Dangerous cold snap leaves at least 20 dead in U.S. — and it's not over yet

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A bone-chilling cold snap in large swaths of the U.S. has left at least 20 people dead across the country, and there's no signs of it letting up.

The weather that stretched from the Midwest to the East Coast brought record low temperatures, and with it, dangerous conditions for those out in the elements

See also: What the extreme eastern U.S. cold snap looks like on a world map

In Tennessee alone, at least 11 people died as a result of hypothermia or accidents caused by icy conditions, according to local reports. Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky also reported weather-related deaths, although official numbers in each state still remain unclear. Read more...

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