Record Cold Freezing Much of US
![A pedestrian covers up against single digit temperatures in New York, Jan. 7, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a5e3425f-2bdb-4816-9286-2c2bbcdb9962_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A pedestrian covers up against single digit temperatures in New York, Jan. 7, 2014.
![Traffic backs up along I-75 due to icy conditions on pavement in Detroit, Michigan, Jan. 7, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d998b9c6-dbfc-4277-acb5-faeabac20963_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Traffic backs up along I-75 due to icy conditions on pavement in Detroit, Michigan, Jan. 7, 2014.
![Ice in the Mississippi River flows past the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, Jan. 7, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a1a4bdbc-40b6-434e-a89d-8887a06825b0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ice in the Mississippi River flows past the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, Jan. 7, 2014.
![Isabella and Zadok Graff check on their family's beef cattle during freezing temperatures in Middletown, Illinois, Jan. 7, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1dec3485-26e3-4a36-9516-a48c5e0307f9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Isabella and Zadok Graff check on their family's beef cattle during freezing temperatures in Middletown, Illinois, Jan. 7, 2014.