Supplies needed in Texas after deadly winter storm; Singer Ani DiFranco on career, new album “Revolutionary Love” Source
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Northrop Grumman launches cargo ship to space station
The Cygnus cargo ship is loaded with more than 8,000 pounds of supplies and equipment. Source
Moscow court rejects Alexey Navalny’s appeal against his prison sentence
His arrest and imprisonment have fueled a huge wave of protests across Russia. Authorities responded with a sweeping crackdown, detaining about 11,000 people. Source
Florida Governor faces critiscm over COVID-19 vaccine distribution
Manatee County Commissioner Misty Servia said a deal bypassed county protocol, allowing a select group of residents to go the front of the vaccine line. Source
Biden declares major disaster in Texas in aftermath of winter storm
The declaration will allocate federal funding to help create temporary housing, repair homes and cover uninsured property losses for individuals in 77 Texas counties. Source
U.S. deports 95-year-old who was a Nazi concentration camp guard
95-year-old Friedrich Karl Berger guarded prisoners at a Neuengamme sub-camp near Meppen, Germany during the Holocaust, and continues to receive German pension for his “wartime service.” Source
Ani DiFranco on new album “Revolutionary Love,” career and marriage
Ani DiFranco’s “Revolutionary Love” is her 22nd album and is heavily influenced by jazz. Source
Kim Kardashian files for divorce from Kanye West
The split had been rumored following a tumultuous 2020 for the couple. Source
The Dish: Food writer Mark Bittman on new book, history and future of food
Food writer Mark Bittman has written dozens of cookbooks, but now he’s out with something different. In his new book, “Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Food, from Sustainable to Suicidal,” Bittman gives a revealing look at how our diet has changed, for better and worse, over thousands of years. Jeff Glor has more. Source
Business owner buys out street vendors, donates food
In the middle of this frigid winter, one Chicago restaurant owner is on an altruistic mission with a dual purpose: He’s providing a warm meal for those who need it while getting those who prepare it out of the frigid weather. Charlie De Mar has the story. Source