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Northeast Wakes Up To Deep Snow, Power Outages

By KAREN MATTHEWS and DAVID PORTER, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Northeast is digging out after the second powerful nor'easter in less than a week left some areas with more than 2 feet of snow, hundreds of thousands without power, schools closed and travel a mess. Some places saw more than 2 feet of…
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School Shooting Suspect Indicted On 17 Counts Of Murder

By CURT ANDERSON, BRENDAN FARRINGTON and JOSH REPLOGLE, Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz was formally charged Wednesday with 17 counts of first-degree murder, which could mean a death sentence if he is convicted. The indictment returned by a grand jury in Fort Lauderdale also charges the 19-year-old with…
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Another Snowstorm Clobbers The Northeast

By KAREN MATTHEWS and DAVID PORTER, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For the second time in less than a week, a storm rolled into the Northeast with wet, heavy snow Wednesday, grounding flights, closing schools and bringing another round of power outages to a corner of the country still recovering from the previous blast of…
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Wave Of Exits From West Wing Sparks Talk Of Brain Drain

By ZEKE MILLER and JONATHAN LEMIRE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump once presided over a reality show in which a key cast member exited each week. The same thing seems to be happening in his White House. Trump's West Wing has descended into a period of unparalleled tumult amid a wave of staff…
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Nor’easter Packing Heavy Snow, Wind Threatens New Outages

BOSTON (AP) — Utility workers took advantage of milder temperatures and sunshine Tuesday in their scramble to restore power to thousands of customers around the Northeast, as another snowy, blowy nor'easter threatened a new round of outages. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning that stretched from eastern Pennsylvania to most of New…
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