Bitter cold returns to snarl US
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="northeastern">northeastern</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="shivered">shivered</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="snowfall">snowfall</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="far">far</span>-<span word="below">below</span>-<span word="average">average</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="grounded">grounded</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="chaos">chaos</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="nasty">nasty</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="bone">bone</span>-<span word="chilling">chilling</span> <span word="gusts">gusts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="snow">snow</span>, <span word="stretched">stretched</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="England">England</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Midwestern">Midwestern</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>.</p><p><span word="Taking">Taking</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="chill">chill</span> <span word="factor">factor</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="plummeted">plummeted</span> <span word="to">to</span> -28 <span word="C">C</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="Tribune">Tribune</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>-<span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="commute">commute</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mess">mess</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> 35 <span word="cm">cm</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span>, <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Blasio">Blasio</span>, <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="crews">crews</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="streets">streets</span>.</p><p><span word="Downtown">Downtown</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="eerily">eerily</span> <span word="silent">silent</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="swift">swift</span>-<span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="approaching">approaching</span>, <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="servants">servants</span> - <span word="who">who</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="Martin">Martin</span> <span word="Luther">Luther</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="Jr">Jr</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> - <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="late">late</span>. <span word="Employees">Employees</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="unscheduled">unscheduled</span> <span word="leave">leave</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="home">home</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="cowering">cowering</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="snowflakes">snowflakes</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="justify">justify</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shutdown">shutdown</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="offices">offices</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="suit">suit</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="of">of</span> 32 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="whipped">whipped</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="unusually">unusually</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span> <span word="streets">streets</span>.</p>
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