Sub-zero Winds Grip Central, Eastern US, Schools Close

Schools in Chicago, Boston and other large cities closed on Thursday as sub-zero temperatures and bitter winds gripped central and eastern United States for a third day and meteorologists warned there was little relief in sight. An Arctic air blast from Canada hit the U.S. Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, with many areas around -10°F (- 23°C), the National Weather Service said. "It's the face - it's like being hit with a sheet of ice," Bart Adlam, 40,...

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