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A Snow ‘Hurricane’ Threatens  Another blizzard is targeting the Northeast this weekend, but it’s a different kind. Winds could reach 50 mph in New York and Philadelphia, and 75 mph further north, behaving like a Category Two hurricane. Dangerous road conditions and power outages are feared. In Boston, where it’s already snowed 16 of the past 20 days, residents are scrambling for supplies.     Learn More

The Risk of Roof Collapse  With a month of record snow, the accumulation on a flat roof can be the equivalent of 150,000 pounds. Those in the Boston area are racing to get theirs cleared before this weekend’s blizzard piles on. But it’s a risky process. “Under the snow, there's a sheet of ice,” an expert said. In fact, dramatic videos on YouTube show homeowners tumbling down in an avalanche of snow while clearing it the wrong way.     Learn More

Four-Term Governor Resigns  A governor’s 35-year career in public service is in jeopardy after an ethics scandal involving his fiancée prompted his resignation today. Oregon’s Gov. John Kitzhaber said a media frenzy is to blame and insisted he will be cleared in two investigations. Meanwhile his replacement will be the nation’s first openly bisexual governor.     Learn More

Hate Crime in Chapel Hill?  Amid growing pressure, the FBI will consider if the triple murder in Chapel Hill was a hate crime. Three young Muslims were shot in the head and President Obama called the attack "brutal and outrageous.” While police have not found evidence to support a hate crime, legal experts said the accused shooter’s disdain for all religions could make it one.     Learn More

Escape from ISIS  "All the girls were screaming and crying because they didn't [want] to go with them,” said one Iraqi girl, who was sold into marriage after ISIS overran her village. The militants rounded up hundreds of women and girls, as young as eight. She and another young woman who managed to escape spoke with NBC’s Richard Engel. One was so badly traumatized that only now, three months later, is she able to speak.     Learn More

A Judge’s Guilty Pleasure  Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg admits she enjoys a good California wine. And that may have had something to do with her tendency to seemingly nod off during President Obama’s State of the Union address last month.     Learn More

‘Fifty Shades’ Frenzy  One fan said she got her ticket “about a month ago” for the big screen version of this wildly popular book series. “Fifty Shades of Grey” opens today and is expected to gross a record-setting $60 million this weekend. Among those who were eager to attend are members of the More Guilty Pleasures Book Club.     Learn More