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That brought travel to a near standstill for millions as the treacherous conditions closed roads, shut train services and forced the cancellation of thousands of flights.
New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani says conditions remain dangerous and people should continue to stay home.
Tuesday marks the four-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
For Ukrainians like Lyudmila, an end to the war can't come soon enough.
Our crew caught up with her as she was charging her phone in a humanitarian aid tent.
She says this last year has been the hardest for her personally, noting the blackouts, the brutal cold and frequent attacks.
Reuters' Mike Collett-White says four years in, there are positive signs for peace in that talks are happening between Russia and Ukraine, brokered by the US.
But major issues remain, and Ukraine has questions.
As for how Ukraine has changed in the past four years, Mike says one way to gauge that is by looking at the face of the country's leader.
For more on how four years of war has impacted daily lives in Ukraine, listen to our most recent On Assignment podcast.
There's a link in the show notes.
France has banned U.S.
Ambassador Charles Kushner from meeting with French government officials after he failed to show up at the Foreign Affairs Ministry.
Kushner had been summoned over American comments on the killing of French far-right activist Quentin Deronque.
The U.S.
Embassy and State Department had warned on social media that violent radical leftism was on the rise following Durant's death in a fight with alleged hard-left activists last week.
Prosecutors in Los Angeles say they are still deciding whether to seek the death penalty for Nick Reiner, who's pleaded not guilty to murdering his parents.
Prosecutors allege Reiner killed his famous director father, Rob Reiner, and his wife, Michelle, inside their home last December.
Reiner remains in jail without bail, with a preliminary hearing scheduled for late April.
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