#Christmas week winter storm could lead to travel nightmare

#Christmas week winter storm could lead to travel nightmare

“Christmas week winter storm could lead to travel nightmare” Just as millions of Americans begin to travel over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house, there is growing confidence that a significant winter storm will develop later this week and impact a large swath of the country, according to the FOX Forecast Center….

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#Pennsylvania snow squall causes massive pile-up, leaves three people dead

    #Pennsylvania snow squall causes massive pile-up, leaves three people dead

    “Pennsylvania snow squall causes massive pile-up, leaves three people dead” A snow squall in Pennsylvania caused a massive car crash Monday involving dozens of cars and tractor-trailers and leaving at least three people dead.  The crash occurred along Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County between exits 116 and 119, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. All lanes were…

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    #Texas AG to issue  million loan forgiveness after storms

    #Texas AG to issue $29 million loan forgiveness after storms

    “#Texas AG to issue $29 million loan forgiveness after storms” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Tuesday he will enact a $29 million electric bill forgiveness plan for Texans who were gouged by surging energy prices during last month’s historic winter storm. According to the Paxton’s office, Griddy Energy LLC, debited their customers “enormous amounts.”…

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    #Texas power operators overcharged companies  billion

    #Texas power operators overcharged companies $16 billion

    “#Texas power operators overcharged companies $16 billion” The Electric Reliability Council of Texas made a massive error that resulted in $16 billion in overcharges last month when millions of residents were left without power after a historic winter storm, according to a watchdog that oversees the power grid operator. ERCOT set the maximum price of…

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    #Louisiana parents to bathe kids in giant seafood boiler

    #Louisiana parents to bathe kids in giant seafood boiler

    “#Louisiana parents to bathe kids in giant seafood boiler” How do you like your children cooked? Despite significant damages following extreme winter weather, a family in Louisiana has managed to survive the storm by tossing their kids in a giant stockpot outside their home — for bathing, of course. The Harper family has found themselves…

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    #Houston mayor says Texas fallout was ‘preventable’

    #Houston mayor says Texas fallout was ‘preventable’

    “#Houston mayor says Texas fallout was ‘preventable’” More than 14 million Texans remained without safe drinking water and 20,200 still had no power Sunday evening, as the state continued to battle the devastating fallout from last week’s historic storm.  Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner ripped state officials over the disaster, saying Texas’ power crisis was “foreseeable…

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