10 things you need to know today: January 2, 2018

Parts of the U.S. get record low New Year's temperatures, Alabama and Georgia advance to college football's title game, and more

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1. 2018 starts with record low temperatures in parts of U.S.

The year started Monday with record-setting cold temperatures across much of the U.S., causing at least two deaths. The National Weather Service issued wind chill advisories from South Texas to Canada, and from Montana and Wyoming through New England. Temperatures dropped below zero in parts of the Midwest, reaching minus 32 in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and breaking a New Year's Day record that stood for 99 years. The temperature in Omaha plunged to 15 below zero overnight heading into the new year, breaking a record low set in 1884 and forcing the cancellation of the city's 18th annual New Year's Eve Fireworks Spectacular.

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.