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(CNN) — As winter storms track across the central and eastern United States, more than 40 million people are under a severe storm threat — with at least thousands of them having lost power. “When a ...

When winter strays farther south than usual, at top of mind for many Texans is electricity, especially after 2021's blizzard knocked out power to much of the state and killed hundreds. The National ...

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