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Rebecca Smith

@SmithRebecca

Wall Street Journal investigations team reporter.

 San Francisco
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Joined May 2009
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For those who still enjoy @VanityFair or @NewYorker in print form -- and wonder why it was so late: On-time delivery of periodicals plunged to 45% in late December versus 85% at the start of the year, according to the most recent USPS data. wsj.com/articles/businesses-… via @WSJ

Businesses Launch Legal Fight to Prevent USPS Price Hikes

Big users of the U.S. Mail, who already are upset about slow service, are asking a federal court to block hefty postage increases they expect to be announced next month and implemented this summer.

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The Proud Boys have tried to downplay their role in the Capitol riot. Our video investigation shows that the far-right group was at the forefront of many of the day’s key moments. on.wsj.com/3ogynSl
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AEP@AEPnews13 Jan 2021
AEP forcefully condemns the violence that happened at the U.S. Capitol and the divisive actions that led up to it. As a nation, a company and individuals, we need to focus our energy on building unity and addressing the challenges we face together.
Image from AEP (@AEPnews)
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JPMorgan and Citigroup are halting all PAC donations, while Blue Cross and Marriott are for now not making campaign contributions to Republicans who objected to Electoral College results. wsj.com/articles/capitol-rio… via @WSJ
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Parler sues Amazon in federal court. The tech giant's @awscloud abruptly ended web-hosting services to the social-media platform favored by conservatives, effectively shutting it down. wsj.com/articles/parler-sues… via @WSJ
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@WSJPolitics8 Jan 2021
Voting-machine company Dominion has sued pro-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell for defamation on.wsj.com/3bkx3uV
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U.S. Postal Service ordered its police off city streets, sparking a legal battle in the final weeks of an election that could hang on mail-in ballots wsj.com/articles/u-s-postal-… via @WSJ
U.S. Postal Service Benches Its Police Officers Before Election

U.S. Postal Service Benches Its Police Officers Before Election

The U.S. Postal Service has ordered its police officers off city streets, sparking a legal battle in the final weeks of an election that could hang on mail-in ballots.

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Wholesale power prices fell 34% in Texas last year to $26.77/megawatt hour despite demand up a brisk 2.4%. No wonder generators grumbling.
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U.S. Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) pushes bill to make power grid dumber. No joke. He understands analog controls naturally repel cyber-attacks.
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Ed Murray@MayorEdMurray25 May 2016
I activated the Seattle Emergency Ops Center in response to DT power outage. Updates coming as available.
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Big utility Southern Co. says $9 mil of $239 mil boost in Q3 retail revenues came from increased kWh sales versis rate hikes at $89 mil.
GOP grip on Congress is reviving nuclear industry hopes for creation of waste repository at Yucca Mtn., Nev. Maybe a pipedream no more?
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Big utility AEP said power sales to industrials fell 0.5% in Q2. But not where oil & gas drilling are booming. Sales up almost 40% there.
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