At least 15 people dead and 800,000 without power
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• Widespread threat: Two-thirds of the US population is facing down a monster winter storm and extreme cold. The storm’s snow and ice will stretch over 2,000 miles from Texas to New England as it tracks east through the weekend.
(CNN) — A powerful winter storm swept across the central and eastern United States, knocking out power and snarling travel during one of the busiest stretches of the holiday season. The wide-ranging storm brought blizzard conditions, strong winds, an ice ...