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US freezes as Arctic air blasts in from Canada

 
Alabama was colder than Alaska, water fountains froze into ice sculptures in South Carolina, and Florida shivered through an Arctic air blast as the coldest week of the winter continued to grip large parts of the US. > > (link)

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