Big Texas Corporations Demand Storm Survivors Go Without Pay

By Steven Monacelli

A slew of big-time companies are slapping those reeling from historic devastation with an ugly choice: Use vacation days or go without pay.

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Comedian Blaire Erskine tells The Last Laugh podcast how she has managed to fool Twitter into thinking she’s everyone from Ted Cruz’s spox to Marjorie Taylor Greene’s daughter.

By Matt Lewis

Republicans defined deviancy down in service of the Donald. It’s hypocritical of them to restore standards now but still better than having no standards at all.

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Arizona’s senior senator will need those Latino votes when she seeks re-election. But she hasn’t always acted like she does.

By Nick Schager

The Swedish drama “Beartown,” premiering Feb. 22, opens with a mysterious shooting before taking viewers into a dangerous ice hockey culture dominated by entitled men.

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Organizers are requiring masks, and local authorities say they’ll enforce mandates. What’s a misguided COVID skeptic to do?

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“Trump’s lawyers will always come up with something, but there should be no reason why the grand jury won’t get these financial records tomorrow.”

By Tom Sykes

A week from Sunday, the queen will dispense duty and tradition from Westminster Abbey. A few hours later, tune in to Oprah to see if Meghan and Harry dish on their royal hell.

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The Texas senator appears to believe Houston neighbors leaked texts from his wife about the planned trip, and revealed that “Heidi is pretty pissed about that.”

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California has been trying to improve vaccine availability for the hardest-hit communities by giving out special access codes that can be used to book slots.

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Government officials justified the move by saying there’s been a massive recent spike in unaccompanied children crossing the border.

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A short clip shared by the 13-year-old boy’s family shows him lying face up while the officer restrains him with one arm below his neck.

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