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Some in Texas facing no power for weeks after deadly storms

Voice of America 

HOUSTON — Power outages could last weeks in parts of Houston, an official warned Friday, after thunderstorms with hurricane-force winds tore through the city, knocking out electricity to nearly 1 million homes and businesses in the region, blowing out windows on downtown high rises and flipping vehicles. The National Weather Service said it confirmed a tornado with peak winds of 177 kph touched down near the northwest Houston suburb of Cypress in Harris County. Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo... Читать дальше...

The Midwife, by Rachel Cusk

Financial Times 

‘His self-containment and solitude had caught her eye, but it was his disapproval that seduced her.’ A story about art and money, containment and escape