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Report: Feds' Warnings About Sandy Were Confusing

Associated Press — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:33:38 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — An internal review says federal weather forecasts for Superstorm Sandy were exceptionally accurate last fall. But the warnings themselves were confusing.

The gigantic October storm lost tropical characteristics hours before landfall in New Jersey, so the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration dropped the hurricane warnings

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Senate Nears Vote On $50.5B For Sandy Victims

Associated Press — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:23:22 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three months after Superstorm Sandy devastated parts of the densely populated Northeast, the Senate is nearing a vote on a $50.5 billion emergency relief bill to help storm victims recover

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Lummis Votes Against Superstorm Sandy Relief Bill

Associated Press — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:02:36 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming congresswoman Cynthia Lummis says she voted against $50.5 billion in Superstorm Sandy disaster relief because lawmakers refused to cut federal spending to offset it

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Congress To Vote On Superstorm Sandy Flood Aid

Associated Press — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 12:47:33 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — A $9.7 billion measure to pay flood insurance claims is set for a vote in Congress, boosting prospects for relief for the many home and business owners flooded out by Superstorm Sandy

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Sandy Victims Prepare For Subdued Thanksgiving

Associated Press — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 18:06:35 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — It will be a subdued Thanksgiving for families hit hard by Superstorm Sandy.

Many plan to gather with friends and strangers alike, seeking to celebrate the people and things that were spared when so much was lost

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Sandy Victims Furious at FEMA – Agency Won't Rebuild Vacation Homes [POLL]

Jeff Easterling — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 06:18:56 +0000

Should FEMA rebuild vacation homes?

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Small Quake Rattles NJ Towns In Wake Of Sandy

Associated Press — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 12:47:28 +0000

RINGWOOD, N.J. (AP) — Some residents in northern New Jersey awoke to a small earthquake early Monday.

The temblor, with a magnitude of 2.0, struck at 1:19 a.m. and was centered in Ringwood, a community that's still dealing with downed trees and power outages from Sandy

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A State-By-State At Superstorm's Effects

Associated Press — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:24:01 +0000

The massive storm that started out as Hurricane Sandy slammed into the East Coast and morphed into a huge and problematic system, killing at least 75 people in the United States. Power outages now stand at more than 4

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Guard Evacuating People, Taking Food To NJ City

Associated Press — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:15:45 +0000

HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey National Guard trucks are delivering ready-to-eat meals and evacuating the city of Hoboken.

About half the city remains flooded two days after superstorm Sandy struck

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Superstorm Sandy Death Toll Now 55

Associated Press — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 11:52:14 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — The death toll from superstorm Sandy is now at least 55 people along the Atlantic Coast.

Meanwhile, communities are slowly recovering from the storm.

In hard-hit New York City, hundreds of thousands of customers are still without electricity, but buses are running and Wall Street is reopening this morning

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Boardwalks Along Jersey Coast Wrecked By Storm

Associated Press — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:54:08 +0000

BELMAR, N.J. (AP) — A trip to the New Jersey shore may not be the same for years.

Sandy has wrecked boardwalks up and down the New Jersey coast. Several were almost completely destroyed. Others were partly damaged

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Sandy Moves Inland After Leaving 17 Dead

Associated Press — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:24:58 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — Superstorm Sandy is winding down and inching its way inland, leaving at least 17 people in seven states dead and more than 7 million power outages in its wake.

New York was one of the hardest hit areas when an unprecedented 13-foot surge of seawater — 3 feet above the previous record — caused the worst damage in the 108-year history of the city's subway system

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