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The city skyline is seen from the North Avenue Beach at Lake Michigan in Chicago. Reuters
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A pedestrian stops to take a photo by Chicago River, as the bitter cold phenomenon called the polar vortex has descended on much of the central and eastern United States. Reuters
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Jerry Jackson rides his bike on a cold day in Detroit, Michigan. AFP
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Ice and snow builds up along Lake Michigan in Chicago. EPA
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A bicyclist braves the cold while riding through downtown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. AFP
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Pedestrians walk along Michigan Avenue above the frozen Chicago River in Chicago. EPA
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A man makes his way amid smoke from a steam pipe during rainfall in the evening hours in New York City. AFP
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The fog begins to cover the city skyline in Chicago. Reuters
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The city skyline is seen from the North Avenue Beach at Lake Michigan in Chicago. Reuters
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A pedestrian stops to take a photo by Chicago River, as the bitter cold phenomenon called the polar vortex has descended on much of the central and eastern United States. Reuters
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Jerry Jackson rides his bike on a cold day in Detroit, Michigan. AFP
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Ice and snow builds up along Lake Michigan in Chicago. EPA
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A bicyclist braves the cold while riding through downtown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. AFP
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Pedestrians walk along Michigan Avenue above the frozen Chicago River in Chicago. EPA
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A man makes his way amid smoke from a steam pipe during rainfall in the evening hours in New York City. AFP
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The fog begins to cover the city skyline in Chicago. Reuters
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The city skyline is seen from the North Avenue Beach at Lake Michigan in Chicago. Reuters
Colder in Chicago than Antarctica: US blasted by life-threatening polar vortex chill
A cold emergency was declared in the US capital Washington
AFP
30 January, 2019
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