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Houston residents will head to the polls today to vote in a special election, this to fill the seat of the late Congressman Sylvester Turner, who died last March.

Houston Public Media reporter Andrew Snyder reports the report has implications for the next Congress.

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Venezuela's government has announced an amnesty bill that could lead to the release of hundreds of political prisoners.

The new acting president says lawmakers will take up the bill soon.

It is expected to pass.

Manuel Ruda reports from Caracas.

A powerful winter storm is expected to cause heavy snow, this in the Carolinas as well as parts of Georgia and Virginia.

Some areas of North Carolina could get as much as a foot of snow.

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina could get six inches of snow.

The city's mayor says they have no snow removal equipment and they'll use whatever they can to plow.

Saturday night and early Sunday forecasters say the wind and snow could lead to blizzard conditions before the storm moves out to the Atlantic.

Temperatures in the Nashville area are in the teens.

Frustration is mounting for some people who have been without power, we are told, for several days.

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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Rowland.

President Trump is escalating his efforts for the U.S.

to acquire Greenland, saying he will impose 10 percent tariffs on eight European nations until they agree to his plan.

NPR's Barbara Sprott reports a congressional delegation went to Denmark this weekend trying to turn down the temperature.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry is criticizing the possibility of active duty troops being sent to Minnesota, saying it's unconstitutional and ridiculous.