What's in the News? Mini #148

<div>Madigan is flying solo this week! Keegan will be back for the Full episode on Monday!<br> <br> Madigan talks about the horrific weather conditions in Texas, and how Senator Ted Cruz has chosen to handle the situation. She also discusses an article from PBS News Hour which discusses the decline in life expectancy in Black men since the beginning of the pandemic. <br> <br> SOURCES:<br> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/02/18/us/winter-storm-weather-live">https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/02/18/us/winter-storm-weather-live</a><br> <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/18/politics/vacationing-during-crisis-ted-cruz/index.html">https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/18/politics/vacationing-during-crisis-ted-cruz/index.html</a><br> <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2021/02/16/texas-weather-power-outage-rolling-blackouts-leave-millions-dark/6764764002/">https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2021/02/16/texas-weather-power-outage-rolling-blackouts-leave-millions-dark/6764764002/</a><br> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/covid-19-has-already-cut-u-s-life-expectancy-by-a-year-for-black-americans-its-worse">https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/covid-19-has-already-cut-u-s-life-expectancy-by-a-year-for-black-americans-its-worse</a> </div>