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Winter storm havoc in U.S.

ST. LOUIS: The season's first big wintry storm blustered across the U.S. midwest and closed in on the northeast, leaving hundreds of thousands without electricity, stranding airline passengers and burying streets in wet, heavy snow.

Friday's storm was blamed for at least eight deaths as it cut a swath from Texas to the northeast, bringing snow, freezing rain and high winds, and closing schools and businesses.

AP

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