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Potential for Sandy scams prompts warnings

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

By DAVE CARPENTERAP Personal Finance Writer No sooner had floodwaters receded and high winds from Superstorm Sandy faded, but another threat arose with the inevitable appearance of the scammer and the con man. Authorities warn of the likelihood of Sandy-related fraud reaching far beyond the

US military flying power equipment to storm area

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - In a rare airlift, the Defense Department is flying 17 aircraft from California to New York loaded with power generation equipment and crews to help restore electricity to the millions of homes and businesses devastated by Superstorm Sandy.

Gov't paying for emergency transportation in NY

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

By ALICIA A. CALDWELLAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - For the next week the federal government will pay all of the costs to help get public transportation and power restored to parts of New York and New Jersey hit hardest by Superstorm Sandy, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said

Power, transit outages will increase Sandy's costs

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

By MATTHEW CRAFTAP Business Writer Widespread power outages and subway shutdowns may wind up making Superstorm Sandy the second most expensive storm in U.S. history, according to the forecasting firm Eqecat. That would rank it right behind Hurricane Katrina. Eqecat said Thursday that the damage

A state-by-state look at superstorm's effects

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

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, killing at least 90 people in the United States. Power outages now stand at more than 4 million homes and businesses, down from a peak of 8.5

Fire erupts at Ky chemical train derailment site

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By BRUCE SCHREINER and DYLAN LOVANAssociated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Flames from a derailed train car sent people rushing out of neighborhoods and an entire town near Louisville on Wednesday while firefighters tried to douse the chemical blaze that left three workers badly burned. Some

Few lingering effects from Sandy in Washington

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By BEN NUCKOLSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Government workers packed onto commuter trains and tourists flocked to the National Mall on Wednesday in the nation's capital, where there were few signs of the dangerous hybrid storm that blew through 36 hours before. The Potomac River was

Fire erupts at site of chemical train derailment

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Authorities say three workers have been severely burned in a fire that erupted while contractors were removing debris from a train derailment in southwest Louisville, Kentucky. Louisville Emergency Management Agency Doug Hamilton says the workers were critically injured

IRS extends deadline for storm-hit taxpayers

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The IRS is giving taxpayers and tax preparers hit by Hurricane Sandy an extra week to file returns and make payments. The tax agency says the relief will apply mainly to businesses in the storm-impacted Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states whose payroll

Obama goes to FEMA before visit to storm-racked NJ

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By KEN THOMASAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama is paying a visit to Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters ahead of his trip to New Jersey to see the damage done by superstorm Sandy. Obama took a motorcade to FEMA's offices to meet with agency chiefs before a