Unprecedented winter storm hits U.S., a strange discovery under Antarctic ice, and more from Apple News

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Good Morning From Apple News

It’s February 16, 2021.

Here’s what you need to know.

Top Stories

Unprecedented winter storm hits U.S.

Millions of Americans lost power as ice covered large swaths of the country, with Texas bearing the brunt of the extreme weather. Bitterly cold temperatures are expected to persist today, and snow is forecast from Tennessee to Maine. USA TODAY

COVID-19 vaccine shipments and inoculations were delayed in some states because of the storm. CNN

Federal health-insurance marketplaces reopened for a special three-month enrolment period to support uninsured Americans during the pandemic. NPR

The World Health Organization approved AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, an important step in ramping up inoculations in developing countries. Al Jazeera

Listen Now

What we can learn from the decline in coronavirus case numbers, how New Orleans is celebrating Mardi Gras during the pandemic, and more on today’s podcast. Apple News Today

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Five Stories We’re Talking About

Biden is winning Republican support for his coronavirus-relief plan — just not in D.C. The Washington Post

We wiped out the flu this year. Could we do it again? Vox

This is the type of love that makes people happiest. The Atlantic

Scientists accidentally discovered strange creatures under a half-mile of Antarctic ice. WIRED

These people rushed to buy homes during the pandemic. Now they regret it. The Wall Street Journal

The Last Word

“	I think feminism has a hard time being inclusive of a lot of things that I am.”

Glennon Doyle on her evolution from “Christian mommy blogger” to megawatt memoirist. The New Yorker

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