Polar Vortex Triggers Record Cold in Much of US

Thousands of schools across the eastern and southern United States were closed Tuesday as a bitter cold front moved into the area after freezing the midwestern section of the country. Forecasters said temperatures will plunge well below minus 10 degrees Celsius in Washington, D.C., New York, Philadelphia and Boston, while the wind chill, which is the temperature feels like during a strong wind, will be far lower. The frigid weather is also reaching into the so-called Deep South,...

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