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Across the USA (USA Today)
News from every stateNational Digest (The Capital) WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — The federal government was shuttered today while the Mid-Atlantic region dug out from as much as three feet of snow that left tens of thousands without power and blocked trains, planes and cars, with another storm looming.
Across the USA News from every state (USA Today) News from every state
D.C., Baltimore airports struggle to resume service; Airlines waive change fees (USA Today) Scroll to the bottom of the post for an airline-by-airline list of winter-weather policies. (Waiver policies last updated on Monday, Feb. 8, ...
Texting ban shaky (The Decatur Daily) MONTGOMERY — Days after a fatal Limestone County wreck that authorities said may have involved text messaging, bills to ban drivers sending texts got a likely death sentence in the Senate.
Nation/World update (Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter) WASHINGTON No, maybe he cant. President Barack Obama, who insisted he would succeed where other presidents had failed to fix the nations health-care system, now concedes the effort may die in Congress.
NGA’s Supermarket Showdown: 23 Vie for Best ‘Bagging Rights’ (Progressive Grocer) The nation’s top grocery store baggers are heading to Las Vegas next week to compete in the 2010 National Grocers Association’s (NGA) Best Bagger Championship, presented by ConAgra Foods.
2-6 Sports Scoreboard (Minot Daily News) Pro Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 32 16 .667 — Toronto 27 23 .540 6 New York 19 30 .388 131⁄2 Philadelphia 18 31 .367 141⁄2 New Jersey 4 45 .082 281⁄2 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 33 17 .660 — Atlanta 32 17 .653 1⁄2 Charlotte 24 24 .500 8 Miami 24 26 .480 9 Washington 17 32 .347 151⁄2 Central Division W L Pct GB ...
Richmond area gets 8 inches; record 32 inches fall at Dulles (Richmond Times-Dispatch) The record-setting two-day winter storm dumped more than 8 inches of snow in the Richmond area and more than two feet in parts of Northern Virginia. “This is obviously one of the biggest snow events we have had in a very, very long time,“ said Sean Connaughton, Virginia’s secretary of transportation, at a news conference yesterday attended by Gov. Bob McDonnell.
Obama Administration Announces Additional $14,521,300 for Local Energy Efficiency Improvements in Rhode Island (U.S. Department of Energy) WASHINGTON - Vice President Joe Biden and Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced plans to invest $3.2 billion in energy efficiency and conservation projects in U.S. cities, counties, states, territories, and Native American tribes. This includes $14,521,300 for state, county and city efforts in Rhode Island.