Storm
Mar 2 2009, AP

A ferocious storm packing freezing rain, heavy snow and furious wind gusts paralyzed most of the East Coast on Monday, sending dozens of cars careening into ditches, grounding hundreds of flights and closing school for millions of kids.

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Daredevils jump off Auckland, New Zealand’s, Murrays Bay wharf as winds of up to 50 knots and a low pressure system whip up a large swell, Thursday, March 5, 2009.