Washington, United States, Jan 27, 2026 (AFP) - What to know about America's colossal winter storm

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A deep freeze is gripping large swaths of the United States after a monster storm killed dozens of people from the Northeast to the Deep South, knocked out power to hundreds of thousands and sent air travel into chaos. Another Arctic blast expected this weekend could deliver record lows and threaten another major storm -- even as municipalities are digging out from deep piles of snow and ice. Here's what to know. - Dozens dead - The storm was l......

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