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WE WEATHERED A POLAR VORTEX

'In 10 minutes, you could be dead without the proper clothes.'

GREG BALLARD, Indianapolis mayor, warning citizens about the polar vortex that swept the Midwest, plunging temperatures to -50°F (-46°C) including windchill

$1 million

Estimated marijuana sales on Colorado's first day of legalization

37

Pounds an Iowa man lost (17 kg) over a three-month span, even though he ate food only from McDonald's. His secret: regular exercise

'I did everything I possibly could to somehow get strong enough.'

LINDSEY VONN, gold-medal-winning U.S. skier, announcing her withdrawal from the 2014 Winter Olympics; she aggravated a...

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