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Sea smoke floats around a lighthouse at Montrose beach in Chicago, Illinois, the United States, Jan. 16, 2024. (Photo/Agencies)
Millions of Americans faced below-zero temperatures as storms bring blast of Arctic air, snow and ice.
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Waves crash on the frozen shore of Lake Michigan in Evanston, Illinois, the United States, Jan. 16, 2024. (Photo/Agencies)
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Water dances amid the growing patch of ice in the fountain at the front of Thalia Mara Hall in Jackson, Mississippi, the United States, Jan. 16, 2024. (Photo/Agencies)
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The frozen water spray from the fountain at the front of Thalia Mara Hall in Jackson, make for a decorative apron in Jackson, Mississippi, the United States, Jan. 16, 2024. (Photo/Agencies)
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A motorist is pushed through the snow in Nashville, Tennessee, the United States, Jan. 16, 2024. (Photo/Agencies)
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Steam rises off Lake Michigan along the shoreline in Evanston, Illinois, the United States, Jan. 16, 2024. (Photo/Agencies)