Good afternoon and welcome to your afternoon news update from AP. Today, a major storm is forecast to bring snow, sleet and ice from Texas to New England; Philadelphia sues over the removal of a slavery exhibit at Independence National Historical Park; and the British Prime minister criticizes President Donald Trump for saying troops from non-U.S. NATO countries avoided the front line during the Afghanistan war.
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People walk on an ice covered beach along the shore of Lake Michigan, Friday in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato) |
More than half the US threatened with ice, snow and cold in massive winter storm |
Forecasters warned that damage from a dayslong winter storm, especially in areas pounded by ice, could rival a hurricane. At least 177 million people were under watches or warnings for ice and snow and more than 200 million were under cold weather advisories or warnings. In many places they overlapped. Utility companies braced for power outages because ice-coated trees and power lines can keep falling long after a storm has passed. Read more.
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