Ice builds up along Lake Michigan as temperatures dip well below zero in Chicago, Illinois. A pool of cold, dense air known as a “polar vortex” has been sweeping through northern and central parts of the United States and has sent temperatures plummeting to their coldest in 20 years.
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Supreme Court to decide on mail-in ballot limitsSpeed Read The court will determine whether states can count mail-in ballots received after Election Day
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Democrats split as Senate votes to end shutdownSpeed Read The proposed deal does not extend Affordable Care Act subsidies, the Democrats’ main demand
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Political cartoons for November 11Cartoons Tuesday's political cartoons include GOP promises, a pardoned turkey, and stumping for Cop30
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2018Speed Read
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The year in pictures - 2017Speed Read From Trump's inauguration to turmoil in Catalonia, take a look back through the last 12 months in pictures
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Week in pictures: 2 - 8 DecemberSpeed Read
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Week in pictures: 26 August - 1 SeptemberSpeed Read From McGregor's bitter defeat to the devastation of Hurricane Harvey - here are the images of the past seven days
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Week in pictures: 19 - 25 AugustSpeed Read From the chaos of Typhoon Hato to the silencing of Big Ben - here are the images of the past seven days
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Week in pictures: 5 - 11 AugustSpeed Read From Gatlin's victory to Europe's contaminated eggs - here are the images of the past seven days
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