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US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive after a day trip to Texas aboard Air Force One, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US February 26, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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Biden brings empathy to storm-battered Texas, security official lays out state's mistakes

Biden has sought to bring consolation and empathy to the hard-hit state, which leans heavily Republican

Millions of Texas residents in the energy capital of the US remained shivering with no assurances that their electricity and heat — out for 36 hours or longer in many homes. Photo: CNBC
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Mother whose 11-year-old son died in Texas freeze sues for $100 million

A man walks to his friend's home in a neighborhood without electricity as snow covers the Blackhawk neighborhood in Pflugerville, Texas, February 15, 2021. Bronte Wittpenn/Austin American-Statesman/USA Today Network via REUTERS
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Texans struggle through historic cold with more dark days ahead

A general view shows the damage at the site of the blast in Beirut's port area on 5 August 2020. Photo: Reuters
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