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JOHANNESBURG - A rare winter snowstorm dusted South Africa's commercial capital Johannesburg early on Wednesday as a winter weather front moved across the country, closing mountain passes and claiming at least one life. "SNOWBURG" trumpeted the headline of Johannesburg's Star newspaper. Gleeful children built snowmen in Johannesburg's Zoo Lake Park, while families could be seen carrying snowballs back to their cars, fast melting souvenirs of the city's first significant snowfall since 1981. Johannesburg Emergency Services spokesman Malcolm Midgely said a homeless man had been found dead of exposure in the city centre after what he said was the first real...

Denver did a fair impersonation of Chicago Wednesday. It was the windy city all over the place as a late spring storm moved into Colorado, bringing high winds to much of the state including the Front Range, and measurable snow to mountain locations. Gusts of up to 55 miles per hour swept across Denver and the Front Range, kicking up dust and causing difficult driving for high-profile vehicles. The high winds caused some flight cancellations at Denver International Airport. 2 to 4 inches of snow was forecast for some locations. Snow fell along the Continental Divide and at the Eisenhower...