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Wednesday, 31 October 2012 15:37

Guard evacuates people, takes in food to NJ city

Written by By SAMANTHA HENRY

HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) -- National Guard troops delivered food and supplies to residents in this heavily flooded city across from Manhattan on Wednesday as officials sent out a plea for boats, generators and volunteers.......

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Wednesday, 31 October 2012 14:45

Museums, theaters among NYC attractions reopening

Written by By BETH J. HARPAZ

NEW YORK (AP) -- Museums, the Empire State Building, Broadway theaters and many stores reopened Wednesday to the relief of tourists who'd been stuck in hotel rooms since the weekend due to superstorm Sandy. But parks, the 9/11 Memorial, the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and many other top attractions remained shuttered, some indefinitely as...

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Wednesday, 31 October 2012 08:08

NJ starts turning to rebuilding after storm

Written by By ANGELA DELLI SANTI and GEOFF MULVIHILL

BELMAR, N.J. (AP) -- Debris and damage from Sandy continue to hinder recovery efforts in New Jersey.......

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Tuesday, 30 October 2012 19:18

Amtrak to resume some service in the Northeast

Written by Administrator

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Amtrak says it will resume some service in the Northeast on Wednesday, but flooded train tunnels continue to prevent service to and from New York's Penn Station.......

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Tuesday, 30 October 2012 18:02

A state-by-state look at the East Coast superstorm

Written by By The Associated Press

The massive storm that started out as Hurricane Sandy slammed into the East Coast and morphed into a huge and problematic system, putting more than 8.5 million homes and businesses in the dark and causing at least 40 deaths in the U.S. Here's a snapshot of what is happening, state by state.......

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Tuesday, 30 October 2012 16:43

Romney, Obama, talk of Sandy week before election

Written by By DAVID ESPO and JULIE PACE

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney edged back into active campaigning on Tuesday while President Barack Obama stayed close to the White House, rival candidates calibrating their responses to superstorm Sandy and the misery it inflicted on millions.......

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Tuesday, 30 October 2012 16:35

Md. experiences full variety of Sandy's wrath

Written by JESSICA GRESKO and BRIAN WITTE

CRISFIELD, Md. (AP) -- From flooding on the low-lying Eastern Shore to blizzard conditions in the mountainous west, Maryland experienced the full variety of superstorm Sandy's wrath.......

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Tuesday, 30 October 2012 16:27

A day after Sandy, New Yorkers find a changed city

Written by By COLLEEN LONG and ERIN McCLAM

NEW YORK (AP) -- Stripped of its bustle and mostly cut off from the world, New York was left wondering Tuesday when its particular way of life - carried by subway, lit by skyline and powered by 24-hour deli - would return.......

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Tuesday, 30 October 2012 15:54

Q A: Could Sandy postpone the election?

Written by By JOSH LEDERMAN

WASHINGTON (AP) -- One week before a close election, superstorm Sandy has confounded the presidential race, halted early voting in many areas and led some to ponder whether the election might even be postponed.......

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Tuesday, 30 October 2012 15:20

Tiny NYC beachfront burns in floodwaters

Written by By LARRY NEUMEISTER

NEW YORK (AP) -- A tiny beachfront neighborhood told to evacuate before Sandy hit New York burned down as it was inundated by floodwaters, transforming a quaint corner of the Rockaways into a smoke-filled debris field.......

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