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NY mayor seeks more disaster aid for Sandy victims

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 28th

By By ANDREW MIGAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg appealed to congressional leaders Wednesday for quick action on providing tens of billions of dollars in new federal aid to help his city and state and others recover from Superstorm Sandy but was told it

30 Tenn. courthouses receive bomb threats

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 27th

By ADRIAN SAINZ and KRISTIN M. HALLAssociated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Bomb threats to 30 courthouses and other government buildings across Tennessee forced many to be evacuated Tuesday, including the federal building in Memphis, but authorities said no explosives were found. Tennessee

24 Tenn. courthouses receive bomb threats

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 27th

By ADRIAN SAINZAssociated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities in Tennessee are investigating bomb threats that forced the evacuation of 24 courthouses across the state, including the federal building in downtown Memphis. Tennessee Emergency Management Agency spokesman Jeremy Heidt said

Cuomo likens Katrina, Sandy as damage total soars

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 27th

By MICHAEL GORMLEYAssociated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared Superstorm Sandy in some ways worse than 2005's Hurricane Katrina as he said his state would need $42 billion to recover from the damage wreaked in late October and prevent future catastrophe. The

Cuomo: Sandy cost NY, NYC $32B in damage and loss

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

By MICHAEL GORMLEYAssociated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Top political leaders in New York put their heads together Monday on big requests for federal disaster aid as Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that Superstorm Sandy ran up a bill of $32 billion in the state and the nation's largest city. The

Cuomo: Sandy cost NY, NYC $32B in damage and loss

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

AP IMPACT: NYC flood protection won't be easy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

By ADAM GELLERAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Inside tunnels threading under a Houston medical campus, 100 submarine doors stand ready to block invading floodwaters. Before commuters in Bangkok can head down into the city's subways, they must first climb three feet of stairs to raised

Immigrants struggle to cope in Sandy's aftermath

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 24th

By CLAUDIA TORRENSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Superstorm Sandy plunged some immigrants living illegally in the U.S. into darkness and even deeper into the shadows. Some of those who need help to get temporary housing and food are afraid to come forward because they risk deportation. And

NJ storm victims finding lost mementos online

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 24th

By KATIE ZEZIMAAssociated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - When Superstorm Sandy destroyed Michael Nolan's house, it washed away a past he cannot remember. Nolan has amnesia from a brain injury he suffered in 2003 after being hit by a car while riding his bike. Nolan and his family were riding out

Left with tornado damage, Ala town blaming FEMA

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 18th

By JAY REEVESAssociated Press CORDOVA, Ala. (AP) - Main Street in this old mill town looks about the same as it did the day after tornadoes killed about 250 people across Alabama a year and a half ago: Battered red bricks and broken glass litter the pavement, and the buildings still standing