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Polar blast envelops Midwest
Frigid temps, winds strain aging infrastructure
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Pastor John Steger, with Grace In The City church, embraces Jearline Cyrus, a homeless woman, in downtown Minneapolis, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019, while delivering cold-weather gear, hot chocolate and food with Minneapolis Police Sgt. Grant Snyder. - photo by Associated Press
CHICAGO — A blast of polar air enveloped much of the Midwest on Wednesday, closing schools and businesses and straining infrastructure across the Rust Belt with some of the lowest temperatures in a generation.
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