of people have been vaccinated and the levels … Read more

COVID-19 vaccine bypasses some older people

[ad_1] Jean Andrade, an 88-year-old woman who lives alone, has been waiting for her COVID-19 vaccine since she became eligible for state guidelines almost a month ago. She assumed her social worker would contact her to get one, especially after spending nearly two days trapped in a power recliner during a recent power outage. It … Read more