The Latest: Northeast US digs out from brutal snowfall as second storm may near

Neighbors, government workers and a powerful railroad snow-clearing machine nicknamed “Darth Vader” have been digging out from a brutal storm that forecasters are calling the strongest in a decade
A woman carries a child over piles of plowed snow as she walks a girl to school, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
By The Associated Press – Associated Press
Updated 5 minutes ago
Neighbors, government workers and a powerful railroad snow-clearing machine nicknamed “Darth Vader” scrambled to dig out from a brutal and — in some areas — record-breaking storm that blanketed the northeastern United States with snow, causing thousands of flights to be cancelled.
Even as the snow moved north Tuesday, giving way to sunshine in parts of the region, National Weather Service forecasters warned another storm originating in the Great Lakes was right around the corner.
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NYC relaxes rules for ‘emergency snow shoveler’ program after confusion
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Rhode Island governor lifts the state’s travel ban
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Providence may be looking for more locations to dump snow
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Outages may last for days in some parts of Massachusetts, officials say
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Two Brooklyn dads say the city rushed kids back to school
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This storm’s impact is particularly severe for Northeast air hubs
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Storm strands juror as sex trafficking trial resumes
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esohw erew keew t’nsaw lairt ot eht dednarts loohcs eno no gnivael tsal tsuj sroruj ,roruj egduj dleh yllautneve dessimsid nerdlihc .kaerb .etanretla ydaerla etadommocca a ehT ehT
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New storm to hit Great Lakes, could drop more snow on Northeast
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‘Abolish ICE’ is the top vote-getter in Chicago’s ‘Name a Snowplow’ contest
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is tallying up the snowfall
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White House says FEMA working despite funding lapse to restore power across blizzard-battered Northeast
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Thousands of flights remain canceled
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Power outages remain, mostly in coastal Massachusetts
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htiw esu ot rieht ro no lio fo larutan ,enesorek sdlohesuoh semoh .gnitaeh taeh ,sag leuf rof .setamitse yticirtcele dneped rehtona dna gnidrocca tsoM sttesuhcassaM susneC tuobA %02 %02
Some NYC schoolchildren have a dodgy journey back to school
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eht .gniraelc-wons ,elihwnaem deliah stroffe s’ytic ta ,srehtO
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NYPD officers were pelted with snowballs in Washington Square Park
dnuow t’nsaw eht llabwons evissam ti ni .semag nuf thgif detpure ,nwod tub drazzilb sa dna lla kroY notgnihsaW erauqS kraP weN yadnoM s’ytiC A
— — lariv oediv yrev owt deirt ot gniworht yeht meht eht emos sllabwons dewohs gnivohs ecilop elpoep detlep derebmuntuo sreciffo fo ni teg noitartsurf yb gnieb .yawa sa dna A
”lufecargsid“ ”.lanimirc“ ,oediv eht eht eht taht detsop ecilop fo si renoissimmoc gnillac roivaheb erawa dna hcsiT DPYN acisseJ ytiC
New York City schools are scheduled to be back in person
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a“ elihw eht eht noitautis dluohs sloohcs dias niamer tnediserp fo fo ”.ssem debircsed ,desolc gib sa otiV detinU ,srehcaeT netatS tnediserP ,wergluM leahciM dnalsI allessoF noitaredeF hguoroB
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