US EditionCouncil Rock Schools Closed On Monday: Will It Be A Snow Or Flex Day?
- Monday, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced public schools will close for remote instruction due to hazardous weather, with officials deciding shortly before 9 a.m. Sunday.
- A massive winter storm threatened at least 160 million people nationwide while New York City faced 8 to 12 inches of snow, and the storm coincided with at least five cold-related deaths, Mayor Mamdani confirmed.
- City officials said help desk staffing has been increased to 140 from 80, and staff stress-tested login systems as the school system prepared for remote learning affecting 500,000 students.
- Monday's remote day is an early operational test for Kamar Samuels, as teams prepared lessons and students received devices, while two high schools per borough served as warming centers.
- State rules requiring 180 instructional days and recent teacher professional development days reduce calendar flexibility, while an extreme cold warning extends risks into Tuesday morning.
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At least two people have died as a massive winter storm swept across much of the country this weekend, causing plummeting temperatures and hazardous travel conditions. The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) said two men died of hypothermia, with their deaths confirmed as storm-related. Meanwhile, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani also reported five deaths in New York City on Saturday amid the wintry weather, though he said it was too early to…
1st LD Writethru: 2 dead as U.S. hit by historic winter storm
NEW YORK, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Two people died from hypothermia in the U.S. state of Louisiana as a historic winter storm sweeping across vast parts of the United States this weekend has brought snow and ice as well as frigid temperatures. Read full story
An intense winter storm hit a large part of the United States at the end of this week, placing some 185 million people under meteorological alerts and bringing 23 states from the South to the Northeast to order emergency status. The extreme cold has already caused at least two deaths and caused severe impacts on air transport and energy supply. According to the Louisiana Department of Health, two men of Caddo County died of hypothermia, deaths d…
There are at least seven deaths from extreme frost conditions in the United States paralyzed by a large-scale snowstorm: what is the situation and how many states have declared the emergency?
At least five people died in New York over the weekend
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