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The second major snowstorm in less than a week has hit the US east coast, dumping inches of snow from Washington to New York and forcing the United Nations and government buildings to close.

The final Southwest Airlines fliights to leave Chicago taxi to runways after Southwest stopped all flights at Chicago's Midway International Airport as forecasters say a winter storm is expected to bring up to a foot of snow to parts of Illinois., Tuesday, Feb.

New Jersey's commuter rail and bus systems are bracing for the worst as another snow storm advances toward the region.

Federal government agencies in the capital region will remain closed for a second day on Tuesday as residents brace for another blizzard while trying to clean up from a weekend storm that paralyzed the area with two feet of snow.

Florida citrus growers lost more than 4 percent of their orange crop and more than 3 percent of their grapefruit crop during last month's freezing weather.

A group of "chubby" hedgehogs are to be given a helping hand in losing their winter weight thanks to a special hedgehog "fat club". The Scottish SPCA has put 10 hedgehogs in its care on strict calorie-controlled diets to help them shed fat they put on during the recent cold snap.

Los Angeles County authorities have ordered mandatory evacuations for more than 500 homes in mudslide-prone foothill neighborhoods as a new storm approaches.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has declared an "electricity emergency" in the oil-rich nation, saying the country is facing the worst drought in a century.

A weekend mudslide has left North Carolina officials urging some residents to stay away from their mountainside homes.

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Benchmark crude for March delivery was up 56 cents at $71.75 a barrel at midday Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Britain will feel a lot colder this week and see some snow in a fresh blast of wintry weather, forecasters have said.

The U.S. capital and other cities in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. awoke Sunday to below-freezing temperatures and piles of wet, heavy snow while power crews tried to restore electricity to hundreds of thousands of homes.

Just days after getting buried by the season's biggest snowstorm, Central Indiana is under another winter storm watch.

As the historical storm in the East pulls away from the eastern seaboard, active weather will continue in the West.

Old Man Winter rewrote the record books in Philadelphia for the second time in six weeks, dumping more than 26.7 inches to become the second-largest snowfall in city history.

Police on Queensland's Gold Coast have advised motorists to travel with extreme caution and not to attempt to cross any flooded roads as floodwaters continue to rise.

Thunderous mudslides damaged dozens of homes, swept away cars and pushed furniture into the streets of the foothills north of Los Angeles on Saturday as intense winter rain poured down mountains denuded by a summer wildfire.

THE mop up has begun after a night of wild storms which flooded roads and homes, brought down trees, and caused car crashes across NSW.

Mudslides damaged up to 10 foothill homes and dozens of vehicles north of Los Angeles Saturday as an intense winter storm brought down hillsides in wildfire burn areas.