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Cold weather is gripping the northern US, following Monday's snowfall. The national weather service is forecasting temperatures well below zero for a number of northern states.

More than 160 people were reported dead in the Philippines after a powerful typhoon pounded the country. The storm missed Vietnam after hundreds of thousands of people evacuated¹ from its path.

Tens of thousands of people remain without power in Puerto Rico for more than three months after hurricane Maria. The US army corps² of engineers says restoring power to the entire island could take until May.

And a fire tore through an antique store in northern Virginia, close to Washington, DC. Firefighters were concerned the building could collapse³, and left just before a wall came down.

Matt Small, the Associated Press, with AP News Minute.

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1 evacuated
撤退者的
参考例句：
Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。 The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

2 corps
n.(通信等兵种的)部队；(同类作的)一组
参考例句：
The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。 When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

3 collapse
vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷
参考例句：
The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。 The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

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