Cold Spell: Up North, Looking for Direction
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Alaska, the frontier boom state, is looking at scandal, waning political clout and maybe even a bust.
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By Jenny Dolan, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Dec. 11--'Tis the season to be jump-started.   Wisconsin winters aren't easy on cars or their owners.
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By Jan Perry  Good golly, Miss Molly, it's been cold out there! So cold that some schools have been closed.
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Big snow! Finally, really big snow. You surely didn't think we'd get out of this winter without one corker northeaster, did you?
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By Matt Russell, Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn.  Feb. 3--As we go through the heart of winter, it's time to get off the couch and enjoy what the frosty months of Minnesota have to offer.
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Heavy snow hampers travel in the north of England, with motorists urged to avoid unnecessary journeys.
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A map is published of the country's coldest homes ahead of the government's winter health drive.
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COOPER SPUR, Ore., Dec. 13 -- Cold rain lashed the base of Mount Hood on Wednesday as search parties headed back up the treacherous slopes to look for three climbers missing since the weekend.
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A blustery snowstorm out of Canada brought a frigid, midwinter bonanza for sports enthusiasts in the upper Midwest, while the Rust Belt and Northeast bundled up and braced for a foot of snow or more Saturday.
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Snow was forecast for large parts of the Mid-Atlantic region and Northeast on Wednesday, with as much as 2 feet or more possible in some areas of the northern Mid-Atlantic and New England.
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Scientists try to figure out how far off the next ice age is.
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Top forecasters predict normal to colder-than-normal weather for the U.S. Northeast this winter, but high fuel stockpiles may buffer consumers in the world's biggest heating oil region from price spikes.
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A cold front carrying heavy rain was forecast to sweep through the Northeast on Saturday, bringing the eastern third of the nation its first significant cold surge of the season.
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Private weather forecaster EarthSat  updated its winter weather outlook on Wednesday to slightly  milder than its forecast three weeks ago, but it is still  calling for this winter to be colder than last year's.
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A cold snap forecast for the U.S.  Northeast is expected to start on Friday and last about a week,  but it could last longer in the southeastern part of the  country, weather forecasters say.
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A northerly flow of surface winds should develop over the next couple of days as the remains of Gaston move north. The result is expected to be slightly lower rain chances for the first part of the workweek.
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Bitter cold was forecast for much of the country Sunday, while rain and snow were expected in the Northwest and dry conditions in the Southeast.