WHITEOUT

'Whiteout': Potentially historic winter storm closes in on Northeast - U.S. News Updated at 9:03 a.m. ET: With more than 50 million Americans in its path and Boston in the crosshairs, a dangerous winter storm churned Friday into the Northeast, where thousands of schools were closed and thousands of flights canceled as forecasters warned of a whiteout.

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