NewsNation Articles: February 17, 2021

Audio: Impeachment over, Congress shifts focus to security failures Audio: US government seizes roughly 10M phony N95 masks in COVID-19 probe Audio: Alaska tourism industry suffering amid Canada cruise ban Audio: President Biden promises 600 million vaccines available by the end of July in Milwaukee townhall Audio: 3 million remain without power as another wintery blast is expected Thousands of service members saying no to COVID-19 vaccine Congress looks at expanding broadband access as pandemic highlights disparities Some Texas residents living in their cars to stay warm amid power outage and brutal cold How Texas could have prevented some of their mass power outages Impeachment over, Congress shifts focus to security failures Alaska tourism industry suffering amid Canada cruise ban NWS: North Carolina tornado had 160 mph winds, was on ground for 22 miles Demi Lovato reveals she has brain damage from 2018 overdose Stimulus check: Why you may want to file your taxes immediately President Biden promises 600 million vaccines available by the end of July in Milwaukee townhall Man dies after canopy collapses at off-track betting site on Chicago’s South Side COVID-19 vaccine side effect prompts Colorado women to get mammograms Biden will ask DOJ to review his authority to cancel student loan debt Facebook blocks news from Australia, dozens of public information pages wiped California youth soccer team stranded in Texas during winter storms Canada’s largest city, Toronto, wants lockdown extended Vincent Jackson suffered from chronic alcoholism and concussions, family told deputies Entertainment returning to the Las Vegas Strip Indianapolis art museum chief quits amid ‘traditional, core, white art audience’ job posting fallout Missouri girl receives new kidney from her pre-K teacher 8 hurt in shooting near Philadelphia transit station White House says Biden supports study of slavery reparations Russia rejects European rights court’s order to free Navalny Crippling weather hampers vaccine deliveries, distribution Third stimulus checks: With the impeachment trial over, when could $1,400 payments be approved? US government seizes roughly 10M phony N95 masks in COVID-19 probe NASA rover lands on Mars to look for signs of ancient life US charges 3 North Koreans in $1.3 billion hacking spree 9-year-old boy dies in Tennessee snow tubing accident involving ATV Man arrested in hit-and-run death of Nicki Minaj’s father 7 million under boil notice in Texas as power outages persist amid another winter storm Tennessee girl ‘doing well’ after brother died rescuing her from frozen pond, pastor says Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh dies at 70 Texas mayor resigns amid Facebook post to residents without power: ‘Quit crying and looking for a handout’ Americans spent more in January after receiving stimulus checks, leading to 5.3% rise in retail sales US marks Ash Wednesday from a distance Biden pushes agenda in town hall; reframes goal on reopening elementary schools 100 million Americans brace for more cold, snow and power outages Queen Elizabeth’s husband, 99-year-old Prince Philip, admitted to hospital Biden administration to invest $1.6 billion to expand testing in schools, genomic sequencing Graceland plans in-person events during Elvis Week Former Trump casino where stars played goes out with a bang COVID-19 bill would scale up ability to detect and track virus mutations Australia news media ‘large and small’ discuss Google deals Captain pleads not guilty in boat fire that killed 34 off California coast After delay, Israel allows first vaccine shipment into Gaza ☀ February 17: Another cross-country winter storm, millions remain without power and the topsy-turvy weather explained WATCH: ‘Snownado’ captured in Texas Animals at primate sanctuary freeze amid Texas power outage Historic Black colleges to get $650,000 to preserve campuses South Carolina House passes bill banning most abortions Power Up: Pandemic tips for working parents ‘Game of Thrones’ stars Kit Harington, Rose Leslie welcome baby boy Japan begins COVID-19 vaccination drive amid Olympic worries Nestle to sell North American water brands for $4.3B, focus on premium lines New York attorney general sues Amazon over COVID-19 shortfalls