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PHILADELPHIA - The winter storm that has had the Northeast on edge for more than a day has begun tapering off in southern parts of the region.

CARLISLE, Pa. - A winter storm in the East has disrupted air and road travel and apparently contributed to a multiple-vehicle crash that closed a long stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

HAMPTON, N.H. - A strong-willed winter storm blasted the Northeast on Friday, unleashing hurricane-force winds that fanned a New Hampshire hotel fire, flooding parts of Maine, dropping more than 2 feet of snow on areas of New York, and cutting power to more than 800,000 homes and businesses.