1. Texas Is Running Out of Food, Water as Catastrophe Goes On

  DARK DAYS 

Some 400,000 North Texans are still without electricity three days into the crisis, and federal regulators are opening up an inquiry into what caused the outages.

2. Pandemic Shaves an Entire Year Off American Life Expectancy

 HISTORIC FAILURE 

Experts say that a drop of this magnitude hasn’t been recorded since World War Two—and the decline is much, much worse among minority communities.

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3. This Coat Makes Me Feel Stylish Without Sacrificing Comfort

 CLEAN UP NICE 

Everlane has done it again, this time with a chore coat, blazer, sweatpant hybrid.

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4. WH Unveils Legislation to Cut Citizenship Pathway to 8 Years

 MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME 

The proposed legislation would also remove the word “alien” from U.S. immigration laws, replacing it with the more humanizing term “noncitizen.” 

5. Winter Storms Cause Dire Water Outages at Austin Hospitals

 NO PRESSURE 

The health-care facilities are rescheduling elective surgeries, discharging patients, and telling staff to put human waste in biohazard bags.

6. Bathing My Cats Is No Longer Impossible Thanks to This Bag

 BATH TIME 

My cats still don’t like getting a bath, but at least they can’t wreak havoc.

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7. Woman Gets Top Olympic Job After ‘Women Talk Too Much’ Row

 TAKE THE BATON 

Seiko Hashimoto—the country’s former Olympics minister and a seven-time Olympian—has been appointed the next Tokyo 2020/2021 president.

8. Naomi Osaka Routs Serena Williams in Australian Open Semi

 DECISIVE WIN 

The No. 3 suffered few losses on her serve, stymieing Williams’ quest for a record number of Grand Slam wins yet again.

9. Feds Probing Cuomo Over Nursing Home COVID Deaths: Report

 LOOKING INTO IT 

A former Cuomo staffer admitted last week that the governor’s administration had hidden the true death toll from the public to avoid political backlash.

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10. Demi Lovato Had 3 Strokes, Heart Attack Following Overdose

 ‘DARK PLACE’ 

The singer revealed that she suffered brain damage after a 2018 overdose.

11. Former Cult Leader Gets 30 Years for Toddlers’ Deaths

 ‘LIFE IS TOO BIG’ 

Anna Elizabeth Young was brought to justice with the help of her daughter, who reported Young to the authorities.

12. Cops Arrest Suspect in Death of Nicki Minaj’s Father

 PULL OVER, PERP 

Charles Polevich “got out of the car and he looked at the deceased, got into his car, and made the conscious decision to leave instead of dialing 911,” police said.

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13. Son Accused of Murder After Parents Found Buried: Cops

 GRIM 

Police began a frantic search for Gary Johnson, 65, and Laura Johnson, 64 after discovering “signs of violence” at their home a week ago.

14. FL Robber Preyed on People Attending Funerals: Cops

 BURIAL BURGLAR 

Ronald Rose is being charged with 10 burglaries that took place between October of last year and February.

15. Second Mets Employee Fired Following Harassment Allegations

 STRIKE OUT 

Ellis was fired just days after Mets General Manager Jared Porter got the boot over an unsolicited picture sent to a reporter.

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