Millions in the U.S. endure record cold without power
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Millions of people in Texas are without power amid subfreezing temperatures that stretch from Canada into Mexico.
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Riders wait at the bus stop on North Michigan Avenue, Tuesday, Feb. 16, the evening after a snow storm dumped about 18 inches of snow in the Chicago area.3/21
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A person walks their dog in the snow along Chicago's S Michigan Ave., Tuesday, Feb. 16, the evening after a snowstorm dumped about 18 inches of snow in Chicago area.4/21
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Jennifer Evans stands beside her car, which was damaged when the building at 748 W. 91st St. collapsed in the Brainerd neighborhood, Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 16, in Chicago.5/21
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Commuters wait for the bus in the Edgewater neighborhood, Tuesday, Feb. 16, after a snowstorm in Chicago. A winter storm has blanketed parts of the Chicago area with up to a foot and a half of snow, shuttering schools to in-person classes Tuesday as officials urged residents to stay off the snow-filled roads.6/21
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A homeless man Tuesday, Feb. 16, sleeps at the Chicago Transit Authority's Clark & Dearborn bus station, the morning after a snowstorm dumped up to 18 inches in the greater Chicago area.7/21
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People sled on a snow covered hill near Chicago's Grant Park's John A. Logan on Tuesday, Feb. 16, the evening after a snow storm dumped about 18 inches of snow in the Chicago area.8/21
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Snow covers the ground at Bonita Lakes Park in Meridian, Miss., on Tuesday, Feb. 16. Schools were closed and the city was placed under a curfew due to hazardous weather conditions.9/21
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Houston Police officers Kenneth Bigger, center, and Aaron Day, center right, hand out blankets to people under the elevated portion of I-45 in downtown Houston, Tuesday, Feb. 16, as a winter weather continues to hit the area.10/21
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A United Airlines jet is deiced at George Bush Intercontinental Airport Tuesday, Feb. 16, in Houston. Airport officials said crews are still working to clear thick patches of ice off of the airfield. They expect the airfield to open later this evening after being closed for days due to the severe cold weather which blanketed the area with snow and ice.11/21
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People seeking shelter from sup-freezing temperatures find relief at a make-shift warming shelter, Tuesday, Feb. 16, in San Antonio.12/21
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Icicles form on a citrus tree from a sprinkler system used to protect the trees from the freezing temperatures in Edinburg, Texas. There have been record subzero temperatures in Texas and Oklahoma, and Greenland is warmer than normal. Snow fell in Greece and Turkey. Meteorologists blame the all-too-familiar polar vortex.13/21
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People wait in a long line to buy groceries at H-E-B on South Congress Avenue during an extreme cold snap and widespread power outage on Tuesday, Feb. 16, in Austin, Texas.14/21
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Natalie Harrell holds her sleeping daughter, Natasha Tripeaux while sitting in a recliner at a Gallery Furniture store after the owner opened his business as a shelter for those without power at homes Tuesday, Feb. 16, in Houston. More than 4 million people in Texas still had no power a full day after historic snowfall and single-digit temperatures created a surge of demand for electricity to warm up homes unaccustomed to such extreme lows, buckling the state's power grid and causing widespread blackouts.15/21
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A woman wrapped in a blanket crosses the street near downtown Dallas, Tuesday, Feb. 16. Temperatures dropped into the single digits as snow shut down air travel and grocery stores.16/21
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Christine Chapman, center, sets down an empty canister to exchange for a full propane tank from Robert Webster, left, outside a grocery store Tuesday, Feb. 16, in Dallas. Even though the store lost power, it was open for cash only sales. Chapman said she has been without power for two nights and is using the propane to keep warm.17/21
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Ivan Gonzales, left, works with his brother-in-law Gabriel Martinez to assist a motorist using a carpet up a hill along the snow-covered Cherrywood Road in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday, Feb. 16. The statewide freeze has resulted in many roads to become layered with ice and snow making several impassible and hazardous to both drivers and pedestrians.18/21
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Bethany Fischer, right, rests her head on the shoulder of her husband Nic, while staying at a church warming center Tuesday, Feb. 16, in Houston. The couple, who lost power at their home on Monday, are part of the more than 4 million people in Texas who still had no power a full day after historic snowfall and single-digit temperatures created a surge of demand for electricity to warm up homes unaccustomed to such extreme lows, buckling the state's power grid and causing widespread blackouts.19/21
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People seeking shelter from below freezing temperatures rest inside a church warming center Tuesday, Feb. 16, in Houston. More than 4 million people in Texas still had no power a full day after historic snowfall and single-digit temperatures created a surge of demand for electricity to warm up homes unaccustomed to such extreme lows, buckling the state's power grid and causing widespread blackouts.20/21
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Tim tends a fire he used for heat and cooking at a homeless camp in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday Feb. 16, during an extreme cold snap. Temperatures dropped into the single digits as snow shut down air travel and grocery stores.21/21
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City of Richardson worker Kaleb Love breaks ice on a frozen fountain Tuesday, Feb. 16, in Richardson, Texas. Temperatures dropped into the single digits as snow shut down air travel and grocery stores.
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