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An organized snowball fight takes place in Washington Square Park in New York City.
SNOW CHAOS STRIKES

Cops Pelted With Snowballs and Injured in NYC Park

Several officers required hospital treatment for facial lacerations.

Martha McHardy

Closeup at the airplane windows with the snow covering the fuselage. Blizzard in Eindhoven Airport, as the Netherlands is under heavy snowfall. Machines and special vehicles are cleaning the runway and tarmac while special gear is used to de-ice the aircraft in order to keep the airport running and operational, resulting only in delays. Multiple days of snow storms occurred at the first days of the year combined with low temperatures weather resulting in icy roads, frozen lakes and trouble on the Dutch roads and railway while many flights have been cancelled in Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Many passengers missed their flights due to the weather disruption. Eindhoven, the Netherlands on January 3, 2025.
INSULT TO INJURY

ICE Detainees Stuck on Tarmac for 12 Hours During Blizzard

A deportation flight landed during a blizzard—only nobody told the airport it was coming.

Tom Latchem

A man shovels snow.
FATALLY FRIGID

Record Snowstorm Leaves at Least 14 Dead in Tennessee

Winter storms have walloped much of the country this week, but nowhere was the chilly temps and snow more deadly than in Tennessee.

Josh Fiallo

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‘TWO BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE’

Buffalo Couple Sheltered Body of Blizzard Victim for 24 Hrs

When Carolyn Eubanks, 63, collapsed in the snow, the couple took her into their home, tried to resuscitate her, then sheltered her body until first responders arrived.

Alec Karam

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‘GOLDEN CHILD’

Buffalo Blizzard Victim Was Trapped in Her Car for 18 Hours

Anndel Taylor called 911 but first responders who tried to rescue her got stuck in the snow as well, her mom said.

Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

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CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY

Death Toll From Raging Winter Storms Rises to 63

The toll in Buffalo, New York, rose to 35 after a blizzard that Mayor Byron Brown said was “probably worse than anything that this city has seen in over 50 years.”

Rachel Olding

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‘DEVASTATING’

U.S. Death Toll Hits 37 in ‘Horrendous’ Winter Storm

Twenty-five people have been found dead in New York’s Erie County alone.

Will Sommer

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GETTIN’ BAD OUT THERE

Monster Storm Even Closing Highways in Dakotas and Minnesota

Hundreds of miles of interstate highway are shut down in the states, where even the heartiest winter survivors are being put to the test.

Barbie Latza Nadeau

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FREE PASS

Airlines Already Offer Travel Waivers Before ‘Bomb Cyclone’

The fierce storm sweeping the Midwest this week is expected to disrupt travel at the height of the holiday season.

Asta Hemenway

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WINTER WONDER

‘Hawaii Blizzard Warning’ Latest Addition to 2021 Bingo Card

The state is one of only two in the U.S. to face snow as the rest of the nation suffers from a snow drought.

Corbin Bolies

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FREEZING FATALITIES

TX Winter Storm Toll Was Actually Twice as High: Officials

The new number of fatalities is now 111 and is expected to rise as investigations continue.

Blake Montgomery

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