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Don't Miss The 'Cold Moon' This Weekend. It Won't Be Back Until 2043
Skygazers are in for a rare and spectacular treat. The year's final and longest full moon, the "Cold Moon," is set to grace the night sky this weekend.
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In US Midwest, Minus 5.5 Degrees "Feels Like Spring" After Brutal Cold
Bone-chilling cold that paralysed a large part of the United States this week and caused at least 18 deaths eased on Friday as an errant Arctic air mass retreated, setting the stage for a warmer-than-normal weekend in areas of the Midwest and Northeast.
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In Chicago's Epic Freeze, Some Homeless Feel More Comfortable Outdoors
Blanca Rodriguez, a 52-year-old homeless woman, spent a night at one of the warming centres Chicago set up ahead of the Arctic-like weather that froze a large swath of the United States this week.
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In Midst Of US Arctic Spell, Outdoor Workers Just Do Their Job
As the biting cold put Chicago into partial hibernation this week and the U.S. Postal Service kept mail carriers off the streets, Daly O'Brien was on the job, braving extreme conditions to deliver food to customers cocooned inside their toasty homes.
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"True Hero": Man Puts Up Dozens Of Homeless In US Hotel Amid Record Cold
In one of Chicago's homeless encampments, a haphazard collection of tents and flimsy dwellings made of assorted tarps and blankets are scattered among barren trees. Nearby, stuffed garbage bags and beat-up cardboard boxes are strewn about in messy piles on the snow-covered ground.
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US Cold Wave Lingers, But Should Lose Its Bite By Weekend
The blast of arctic cold that hit the U.S. Midwest this week will linger on Thursday, but it's pushing east and losing much of its bite.
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Deep Freeze Grips Eastern United States, 12-Year-Old Dies In Chicago
Winter winds brought extreme cold and ice-slicked roads to the Midwestern and Eastern United States on Monday, with the U.S. Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday and an ongoing government shutdown allowing many to heed official advice to stay indoors.
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US Woman Sues Starbucks For $5 Million Over Ice In Cold Drinks
A Chicago woman is suing Starbucks for more than $5 million, claiming the coffee giant is underfilling its popular hand-blended iced coffee, tea and other drinks, making customers overpay for beverages.
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Sub-Zero Winds Grip Central and Eastern US, Schools Close
Schools in Chicago, Boston and other large cities closed on Thursday as sub-zero temperatures and bitter winds gripped central and eastern United States for a third day and meteorologists warned there was little relief in sight.
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Sub-Zero Winds Grip Central, Eastern US; Schools Close
Schools in Chicago, Boston and other large cities closed on Thursday as sub-zero temperatures and bitter winds gripped central and eastern United States for a third day and meteorologists warned there was little relief in sight.
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Brutal cold shuts schools, delays travel in US Midwest
Bitter cold and high winds surging down from the Arctic pushed wind chills to dangerous lows across the U.S. upper Midwest on Monday, forcing officials to close schools.
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Brutal cold returns to US Midwest for awhile
A persistent weather pattern driving bitterly cold air south out of the Arctic will cause temperatures from Minnesota to Kentucky to plummet on Monday, turning this winter into one of the coldest on record in some areas.
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Brutal arctic chill means parts of US colder than Mars
A deadly chill had much of the United States and Canada in its wintry grip on Tuesday, as a record-breaking cold snap brought temperatures lower than on the surface of Mars.
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Arctic air brings record cold to huge swath of US
Dangerously cold arctic air swept across a huge swath of the United States on Monday making travel treacherous, forcing schools to close and prompting officials to plead with residents to stay indoors.
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'Life-threatening' cold bites US Midwest
Residents of the Midwestern United States on Sunday braced for the coldest weather in two decades, temperatures that forecasters warned would be life-threatening.
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Don't Miss The 'Cold Moon' This Weekend. It Won't Be Back Until 2043
Skygazers are in for a rare and spectacular treat. The year's final and longest full moon, the "Cold Moon," is set to grace the night sky this weekend.
-
In US Midwest, Minus 5.5 Degrees "Feels Like Spring" After Brutal Cold
Bone-chilling cold that paralysed a large part of the United States this week and caused at least 18 deaths eased on Friday as an errant Arctic air mass retreated, setting the stage for a warmer-than-normal weekend in areas of the Midwest and Northeast.
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In Chicago's Epic Freeze, Some Homeless Feel More Comfortable Outdoors
Blanca Rodriguez, a 52-year-old homeless woman, spent a night at one of the warming centres Chicago set up ahead of the Arctic-like weather that froze a large swath of the United States this week.
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In Midst Of US Arctic Spell, Outdoor Workers Just Do Their Job
As the biting cold put Chicago into partial hibernation this week and the U.S. Postal Service kept mail carriers off the streets, Daly O'Brien was on the job, braving extreme conditions to deliver food to customers cocooned inside their toasty homes.
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"True Hero": Man Puts Up Dozens Of Homeless In US Hotel Amid Record Cold
In one of Chicago's homeless encampments, a haphazard collection of tents and flimsy dwellings made of assorted tarps and blankets are scattered among barren trees. Nearby, stuffed garbage bags and beat-up cardboard boxes are strewn about in messy piles on the snow-covered ground.
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US Cold Wave Lingers, But Should Lose Its Bite By Weekend
The blast of arctic cold that hit the U.S. Midwest this week will linger on Thursday, but it's pushing east and losing much of its bite.
-
Deep Freeze Grips Eastern United States, 12-Year-Old Dies In Chicago
Winter winds brought extreme cold and ice-slicked roads to the Midwestern and Eastern United States on Monday, with the U.S. Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday and an ongoing government shutdown allowing many to heed official advice to stay indoors.
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US Woman Sues Starbucks For $5 Million Over Ice In Cold Drinks
A Chicago woman is suing Starbucks for more than $5 million, claiming the coffee giant is underfilling its popular hand-blended iced coffee, tea and other drinks, making customers overpay for beverages.
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Sub-Zero Winds Grip Central and Eastern US, Schools Close
Schools in Chicago, Boston and other large cities closed on Thursday as sub-zero temperatures and bitter winds gripped central and eastern United States for a third day and meteorologists warned there was little relief in sight.
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Sub-Zero Winds Grip Central, Eastern US; Schools Close
Schools in Chicago, Boston and other large cities closed on Thursday as sub-zero temperatures and bitter winds gripped central and eastern United States for a third day and meteorologists warned there was little relief in sight.
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Brutal cold shuts schools, delays travel in US Midwest
Bitter cold and high winds surging down from the Arctic pushed wind chills to dangerous lows across the U.S. upper Midwest on Monday, forcing officials to close schools.
-
Brutal cold returns to US Midwest for awhile
A persistent weather pattern driving bitterly cold air south out of the Arctic will cause temperatures from Minnesota to Kentucky to plummet on Monday, turning this winter into one of the coldest on record in some areas.
-
Brutal arctic chill means parts of US colder than Mars
A deadly chill had much of the United States and Canada in its wintry grip on Tuesday, as a record-breaking cold snap brought temperatures lower than on the surface of Mars.
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Arctic air brings record cold to huge swath of US
Dangerously cold arctic air swept across a huge swath of the United States on Monday making travel treacherous, forcing schools to close and prompting officials to plead with residents to stay indoors.
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'Life-threatening' cold bites US Midwest
Residents of the Midwestern United States on Sunday braced for the coldest weather in two decades, temperatures that forecasters warned would be life-threatening.
