Relief in Sight from US Deep Freeze

Relief is on the way to the United States, which has seen days of life-threatening cold due to record low temperatures. Temperatures are expected to rise to near normal in the Midwest by Thursday with spring-like weather expected in the East by the end of the week. The end of the deep freeze will be welcomed by the airline industry, which had to cancel more than 11,000 flights over a four-day period. The Arctic conditions, which also disrupted train service and forced officials to shut...

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