Same Old Groundhog Day; Phil Predicts more Winter

Punxsutawney Phil, a famed U.S. groundhog with an even more famous shadow, emerged from his burrow on Sunday and predicted six more weeks of winter, much to the chagrin of those hoping for an early spring.   The rotund rodent exited his subterranean residence at Gobblers Knob in the western Pennsylvania town of Punxsutawney around 7:30 a.m. on Groundhog Day.   The fuzzy forecaster made his appearance to the shouts of “groundhog,” as eager spectators waited to see whether the...

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