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lone of Long Island, which got more than 2½ feet of snow.
• About 400,000 homes and businesses remained without power early Sunday, down from a total of about 650,000. Some school districts announced they'd be closed on Monday, complicating parents' back to work schedules but giving kids another day for frolicking.
• At least five deaths in the U.S. were blamed on the snowstorm, including an 11-year-old boy in Boston who was overcome by carbon monoxide as he sat in a running car to keep warm while his father shoveled Saturday morning. That death and the illnesses of several others exposed to carbon monoxide set off a flurry of safety warnings from public officials.
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• A state-by-state look at the massive snowstorm in the northeastern US
• A look at effects in states and provinces in the path of the massive storm that swept across the Northeast U.S. and southern Canada:
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• CONNECTICUT
• The storm dumped at as much as 3 feet of snow on Connecticut, paralyzing much of the state. The governor ordered all roads closed Saturday through midafternoon, and even emergency responders got stuck on highways.
• Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said five deaths apparently were weather related, including a 73-year-old man who died when he fell while cleaning up in Danbury. The National Guard was brought in to help clear snow in New Haven, which got 34 inches. Snow totals were 32 inches in Manchester and 20 inches in Danbury.
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Police: 4 people shot on French Quarter's Bourbon Street before Mardi Gras; 1 person critical
• NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Four people were shot on the French Quarter's iconic Bourbon Street, sending people running as revelers partied Saturday night amid the countdown to Mardi Gras, police and bystanders said. But the party was back in full force hours later as crowds returned afterward.
• Two males and two females were wounded just before 9:30 p.m. time, New Orleans police spokesman Frank B. Robertson said. He reported that one male was in critical condition and had undergone surgery, while the other three were in stable condition. He did not release their ages.
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