Rare Power Crisis, Rush Limbaugh Dies & Risky Mars Landing- Thursday, February 18th, 2021

The news to know for Thursday, February 18th, 2021!

We’re talking about:

• the power crisis mostly impacting Texas: it continues to be dire for millions of people
• a third of the country dealing with extreme winter weather
• why the UK is planning to infect dozens of people with COVID-19 on purpose
• the legacy of a right-wing radio superstar who passed away
• who will face tough questions about last month’s stock market frenzy
• NASA attempting its toughest landing on Mars yet that’s been years in the making

All that and more in around 10 minutes…

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Sources:

Winter Storm Latest: USA Today, AP, NPR, Texas Tribune, PowerOutage.US 

How to Help: Salvation Army, American Red Cross, Austin Urban League

Biden Admin Expands Testing, Sequencing: Politico, NBC News, FOX News, White House

UK Exposes Healthy Volunteers to COVID-19: ABC News, CNBC, Reuters, UK Gov

Stock Market Frenzy Congressional Hearing: NY Times, CBS News, Axios, The Hill

Perseverance to Land on Mars: WaPo, Reuters, AP, NASA

Rush Limbaugh Dies: NY Times, AP, USA Today, Rush Limbaugh Website

Naomi Osaka Beats Serena Williams: ESPN, CBS Sports, USA Today

Pay for Parking/Transit in Google Maps: CNBC, TechCrunch, The Verge, Google

Thing to Know Thursday: Winter Freeze Impacts Gas Prices: NBC News, Reuters, FOX Business, AAA