Hurricane Sandy

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East Coast Picks Up the Pieces
 East Coast Picks Up the Pieces 
Oct 31, 2012 7:52 AM CDT

East Coast Picks Up the Pieces

A look at how the recovery effort is progressing

(Newser) - Hurricane Sandy's fingerprints are still all over the Northeastern US—particularly in New York and New Jersey—but the region began slowly churning back to life today. Here's the latest on the recovery:
  • New York City's subway is still waterlogged, but buses are expected to be out
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Presidential Campaigns Set to Resume

Mitt back on trail today, Obama following suit tomorrow

(Newser) - With Election Day less than a week away, President Obama and Mitt Romney are preparing to get back on the campaign trail—or at least those parts of it not flooded by superstorm Sandy.
  • Romney resumes his campaign schedule today with three rallies in Florida, while Obama will start campaigning
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Drunk Mom Busted for Duck Rescue
Drunk Mom Busted for
Duck Rescue
Oct 31, 2012 2:23 AM CDT

Drunk Mom Busted for Duck Rescue

She jumped in raging creek to save birds from superstorm

(Newser) - A Pennsylvania woman who apparently decided that wild ducks needed her help to escape superstorm Sandy's wrath was arrested after jumping into a fast-moving creek to "rescue" a group of 20 or 30 birds, WGAL reports. Her four-year-old child started to follow her and was grabbed by a...

National Guard Arrives in Flooded NJ City

Thousands in Hoboken trapped in homes

(Newser) - The New Jersey National Guard arrived in Hoboken last night to help residents of the heavily flooded city across the Hudson River from New York. Officials say Guard members will use high-wheeled vehicles to help evacuate residents and deliver supplies to flooded areas. Hoboken was hard hit by superstorm Sandy,...

Storm Killed in Many Ways
 Storm Killed in Many Ways 
Oct 31, 2012 1:03 AM CDT

Storm Killed in Many Ways

Tragic stories emerge in Sandy's aftermath

(Newser) - The North American death toll from Sandy has risen above 40 and the superstorm claimed lives in a chilling variety of ways, the New York Times finds. Most victims were killed by falling trees, including numerous people who were crushed as they sheltered inside their homes and an 8-year-old Pennsylvania...

Political Consultant Behind Fake Sandy Tweets

His false information made it into news broadcasts

(Newser) - A Twitter user who spread false information as superstorm Sandy battered New York City has been unmasked by BuzzFeed as the campaign manager for Christopher Wright, the Republican House candidate from New York's 12th congressional district. Among the rumors started by hedge fund manager Shashank Tripathi, using the name...

Sandy, by the Numbers
 Sandy, by the Numbers 
Oct 30, 2012 6:02 PM CDT

Sandy, by the Numbers

AP has the death toll at 40

(Newser) - A look at some of the numbers as of this evening on the East Coast regarding superstorm Sandy:
  • Death toll: The AP has it at 40 in the US, with most victims killed by falling trees. That includes at least 12 in New York City, reports the Daily News . (Other
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Ad Fail? American Apparel Pushes a Sandy Sale

The Gap also nudged those stranded at home to do some shopping

(Newser) - Where the East Coast sees disaster, American Apparel sees marketing opportunity. The retailer sent out a mass email yesterday offering customers in states affected by Sandy 20% off. You know, "in case you're bored by the storm." This was met "uniformly with derision on Twitter,"...

Is Sandy the Face of Climate Change?
 Is Sandy the Face 
 of Climate Change? 
OPINION
Oct 30, 2012 3:52 PM CDT

Is Sandy the Face of Climate Change?

Some politicians think it's a wake-up call; scientists aren't ready to say

(Newser) - The devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy has plenty of people asking: Did climate change do this? New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo seemed to hint as much in his speech today, saying there was a "new reality" in weather patterns. "We have a 100-year flood every two years now,...

Our Aging Weather Satellites Put Us at Risk

We almost went 'partly blind' just before Sandy hit: Jeffrey Kluger

(Newser) - With Hurricane Sandy upon us, it's time to take a hard look at our weather-predicting capabilities and the aging satellites that we depend on, writes Jeffrey Kluger in Time . Just last month—shortly before Sandy developed—one such satellite, dubbed GOES-East, began sending out a weak signal. NASA and...

Hurricane Sandy in Photos


 Hurricane 
 Sandy in 
 Photos 
Oct 30, 2012 12:35 PM CDT

Hurricane Sandy in Photos

Some of the storm's most stunning images

(Newser) - One hurricane perk: Some incredible photography, both professional and amateur. Browse the gallery for some of our favorites; the Atlantic Wire has more.

Sandy Likely to Cost More Than Hurricane Irene

Damage estimates suggest $20B

(Newser) - It looks like superstorm Sandy is going to trump last year's Hurricane Irene in terms of damage costs, reports Reuters . The upper end of estimates is about $20 billion, while Irene came in under $16 billion, notes the Christian Science Monitor . "Sandy event is much more severe,"...

Sandy Death Toll Hits 26; State-By-State Updates

With a lion's share of casualties in New York

(Newser) - The East Coast is picking up the pieces and searching for bodies in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, even as states further inland brace for impact. The total US death toll is up to at least 26, according to CNN , including at least 10 in New York City alone, and...

Trump to Obama: OK, You Can Have More Time



 Trump to Obama: 
 OK, Deadline 
 Extended 
HOW GENEROUS
Oct 30, 2012 10:58 AM CDT

Trump to Obama: OK, Deadline Extended

Hurricane Sandy probably has prez a little preoccupied

(Newser) - Donald Trump is nothing if not magnanimous. Considering President Obama is currently dealing with the devastation of a superstorm and probably hasn’t had time to dig around for his college transcripts, Trump is giving him some extra time to earn $5 million for his favorite charity . “Because of...

NYSE Testing Hurricane Contingency Plan

And denies reports that the exchange had flooded overnight

(Newser) - As the New York Stock Exchange remains closed for a second day today, US stock exchange operators are testing a new “precautionary” contingency strategy this morning with an eye toward restarting trading again this week. The plan involves the NYSE and the smaller NYSE MKT staying closed, as the...

Obama Declares Major Disaster Area as Sandy Kills 16

More misery ahead as superstorm heads west

(Newser) - Superstorm Sandy is slowly moving inland, leaving a trail of devastation across the Northeast even as President Obama quickly declared major disaster areas in New York and New Jersey. The storm has killed at least 16 people in seven states, adding to the 69 people it killed in the Caribbean....

Hurricane Sends Partisan Attacks Packing

Softer tone as Obama hunkers down, Romney cancels stops

(Newser) - Unlike much of the East Coast, the presidential campaign hasn't been shut down by Hurricane Sandy. But the dynamics of the race have changed significantly, with President Obama in crisis mode in Washington and Mitt Romney canceling events "out of sensitivity for the millions of Americans in the...

NYC's Subway Could Take Days to Drain

Then come the repairs

(Newser) - Officials don't know when the New York City subway could reopen after flooding "pretty much throughout the entire area," according to an MTA spokesman. Lower Manhattan has been hardest-hit, he says. It could take just 14 hours to pump out the water—or it could take four...

Letterman, Fallon Shows Go on ... Minus Audiences

Storm halts Broadway, film productions

(Newser) - David Letterman and Jimmy Fallon didn't let superstorm Sandy stop them taping their shows yesterday, but there was nobody except crew members around to laugh, Entertainment Weekly reports. Letterman started his show sitting behind his desk in an empty Ed Sullivan Theater while Fallon started his show in the...

HMS Bounty Crew Member Found Dead

Tall ship's captain still missing

(Newser) - The Coast Guard has recovered the body of one of two crew members missing from the HMS Bounty, a tall ship that sank off the North Carolina coast after running into Hurricane Sandy. The replica sailing ship was built for the 1962 movie Mutiny on the Bounty, and Claudene Christian,...

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