BOSTON (CBS) – Nearly 50,000 homes and businesses lost electricity overnight as wind gusts topped 50 miles per hour in several towns across Massachusetts. Check: Power Outage Map READ MORE: 'It Can Work,' Summer Camps Will Be Open, But They'll Look A Lot Different Peak wind gusts hit 62 mph in Worcester and in nearby Westborough a gust around 50 mph brought a large tree down onto a house and garage on Birch Road. A tree fell onto this house on Birch Road in Westborough, March 1, 2021. (WBZ-TV) In Roxbury, a giant piece of scaffolding was blown off a building on Alphonsus Street, scattering debris into a backyard and pool. What’s left of it was being held up by a tree. READ MORE: Coronavirus In Massachusetts: Today's Developments “We have approximately 200-to-250 foot by 7 stories tall scaffolding that was dislodged because of the wind, collapsed and it’s leaning up against this building,” Boston Fire District Chief Pat Nichols told reporters. “It’s very fortunate nobody was hurt. It could have been a lot worse if there was anybody around, including construction people that might have been working in and around that building.” A giant piece of scaffolding was blown off a building on Alphonsus Street in Roxbury. (WBZ-TV) In Salem, Deputy Fire Chief John Payne said the wind was “ the factor ” in a fire overnight at a multi-family home off Broadway. The bitter cold was also an issue for firefighters, but no one was hurt. MORE NEWS: Mitt Romney Taken To Hospital For 'A Lot Of Stitches' After Fall In Boston The winds are expected to slow down Tuesday night and Wednesday will be calmer and warmer. ...
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Chuck DeVore: Texas’ blackouts – here’s the truth about why they happened and what we have to do next
close Video Green New Deal would create ‘more events’ like Texas power outage: Rick Perry Rick Perry, former Energy Secretary and former Texas governor, discusses the potential impacts of progressive energy policies on ‘America Reports.’ As Texas entered a deep freeze on Feb. 14, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio broke seven record lows over three days. Ice-laden trees snapped power lines. Wind turbines ground to a halt while some reliable natural gas, coal and nuclear plants failed to get energy to the grid. Electricity demand hit an all-time high – but the supply wasn’t available, plunging some four million Texans into the cold and darkness. As massive gas-powered turbines spun down across Texas and the lights went out, an aggressive narrative spun up: the electric grid failed in Texas, not because wind and solar failed, but due to a lack of regulatory power to force the electric industry – from natural gas producers to pipeline operators to power generators, and lastly, the transmission line firms – to winterize. It was a failure of Texas’ unregulated free market. And further, this extreme weather event was a harbinger of more to come due to climate change, necessitating even more wind and solar power. This narrative, pushed out by the renewable industry and environmentalists, found a sympathetic mouthpiece in corporate media . RICK PERRY: TEXAS' WEATHER CRISIS – HERE'S HOW STATES, NATIONS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE UNEXPECTED The narrative is wrong. There are three electric grids in the continental U.S with Texas having its own grid providing power to about 90% of Texans. This electrical independence allows Texans to escape a certain amount of federal meddling in its electric affairs – though it also makes Texans largely responsible for their own problems. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR OPINION NEWSLETTER Addressing those problems, the Texas Legislature held marathon hearings a week after the ...
‘TikTok Doc,’ former employer hit with $45M sexual assault, harassment suit
close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for March 1 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. A doctor who amassed a social media following for posting TikTok videos dancing in his scrubs has been hit with a $45 million sexual assault lawsuit by a former colleague and social worker in Portland who says he sent inappropriate text messages and touched her inappropriately, according to court papers and reports. The lawsuit was filed late Friday in Portland against Dr. Jason Campbell and his former employer, Oregon Health & Science University, according to court papers shared online but The Oregonian was first to report the complaint. It alleges Campbell harassed a female social worker last year at Portland's Veterans Affairs Medical Center, including through unwanted touching and sending sexually charged text messages. Campbell’s dance videos on TikTok have generated millions of views and media attention. As of Monday, his TikTok account was private. CYNTHIA NIXON, OTHERS SCOFF AFTER CUOMO TEAM NAMES JUDGE TO ‘REVIEW’ GOV’S SEX SCANDAL The lawsuit seeks $40.5 million in punitive damages from Campbell and $4.5 million in damages from him and the university. Starting in January 2020, when Campbell was working as a resident of OHSU, he "began harassing [the] plaintiff via text messages, pornographic photos and sexually-charged social media messages," the complaint states. On Jan. 24, he allegedly sent the woman a picture of his erection. That same day, he sent her a message on Instagram, in which he stated: "You look tasty," court papers show. Then, during a text conversation four days later, the woman wrote, "Hugs are organic." MARYLAND SCHOOL EMPLOYEE’S ALLEGED ZOOM MASTURBATION DIDN’T BREAK STATE LAW, POLICE SAY According to the complaint, he then responded: "They are. But I’m fit. You're… fit… there’s the orgasm." He then added: "I ...
Conservatives Urge Senate Republicans to Oppose Merrick Garland Confirmation
Conservatives are urging Republicans in the U.S. Senate to oppose confirming Judge Merrick Garland for U.S. attorney general. A memo signed by dozens of conservatives details the primary reasons conservatives are urging Republican senators to oppose Garland’s nomination in the upcoming floor vote. Conservatives are focusing largely on Garland refusing to explicitly condemn “disturbing comments from would-be colleagues at the Department of Justice,” specifically: Vanita Gupta, nominated to be the associate attorney general, has asserted that any pro-life advocate is unfit for office and that Republicans seek to leave communities “at the mercy of people and institutions driven by hate, bigotry and fear of any threat to the status quo.” Garland responded by saying he regards Gupta as “a person of great integrity and a person who is dedicated to the mission of the department.” Kristen Clarke, the nominee to head the Civil Rights Division at DOJ, has written that black people are genetically superior to white people. Garland was unable or unwilling to condemn the remarks, asserting “I do not believe . . . she is discriminatory in any sense.” Gupta’s and Clarke’s statements, the conservative memo reads, are “clearly discriminatory and inappropriate.” They argue that Garland did not sufficiently acknowledge that fact. “Garland’s inability to acknowledge this – and, in fact, his reflexive defense of them – raise serious questions about his judgment and how he intends to manage the equal application of the law,” conservatives said. “We are living in a political environment where the Democratic party intends to use every lever of law and government to persecute their political opponents, and to legalize racism through the implementation of group rights. This is anathema to our nation’s founding ideals, as well as to the rule of law,” they continued, also highlighting a key moment from Garland’s confirmation hearing: During his confirmation hearing, Garland ...
