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Parts of US could be facing temperatures as low as -50C

A bitter cold has swept across the US Midwestern states forcing many to remain indoors. The freezing cold has been caused by a spinning pool of cold air known as the polar vortex. Chicago is one of the cities that have been gearing up for extreme sub-zero temperatures and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Newsday spoke to a resident called Samantha Clark.

(Picture: A woman braves the freezing weather as she crosses a street in Chicago. Credit: EPA/Kamil Krzaczynski)

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