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As Texas deep freeze subsides, some households now face electricity bills as high as $10,000

Beto O’Rourke, who nearly unseated Senator Ted Cruz in 2018, has organized volunteers to make over 784,000 wellness calls to senior citizens in Texas this week. https://t.co/bP4XRkqWwo

Follow ➡️ cnnclimate ➡️ The United States officially rejoined the landmark international accord to limit global warming known as the Paris Agreement on Friday. Hours after he was sworn-in on January 20, President Joe Biden signed an executive order beginning the 30-day process for the US to reenter the global pact. The US had officially exited the agreement late last year on former President Donald Trump's orders, becoming the first and only country to formally pull out of the deal since it was adopted in 2015. Trump spent much of his time in office weakening many of the country's bedrock climate and environmental guardrails.⁠ ⁠ (📸: Saul Loeb/Getty Images)

US makes official return to Paris climate agreement

UK Supreme Court rules that Uber drivers are 'employees' and should be entitled to employee rights such as holiday pay and minimum wage

South Carolina abortion law suspended 1 day after passage

Texas inmates stuck with clogged toilets, freezing cells, advocates say: 'So cold that their bodies are numb'

"Touchdown confirmed." It was Swati Mohan who first delivered the news to earthlings that NASA's Perseverance rover had successfully landed on Mars on Thursday. Mohan, an Indian American who moved to the US when she was a year old, is the guidance and controls operations lead for the Perseverance rover mission, acting as the "eyes and ears" for NASA's most sophisticated spacecraft to date. Not only is Mohan a pivotal player in the effort to determine whether there was ever life on the red planet; she's also a reflection of the progress NASA has made in reflecting the nation it represents.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to hear her full story.⁠ (📸: Bill Ingalls/NASA/Getty Images)

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JUST IN: The US officially rejoins the landmark Paris climate agreement https://t.co/XivB3t7pZ5

German Chancellor Angela Merkel panics after forgetting her face mask https://t.co/FGxhUTMzkE

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez raises $1 million for Texans, plans to travel to Houston https://t.co/0246icgdbi

UK Supreme Court rules Uber drivers should be classed as workers https://t.co/pRAd7aHbtF

Breaking News: Erik Prince, a Trump ally and former Blackwater head, violated an arms embargo by sending weapons to a militia commander in Libya, a UN report said. https://t.co/vIcSTANen8

Duke and Duchess of Sussex tell Queen they will not be returning as working members of Royal Family https://t.co/L9Tz9Fsykp