A winter storm was forecast to bring up to 6 inches of snow to the Southeast; Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina, under winter weather alerts.
Author: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
Ecuador’s ‘throat of fire’ volcano showing signs of ‘potential collapse,’ study shows
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Scientists detect an unexplainable radio signal from outer space that repeats every 16 days
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