A snow blizzard hit the U.S. Eastern Seaboard on Sunday, paralyzing transportation and causing about $100 million in damage. Airlines are bearing the brunt of the storm – almost 7,000 flights have been canceled as of late Monday.
© RIA Novosti . Larisa Saenko A snow blizzard hit the U.S. Eastern Seaboard on Sunday, paralyzing transportation and causing about $100 million in damage. Airlines are bearing the brunt of the storm – almost 7,000 flights have been canceled as of late Monday.

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A snow blizzard hit the U.S. Eastern Seaboard on Sunday, paralyzing transportation and causing about $100 million in damage. Airlines are bearing the brunt of the storm – almost 7,000 flights have been canceled as of late Monday.
© RIA Novosti . Larisa Saenko A snow shovel became a New York City icon.

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A snow shovel became a New York City icon.
© RIA Novosti . Larisa Saenko Shoveling snow has become a popular business among students and handymen. Even famous rapper 50 Cent decided to join in. “I’m going out to shovel snow and see if I can make me a few extra dollars today. I’m charging more if they want to take pictures,” he wrote on his Twitter.

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Shoveling snow has become a popular business among students and handymen. Even famous rapper 50 Cent decided to join in. “I’m going out to shovel snow and see if I can make me a few extra dollars today. I’m charging more if they want to take pictures,” he wrote on his Twitter.
© Sputnik / Larisa Saenko The snow in Manhattan’s Central Park has reached 51 centimeters, beating the old record set in 1948, according to the U.S. National Weather Service.

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The snow in Manhattan’s Central Park has reached 51 centimeters, beating the old record set in 1948, according to the U.S. National Weather Service.
© RIA Novosti . Larisa Saenko New York’s Broadway on Monday.

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New York’s Broadway on Monday.
© RIA Novosti . Larisa Saenko Monday’s hero has a shovel. He can bring the streets back to a normal life.

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Monday’s hero has a shovel. He can bring the streets back to a normal life.
© RIA Novosti . Larisa Saenko A snow-drift Santa Claus.

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A snow-drift Santa Claus.
© RIA Novosti . Larisa Saenko New York City authorities have deployed almost 2,400 street cleaners to clear snow drifts.

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New York City authorities have deployed almost 2,400 street cleaners to clear snow drifts.
© RIA Novosti . Larisa Saenko In South Carolina and Georgia it snowed on Christmas for the first time since weather records started in 1887.

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In South Carolina and Georgia it snowed on Christmas for the first time since weather records started in 1887.
© RIA Novosti . Larisa Saenko Snow-drifts on New York City streets.

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Snow-drifts on New York City streets.
© RIA Novosti . Larisa Saenko Snow-drifts on New York City streets.

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Snow-drifts on New York City streets.