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Storms kill 21, tornado roars through Mississippi city

Storms kill 21, tornado roars through Mississippi city

On a second day of ferocious storms that have claimed at least 21 lives in the southern United States, a tornado tore through the Mississippi town of Tupelo on Monday destroying homes and businesses, according to witnesses and emergency officials.

Deadly winter storm pounds the East Coast

Deadly winter storm pounds the East Coast

(Reuters) - A deadly and intensifying winter storm packing heavy snow, sleet and rain pelted a huge swath of the U.S. East Coast on Thursday, grounding flights and shuttering schools and government offices.

'Polar vortex' descends -- the freeze is on

'Polar vortex' descends -- the freeze is on

Much of the United States’ Midwest was braced on Sunday for a blast of Arctic air that could bring some of the coldest temperatures in two decades before heading to the Northeast.