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...providence was to shine upon us, for by the selfless work of the brave IT souls, the server did not sink—although the postal code may dictate service during rain and snow, these mailmen were able to deliver in the face of a fire. They came to the rescue, responding immediately to the thin wail of S.O.S that was only barely audible over the crackling flames...
...Voters are jazzed about this election. Despite heavy rains, scattered tornadoes and approaching snow, Misssourians turned out in record numbers yesterday. In 2000, the last time both parties held contested primaries, Missouri voters cast about 740,000 ballots. This time, the number was around 1.4 million...
...Zang Lifang is hardly alone. Guangdong authorities say that more than 12 million of the province's 30 million migrant workers were forced to stay in the cities where they work because of the transportation chaos caused by some of the worst storms in a century. Last month, heavy snow and ice blocked major highways, toppled power lines, and hobbled rail traffic, leaving more than half a million homeward-bound migrants stranded outside the Guangzhou train station...
...millions of Chinese workers, the two-week Lunar New Year festival offers the year's only opportunity to visit their families. After some initial hesitation, the ruling Communist Party's leadership moved quickly to contain any anger sparked by travel chaos, launching a nationwide mobilization dubbed the "war on snow havoc." Premier Wen Jiabao made three trips in a week to areas hard hit by the storms, apologizing to stranded travelers, consoling families of workers killed clearing power lines, and visiting residents of towns that had been without power for more than 10 days. "This is very important, to allow...
...focus on the candidates, their strategies and choices going forward, the clear winner of the night was known before the very first vote was counted. Despite floods in Indiana and tornadoes in Tennessee, a disaster declared in Chama, New Mexico, after 33 inches of snow, and temperatures at 50 below in Juneau, Alaska, still people voted. The storms took the power out at some polling places in Illinois and Arkansas, and one polling place in New Mexico had to be moved out of the snowbanks. But still people voted. "I don't usually vote in the primary," said Democrat Sarah...