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If passed, the bill would allow residential ratepayers to be placed on budget billing plans on July 1, and utilities will be prohibited from disconnecting low-income customers’ services during periods with extreme heat warnings.
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Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
The bracelet wasn’t the only piece of period jewelry Robbie wore on the London carpet.
This long-term approach allowed scientists to account for changes in coffee and tea consumption over time, while monitoring for both clinical dementia diagnoses and subtle shifts in cognitive function.
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Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
Over time, Warren began to incorporate other martial arts disciplines like Judo and Aikido to teach his students to be well-rounded enough to react to any situation.
And the narrative is eking out slowly, defying the notion that contemporary scandals are contained within brief news cycles.
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Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
This year’s election cycle is different from the 2024 election in that economic concerns are top of mind for voters instead of cultural battles, as was the case two years ago.
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David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Feb. 2026
Wright cited statistics showing that natural gas -- long the nation's leading source of electricity -- provided 43% of electric power at peak generation during the storm, followed by coal at 24% and nuclear at 15%.
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MATTHEW DALY,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
That second-generation design became the foundation for Helix, the aircraft Pivotal now offers for sale.
Particularly in the era of LLM chatbots, which will flatter us and every one of our thoughts in conversation, self-inflicting this type of harsh criticism upon ourselves and our cherished ideas may seem especially unnerving.
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Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Feb. 2026
Clayton Kershaw, a Hall of Fame lock in any era, will debut on the 2031 ballot.