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MISSING PLANE
FREEPORT, Texas — The U.S. Coast Guard searched the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday for a small plane that left Oklahoma but didn't land at its scheduled location in Central Texas and stopped responding to air traffic controllers. The pilot of a Cirrus SR-22 left Wednesday afternoon from a small airport in Oklahoma City after filing a flight plan to land in Georgetown, about 25 miles north of Austin. The pilot was alone. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Lynn Lunsford said the plane kept flying and was last observed on radar 219 miles northwest of Cancun, Mexico. SENT: 200 words. Will be updated.
WINTER WEATHER
HARTFORD, Conn. — Residents across a huge swath of the U.S. awakened Thursday to the beginnings of a massive winter storm expected to deliver snow, ice and high winds followed by possible record-breaking cold as it moves up the Eastern Seaboard from the Carolinas to Maine. The massive storm began two days ago in the Gulf of Mexico, first hitting the Florida Panhandle. It's prompted thousands of canceled flights, shuttered schools and businesses and sparked fears of coastal flooding and power outages. By Susan Haigh. SENT: 830 words, with photos.
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IMMIGRATION-DEMOCRATS
WASHINGTON — With a new deadline fast approaching, Democrats in Congress are struggling to adopt a unified strategy to protect hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation. Their inaction has enraged liberal activists across the country, who have shifted their anger in recent days from Republicans who control Congress to Democrats seeking to balance their commitment to a progressive priority with their desire to avoid an explosive government shutdown heading into the 2018 midterm elections. By Steve Peoples and Matthew Daly. SENT: 990 words, with photos.
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Massive winter storm bringing snow, cold to huge swath of US
Massive winter storm bringing snow, cold to huge swath of US
Massive winter storm bringing snow, cold to huge swath of US
Massive winter storm bringing snow, cold to huge swath of US
Massive winter storm bringing snow, cold to huge swath of US
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