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YF+ investment idea of the day: Microsoft

Yahoo Finance's Jared Blikre breaks down the Yahoo Finance Plus investment idea of the day. Read More...

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How is snowfall measured? A meteorologist explains how volunteers tally up winter storms

Strict rules guide the official count for how much solid precipitation fell. Photos by Vesuviante/Moment via Getty ImagesThe Blue Hill Observatory, a few miles south of Boston, recorded the deepest snow cover in its 130-year history, an incredible 46 inches, in February 2015. The same month, Bangor, Maine, tied its record for deepest snow at 53 inches. Mountainous locations will sometimes see triple-digit snow depths. Impressive numbers, for sure, but assuming you have a measuring stick long eno

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