Cities

Will the Lone Star State evolve into the lonely star if this keeps up? Not so fast, amigo. The Republicans are in power. Despite changing demographics, the Republican Party holds a firm grip on the state, with over 18 million registered voters as of 2024.
There are news reports that thousands have already lost power during the ongoing storm.

A disrupted Polar Vortex core will bring Arctic air into North America in the coming days. But the latest forecasts show a potential full collapse of the Polar Vortex, following a Stratospheric Warming event in early February. High-resolution model data shows a breakdown of the polar circulation, forecast to create a prolonged release of cold air across North America and also Europe in February.
233 million Americans are under alerts for snow, sleet, or freezing rain. A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies and Plains beginning Friday (Jan. 23), spreading eastward toward New England this weekend. Snow and cold, please go away and don't return another day.

27 cities is far too few to sum up all the world’s beauty. But we have taken a stab at highlighting some supremely spectacular places, from the remote beaches of the Caribbean to the cultural capital of Japan. 

Some cities are hubs for contemporary architecture, while others have preserved a time long past. A number of places on this list are densely populated, while at least one has a population in the mere thousands, a nod to Aristotle’s criteria. Read on for our list of the most beautiful cities in the world.

New York’s Most Captivating’ Small Town is a tiny island in the northeasternmost point of New York City.

A very lively and combative final debate for New York City mayor underscored Andrew Cuomo’s last-ditch shot as he seeks to stop frontrunner Zohran Mamdani’s efforts to win City Hall. The former governor and the Republican nominee, Curtis Sliwa, teamed up to attack Mamdani on his inexperience, his dodging of questions, and his criticism of Israel. But the democratic socialist counterpunched and drew viewers’ attention to the sexual harassment allegations that drove his rival from office four years ago.

"Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right."
~1984, George Orwell
The Republicans are trying to manufacture an image of an irredeemably violent American left. They think voters will forget about January Six by attempting to rewrite history. https://amp.miamiherald.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article312527…