Winter Storm's Toll Climbs to 39 As It Rolls Into Northeast

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ROCHESTER, N.Y.-- A storm blamed for at least 39 deaths in six states spread into the Northeast on Monday, coating trees, power lines and roads with a shell of ice up to a half-inch thick and knocking out power to more than half a million homes and businesses.

Ice-covered roads cut into Martin Luther King Jr. holiday observances from Albany, N.Y., to Fort Worth and Austin, Texas, where officials also canceled Gov. Rick Perry's inauguration parade on Tuesday because another round of ice was expected during the night.

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Winter Storm's Toll Climbs to 39 As It Rolls Into Northeast

The weight of the ice snapped tree limbs and took down power lines, knocking out electricity to about 135,000 customers in New York state a...

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