Frostbite ends Bancroft-Arnesen trek
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A North Pole expedition meant to bring attention to global warming was called off after one of the explorers got frostbite. The explorers, Ann Bancroft and Liv Arnesen, on Saturday called off what was intended to be a 530-mile trek across the Arctic Ocean after Arnesen suffered frostbite in three of her toes, and extreme cold temperatures drained the batteries in some of their electronic equipment.
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The Winthrop Vikings took one step closer to the promised land last night.
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Cold, windburned and on the alert for polar bears, a Navy team recovered the last remains of aviators lost on a remote glacier in Greenland when their plane crashed more than 40 years ago.
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The New England Patriots advanced to the A.F.C. championship game with a win over the Indianapolis Colts in snowy conditions.
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Ice Cube's road trip managed to survive some wintry weather.
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WITH gale-force winds buffeting the fleet, Sydney to Hobart crews slipped from racing to survival mode last night with the frontrunners head-butting their way south to a possible finish today.
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OSLO, Norway  - Schoolteachers Ann Bancroft and Liv Arnesen will set off in search of a new polar record next week, planning to ski, walk and even swim during a 100-day trek across the Arctic Ocean from Russia to Canada.
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The last of hundreds of stranded motorists were freed but Pennsylvania highways remained shut Friday as crews struggled to clear ice and snow following a monster storm that has been blamed for at least 24 deaths in the Northeast and Midwest.
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ST. LOUIS --ÃÂ The men's NCAA soccer semifinals scheduled for Friday night was postponed because of heavy snow and ice blanketing the city.
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Stian Eckhoff and Frode Andresen gave Norway a 1-2 finish in a 10-kilometer World Cup biathlon sprint event Wednesday. Jay Hakkinen of the United States finished seventh, his best outing this season.
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America&#39;s Bode Miller won the first downhill of his career to clinch the opening race of the season at Lake Louise in Canada. Miller, who also won the opening giant slalom, set a time of one minute 42.75 seconds
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska Rescue teams in Alaska have called off the search for six people missing in the Bering Sea. The crew plunged into the frigid waters Wednesday when a rescue helicopter crashed while evacuating them from a broken freighter.
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CHICAGO, Dec. 11 -- Snow and ice storms battering the Midwest since the weekend have caused at least 23 deaths, snarled air travel, closed schools, left thousands without electricity and temporarily halted presidential campaigning in Iowa.
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By Larry Porter, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Feb. 11--LINCOLN -- Ice conditions in the Sand Hills are the best in a dozen years, but it's a mixed blessing for ice fishermen.   Even if fishermen should happen to fall through the ice, they wouldn't be in danger of drowning.
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Sloping off: Nathan Deakes walks with one foot off the ground after his disqualification from the men&#39;s 50km walk. Photo: AP Picture:MARK BAKER.
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By Joe Sunnen, The Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, Wash.  Sep. 16--LYNDEN -- Lynden quarterback Chris Bolt stood on the sidelines with an ice bag on his arm, his night finished before the third quarter began.
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OFTERSCHWANG, Germany  - Denise Karbon overcame a thumb injury to win her fifth giant slalom of the World Cup season on Saturday.