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Major Winter Storm Threatens 170 Million Americans

A massive winter storm is poised to strike over half the country bringing heavy snow ice and brutal cold that could cause long power outages travel chaos and major strains on natural gas supplies FEMA and state officials are deploying resources

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170 million - Americans in the path of the coming winter storm

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