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Winter storm begins spreading ice and snow across US Northeast after pounding...
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream A storm system slid across the U.S. Northeast with snow, sleet and freezing...up air travel after blacking out...traffic accidents. Winter storm warnings were...because of wind and ice. In the ...
Storm begins spreading ice and snow across US Northeast after pounding Midwest
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream A storm system slid across the U.S. Northeast with snow, sleet and freezing...lawns white, after tying up air...the weather. Winter storm warnings were...canceled when the storm struck ...

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