Monday Numbing

Dying Earth:
Wind strong enough to knock out power threatens 50 million people across the Northeast

Heavy rains lead to rescues, road closures in Appalachia

30 vehicles collide on Montana bridge in major winter weather crash

Texas Freeze:
Attorney General sues Texas utility over customers’ sky-high energy bills

Texas power cooperative files for bankruptcy, citing $1.8 billion grid debt

Texas power crisis deepens as more companies skip payments due to grid operator

Some Texas workers face having their pay docked for days without power

Food Supply:
This Multibillion-Dollar Company Is Selling Lab-Grown Chicken in a World-First

A Trader Joe's worker says he was fired after writing to the CEO about Covid-19 safety protections

1/6 Capital Riot:
Far-Right Groups Are Splintering in Wake of the Capitol Riot

'Many' US Capitol Police officers want to retire or leave after Jan. 6 insurrection, union says

Far-Right Platform Gab Has Been Hacked—Including Private Data

Killer Cops:
Video captures what appears to be Miami police punching, kicking man

Minneapolis scraps plan to pay influencers to fight misinformation during officers' trials

Baton Rogue Police Department narcotics officer arrested, accused of distributing drugs

Defunding Cops:
This Wayne County, Michigan, program is helping exonerate people for crimes they didn't commit. Now it's going statewide

COVID-19:
All our recent progress with Covid-19 could be wiped out by variants, CDC director says. 'Please stay strong'

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, flu has disappeared in the US

EU to propose vaccine certificates in time for summer holidays

International Affairs:
U.S. condemns arrest of 47 Hong Kong "pro-democracy activists" (CIA) charged with subversion conspiracy

US wasted billions on cars, buildings in Afghanistan

White House defends move not to sanction Saudi crown prince

Syria says Israel attacked areas around southern Damascus

Palestinians Go Into New Lockdown While Awaiting Vaccines

China and India to send vaccines to Palestinians

Market:
SPY up. GME up. BTC up.
U.S. manufacturing activity jumps to 3-year high

Wall Street is kicking out yet another big Chinese company

Space:
Rocket Lab just unveiled plans for a big new rocket called Neutron that could fly astronauts

Lumpy, 30-pound meteorite that crashed in Sweden recovered in local village

Here's a Stellar Furnace captured by Hubble