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Texas Senator Ted Cruz flew to Mexico amid storm
Reports of the Republican's family trip come as hundreds of thousands of Texans remain without power.
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‘He’s 92 so we wrapped him tight like a mummy’
Like so many desperate Texans, Henry is struggling to stay warm without power.
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'I'm not going to answer that question anymore'
FKA Twigs addresses why she didn't leave an abusive relationship with actor Shia LaBeouf sooner.
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Lawmakers grill key players in the GameStop trading frenzy at a hearing in Washington.
Perseverance rover in 'great shape' after landing
The six-wheeled robot survives a hair-raising, seven-minute descent to the surface of the Red Planet.
Video 1 minute 2 seconds
'Touchdown' - The moment rover landed on Red Planet
Watch as Perseverance completes its seven-month journey from Earth to Mars.
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Texas residents told to boil water in winter storm
Water treatment facilities are hit as many struggle with power cuts and freezing conditions.
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‘He’s 92 so we wrapped him tight like a mummy’
Like so many desperate Texans, Henry is struggling to stay warm without power.
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'I'm not going to answer that question anymore'
FKA Twigs addresses why she didn't leave an abusive relationship with actor Shia LaBeouf sooner.
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Copyright: Getty ImagesUS investigators say they have busted a "Ghana-based criminal enterprise", with the arrest of six of its "ringleaders" in the US on charges of laundering more than $50m (£36m).
"The scams we allege in this investigation include romance scams targeting the elderly, business e-mail compromise scams, and even fraudulent Covid-19 relief loans," the FBI's William F. Sweeney said in a statement.
Four of the accused had between them controlled more than 45 bank accounts in which more than $50m had been deposited between 2013 and 2020, the statement alleged.
A vast majority of the deposits consisted of large wire transfers and cheque or cash deposits from various US-based individuals and entities, the statement added.
As part of the investigation, four luxury vehicles suspected to have been purchased with the proceeds of fraud had been seized, the statement said.
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