U.S. Midwest gripped by deep freeze blamed for several deaths

By Suzannah Gonzales CHICAGO (Reuters) - A blast of polar air brought dangerously low temperatures to much of the U.S. Midwest, causing three more deaths on Wednesday, while halting the mail and forcing residents who pride themselves on their winter hardiness to huddle indoors. Classes were cancelled for Wednesday and Thursday in many cities, including Chicago, home of the nation's third-largest school system, and police warned of the risk of accidents on icy highways.

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