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Millions Without Power, 'Bachelor' Controversy & 'Yardi Gras'- Tuesday, February 16th, 2021

The NewsWorthy

Erica Mandy

News, Daily News, Society & Culture

4.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2021

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

The news to know for Tuesday, February 16th, 2021!

We have updates about:

  • millions of Americans dealing with power outages during extreme winter weather
  • who could see snow, ice, or even tornadoes next
  • lawmakers' next big move to address the Capitol riot
  • why experts say new cases of COVID-19 are finally going down in the U.S.
  • the controversial social network Parler's new home
  • the longtime host of the popular show 'The Bachelor' stepping aside
  • this year's Mardi Gras being called 'Yardi Gras'

Those stories and more in just 10 minutes!

Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com or see sources below to read more about any of the stories mentioned today.

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Sources:

Winter Storm Causes Power Outages: AP, WSJ, CBS News, Weather Channel, PowerOutage.US

Panel to Investigate Capitol Riots: Politico, WaPo, Reuters, NY Times, House Speaker

Iraq Rocket Attack: NY Times, WaPo, Reuters, WSJ

COVID-19 Cases Fall: AP, CNBC, CNN, Johns Hopkins

Parler is Back Online: The Verge, NY Times, WSJ, AP, Parler

Facebook Smartwatch Rumors: The Information, Ars Technica, Reuters

Jaguar Going Electric: USA Today, AP, FOX News

'Bachelor' Host Steps Aside: Variety, People, TMZ, Extra (full interview), Instagram/Chris Harrison

Mardi Gras Celebrations: WaPo, NBC News, CBS News, Krewe of House Floats

Transcript

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0:00.0

Today is Tuesday, a February 16th.

0:02.3

Watch know about millions of Americans dealing with power outages during extreme winter

0:06.5

weather, and who could see snow ice or even tornadoes next?

0:10.1

Also, lawmakers next big move to address the Capitol riot, and the recent experts say

0:14.6

new cases of COVID-19 are finally going down in the U.S., and it's not vaccines yet.

0:20.2

Plus, an update about the controversial social network parlor by the longtime host of the

0:24.6

popular show The Bachelor is stepping aside, and what to expect from this year's

0:28.5

Mardi Gras, now being called Yardi Gras.

0:33.8

Welcome welcome to The Newsworthy, all the days news in around 10 minutes.

0:38.1

Fast, fair, fun, and on the go.

0:40.4

I'm Air Commandy, thanks so much for being here.

0:43.3

You ready?

0:44.3

Let's do this.

0:49.0

People from Texas to Maine are dealing with snow, ice, rain, and some of the coldest air

0:53.5

in generations.

0:54.5

It's the worst in the middle of the country, where in some places temperatures are 50 degrees

0:59.0

below average, and it's all putting a huge strain on the power grid.

1:03.4

At last check, there were about 4.5 million customers without power in Texas alone.

1:09.0

Power companies tried rotating outages, hoping to avoid widespread blackouts.

1:13.3

The idea there is, if the companies cut off electricity on purpose to certain customers,

1:17.8

for less than an hour or so each, it will keep the demand for power from overtaking the

1:22.2

supply and avoid a bigger problem.

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