By now, you know the hallmarks of the polar vortex. Ice-choked rivers and lakes. Buckets of boiling water poofing into clouds of snow. Would-be travelers stuck in airports, suffering through delays and cancellations. Indeed, airlines canceled more than half the flights into and out of Chicago’s O’Hare International and Midway International on Wednesday. Nationwide, nearly …
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