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cause it does not cross a U.S. border. The northern segment would run 1,179 miles from Alberta, Canada, to Steele City, Neb. The pipeline would connect to Cushing through an existing, 298-mile spur.
• A spokesman for TransCanada said Friday the company believes U.S. officials have "more than enough information" to approve Keystone XL.
• "Our customers continue to need the product we will deliver, (the pipeline) continues to receive extremely strong support from Republicans and Democrats in public opinion polls, and more than 9,000 American construction workers are standing by to build this important piece of modern energy infrastructure," said Shawn Howard, a TransCanada spokesman.
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• MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The polar vortex that gripped much of the country has moved on, but don't get too comfortable -- another round of frigid air is expected to arrive next week across the northern U.S., from the Dakotas eastward to New England.
• It'll be cold, but not the life-threatening cold of last week when subzero temperatures enveloped much of the country and contributed to at least a dozen deaths.
• Temperatures will start falling over the weekend into Monday, said Bob McMahon, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. The cold is expected to persist until Thursday, just in time for a second blast of frigid air to move in and keep temperatures about 10 degrees below average, he said.
• "We get these periods of below-normal temperatures in the winter. It's not abnormally cold, it's not a record cold but it is colder than normal," McMahon said Friday. "People just need to be aware of that and take normal precautions."
• The freeze will start moderately Saturday in Pennsylvania and states northward. Highs will generally range from the teens to lower 20s, and the cold spell could extend as far south as the Gulf states.
• But while states such as Florida and Texas will see temperatures in the 60s near 70 by Monday, the northern and northeastern states won't see highs above the single digits. In parts of the Dakotas, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, highs might not even top zero.
• Lows are expected to remain in the subzero range on Tuesday night. While New England could see highs of about 20 on Wednesday, the upper Midwest probably won't see temperatures above the teens.
• That cold front is expected to be gone by Thursday. However, meteorologists

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