<p>Two-thirds of the US population is facing down a monster winter storm and extreme cold. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Fweather%2Flive-news%2Fwinter-storm-snow-ice-01-23-26-climate%3Fpost-id%3Dcmkpnwdfg00323b6pq057eu24">The storm’s snow</a> and ice will stretch over 2,000 miles from Texas to New England as it tracks east through the weekend.</p>
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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.

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<p>Two-thirds of the US population is facing down a monster winter storm and extreme cold. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Fweather%2Flive-news%2Fwinter-storm-snow-ice-01-23-26-climate%3Fpost-id%3Dcmkpnwdfg00323b6pq057eu24">The storm’s snow</a> and ice will stretch over 2,000 miles from Texas to New England as it tracks east through the weekend.</p>
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