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DALLAS AP 鈥?Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has traveled to Mexico for a family vacation as his home state struggles with a powerful winter storm that left many residents without power or safe drinking water.The high-profile Republican lawmaker went with his family for a long-planned trip to Cancun and was expected to return immediately, according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation who spoke to the Associated Press on the condition of anonymity to share private conversations.Spokespersons for Cruzs office did not immediately respond to request for comment Wednesday night or Thursday.The revelation opens Cruz to significant criticism in Texas and beyond as he contemplates the possibility of a second presidential run in 2024. The two-term senator current term expires in early 2025.Hundreds of thousands of people in Texas woke up Thursday to a fourth day without power, and a water crisis was unfolding after winter storms wreaked havoc on the states power grid and utilities.Texas officials ordered 7 million people 鈥?one-quarter of the population of the nations second-largest state 鈥?to boil tap water before drinking the water, after days
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NEW YORK AP 鈥?The flu virus is hanging on in the U.S., intensifying in some areas of the country after weeks of an apparent national decline.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data released Frida
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