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Canada freezes as 'one of the worst snow storms on record' strands thousands...

Dec. 13, 2009
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Winter storms kill 129 in China

BEIJING, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Authorities in China say severe winter storms have collapsed 485,000 houses and caused $21 billion in economic damage since mid-January.

Storms savage portions of the U.S.

SEATTLE, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Winter storms already blamed for at least a dozen deaths punished the major regions of the United States Monday.

Snow storms hit Canada's Atlantic coast

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Winter storms were dumping snow on Atlantic Canada as wind and ice closed roads and shut down airports.

Snow, rain storms kill 5 in Algeria

ALGIERS, Algeria, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Three days of snow storms and torrential rains have killed five people and injured 40 in several parts of Algeria, it was reported Thursday.

Storms hit U.S., 2,500 flights canceled

NEW YORK, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Raging winter storms brought parts of the Midwest and Northeast to a frozen stand-still Saturday as reports forecasted up to 2 feet of snow, CNN reported.

Snow blankets much of the Middle East

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Cities in much of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and the Palestinian territories were covered with snow Saturday from a polar front centered over Turkey.

Storms raise avalanche danger in West

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Continuing storms in the Western mountains have raised the avalanche danger in California, Montana and Idaho. A snowboarder was killed in California over the weekend, and officials said Monday that additional wind-blown snow would keep the threat of avala

Blizzards continue in Western mountains

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- More snow and wind are in store for the mountains of California and Nevada Monday as another in a series of winter storms moves in. Up to 2 feet of snow is possible in the Sierra while rain continues to drench the Bay Area and move into Southern Californi

More lake-effect snow for Buffalo

BUFFALO, N.Y., Dec. 27 (UPI) --
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler