Michele King, 26, looks out over frozen Lake Erie, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, in Cleveland. Dangerously cold temperatures have gripped wide swaths of the U.S. from Texas to New England. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Michele King, 26, looks out over frozen Lake Erie, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, in Cleveland. Dangerously cold temperatures have gripped wide swaths of the U.S. from Texas to New England. (AP Photo/Tony DShow more

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