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Xcel Energy posted a better-than-expected first-quarter profit on Thursday, as the electric and natural gas utility benefited from lower operating expenses due to cost-cutting initiatives and lower natural gas costs.
An 83-year-old grandmother was identified Wednesday as the first victim of Texas' Smokehouse Creek Fire, as the massive cluster of wildfires grows to become one of the largest in the Lone Star State's history.