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February 17, 2015

Yet another blizzard hits US east coast
Washington (AFP) Feb 17, 2015
Yet another big storm hit the snow-weary eastern and central United States overnight Monday, piling more white stuff on people enduring a merciless winter. As many as 50 million people were in the path of the glacial weather, which will see temperatures far more frigid than normal, the National Weather Service warned, adding that the misery was forecast to last through much of the week for the eastern US. "Incredibly, another arctic front will arrive to the East Coast by Wednesday night, and th ... read more

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