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A person cleans the snow from a car during a snowy day in Chicago, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026.
Nam Y. Huh
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A massive winter storm dumped sleet, freezing rain and snow across much of the U.S. on Sunday, bringing subzero temperatures and halting air and road traffic. Tree branches and power lines snapped under the weight of ice, and hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in the Southeast were left without electricity.

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