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Flight cancellations at Southwest Florida International Airport continued Monday with nearly 50 just after dawn. The cancellations are mostly due to the massive snow and ice-filled winter storm hitting the country from Texas to Maine. Airlines warned the storm could cause widespread cancellations and delays at some of the nation’s busiest airports.
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