Happening Now -- A large number of people in Yangon, Myanmar are protesting against the military coup by beating household pans and pots.

Punxsutawney Phil has predicted six more weeks of winter after seeing his shadow on this Groundhog Day 2021. Phil emerged about 7:25 a.m. EST Tuesday from his cabin at Gobbler’s Knob to share his message. The event was much different this year without a crowd of onlookers. However, the tradition of Groundhog Day lived on as Americans watched from home.

Strong explosion from a gas pipe in the vicinity of the Jamaica Market, Fire spreads to several shops. Emergency services are on the scene.

NYC -- Outdoor dining will resume Tuesday afternoon — and in-person learning will return for the city’s public schools Wednesday — in the wake of a monster snowstorm, officials said. Restaurants will re-open for outdoor dining beginning at 3 p.m., Mayor Bill de Blasio said during his daily press briefing. While in-person classes were cancelled on Monday and Tuesday, with only remote learning in effect, school buildings will re-open on Wednesday, Hizzoner said. “Our schools will be back in person tomorrow strong,” the stupid mayor said. “Everything is looking great for that tomorrow.” On the transportation end, PATH subway service between Manhattan and Jersey City resumed at 11 a.m. Tuesday, according to Port Authority officials. The system’s Newark and Harrison stations remain closed until further notice.

Nothing says fine dining like sitting in a snowbank

CCTV cameras captured a man dousing a gas station in accelerant before setting the building on fire in Houston, TX.

NYC -- Wipe Out Party in Central Park! ❄️

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A pedestrian walks past snow-covered taxis during a snow storm, amid the coronavirus pandemic, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Lebanon, Pennsylvania -- The blast occurred at a barber shop on the main street of the town. Store front windows have been blown out, and firefighters continue to fight the blaze.

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BREAKING! Spacex SN9 explodes on landing again💥.

WASHINGTON - Suspected Chinese hackers exploited a flaw in software made by SolarWinds Corp to help break into U.S. government computers last year, five people familiar with the matter told Reuters, marking a new twist in a sprawling cybersecurity breach that U.S. lawmakers have labeled a national security emergency.

Two people briefed on the case said FBI investigators recently found that the National Finance Center, a federal payroll agency inside the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was among the affected organizations, raising fears that data on thousands of government employees may have been compromised.

The software flaw exploited by the suspected Chinese group is separate from the one the United States has accused Russian government operatives of using to compromise up to 18,000 SolarWinds customers, including sensitive federal agencies, by hijacking the company’s Orion network monitoring software.

Security researchers have previously said a second group of hackers was abusing SolarWinds’ software at the same time as the alleged Russian hack, but the suspected connection to China and ensuing U.S. government breach have not been previously reported.

Reuters was not able to establish how many organizations were compromised by the suspected Chinese operation. The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss ongoing investigations, said the attackers used computer infrastructure and hacking tools previously deployed by state-backed Chinese cyberspies.

The Chinese foreign ministry said attributing cyberattacks was a “complex technical issue” and any allegations should be supported with evidence. “China resolutely opposes and combats any form of cyberattacks and cyber theft,” it said in a statement.

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LA County Sheriffs: FBI Agents were serving a warrant in a child exploitation case in FL this morning when 2 FBI Miami agents were shot & killed, 3 other agents were wounded and now hospitalized. We send our deepest condolences to the FBI & pray those injured fully recover.

NORWALK, Calif. - A homicide investigation was underway after a man was shot and killed in broad daylight outside an apartment complex in Norwalk on Tuesday morning, officials said. Investigators with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department were called to the scene on the 13800 block of Shoemaker Avenue, near Rosecrans Ave., just after 10:30 a.m. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, LASD said. A description of a potential suspect was not available. No further information was immediately released by authorities. Anyone with information is asked to contact the LASD Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Those who wish to remain anonymous can contact Crime Stoppers by calling 800-222-84

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A snowman stands along the West Wing driveway following a snow storm, at the White House in Washington. REUTERS/Tom Brenner