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Cian Soliday, 8, shovels a path for the mailman at his grandparents house in Cleona Borough, Pa.(Photo: Jeremy Long, Lebanon Daily News)
The dig-out and the flight cancellations continue
The fallout from this past weekend’s storm continues Tuesday. At least 546 of the day’s flights have been canceled, bringing the tally of canceled flights due to the massive storm that hit the East to 13,400. <span style="color: Red;">*</span>Meanwhile, millions of Americans will continue to dig out from the 6.6 trillion cubic feet of snow that fell.<span style="color: Red;">*</span> Adding to Tuesday's<span style="color: Red;">*</span>complications: more showers are expected to hit the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast.
Has iPhone's success reached its peak?
When Apple CEO Tim Cook reports Tuesday on Apple's sales for the end of 2015, investors will be watching closely for any hints about how Apple's iPhone<span style="color: Red;">*</span>is faring in the current quarter. Sales usually fall somewhat after the holiday shopping season. But analysts say it appears Apple has cut production orders from key suppliers in recent weeks, suggesting it's lowered its own forecasts.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>If iPhone sales show an abrupt decline from the same period a year earlier, it will be the first time ever for the company that makes most of its money from the signature smartphone.
Apple has long denied rumors it was working on an automobile, although a new report suggests the head of such a program is leaving the tech company.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Andrew Burton, Getty Images)
The final USA TODAY's GOP rankings are coming
Watch<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Tuesday<span style="color: Red;">*</span>morning for the final installment of the USA TODAY GOP Power Rankings — final because since actual voting begins next week, we no longer need to ask our panel of experts who is leading the Republican field. Instead we asked them to reflect on the lessons of a campaign season that has surprised everyone — or nearly everyone. Spoiler alert: Trump is still on top. See our penultimate installment here.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump meets with attendees during a campaign stop at Farmington High School, on Monday in Farmington, N.H.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: John Minchillo, AP)
Presidential campaigns hit up Iowa
Which of the presidential candidates will be found in Iowa on Tuesday?<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Almost everyone.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Ted Cruz,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Mike Huckabee,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Marco Rubio,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Carly Fiorina,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Donald Trump and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Ben Carson<span style="color: Red;">*</span>will all crisscross the the state on the Republican side. For the Democrats, Bernie Sanders will speak to a union while Hillary Clinton holds three "get out the caucus"<span style="color: Red;">*</span>events. The candidates are trying to woo voters with the Iowa caucuses only six days away.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a town hall forum hosted by CNN at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa on Monday.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Justin Sullivan, epa)
Doomsday clock continues its tick down
Scientists will announce Tuesday their latest decision about how close the world is to global catastrophe … by announcing where they will place the hands on the so-called Doomsday Clock. The closer the clock is set to midnight, the closer it is estimated that a global disaster will occur. The symbolic clock has been maintained by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists since 1947. Last year, the clock was set to three minutes to midnight because of climate change and the ongoing threat of nuclear weapons.
Kennette Benedict, executive director, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, stands beside the old Doomsday Clock which showed five minutes until midnight during a news conference to announce the new clock reads three minutes until midnight, on Jan. 22, 2015.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Cliff Owen, AP)
And<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the essentials:
Weather:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The East gets hit with<span style="color: Red;">*</span>showers on Tuesday and another round of rain soaks the Pacific Northwest.
Stocks:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>China’s benchmark index plunged more than 6% Tuesday, and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>U.S. stock futures pointed lower.
TV Tonight:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Wondering<span style="color: Red;">*</span>what to watch tonight? TV critic Robert Bianco looks at<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Brooklyn Nine-Nine's special guest<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and Mine Wars.
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