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Eastern US braces for dangerous superstorm

Eastern US braces for dangerous superstorm
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 29th
By ALLEN G. BREED and JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - From Washington to Boston, big cities and small towns Sunday buttoned up against the onslaught of a superstorm that could endanger 50 million people in the most heavily populated corridor in the nation, with forecasters

SC skydiver killed after hard landing

SC skydiver killed after hard landing
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 28th
CHESTER, S.C. (AP) - A skydiver died Sunday after a hard landing at an airport in South Carolina, authorities said. Chester County Emergency Management director Eddie Murphy said authorities were called to an airport in Chester, about 50 miles southwest of Charlotte, N.C., just after 10:15 a.m.

Eastern US braces for dangerous superstorm

Eastern US braces for dangerous superstorm
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 28th
By ALLEN G. BREED and JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - From Washington to Boston, big cities and small towns Sunday buttoned up against the onslaught of a superstorm that could endanger 50 million people in the most heavily populated corridor in the nation, with forecasters

Eastern US braces for dangerous superstorm

Eastern US braces for dangerous superstorm
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 28th
By ALLEN G. BREED and JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - From Washington to Boston, big cities and small towns Sunday buttoned up against the onslaught of a superstorm that could endanger 50 million people in the most heavily populated corridor in the nation, with forecasters

Eastern US braces for dangerous superstorm

Eastern US braces for dangerous superstorm
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 28th
By ALLEN G. BREED and JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Big cities from Washington to Boston buttoned up on Sunday against the onslaught of a superstorm that could menace 50 million people in the most heavily populated corridor in the nation, with forecasters warning New York could

5 reasons why Sandy is expected to be a superstorm

5 reasons why Sandy is expected to be a superstorm
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 28th
By The Associated Press 1. A NORTHBOUND HURRICANE Hurricane Sandy is moving slowly northeast and but is expected to turn to the north and west later Sunday and Monday, forecasters say. At some point, it's expected to become what's known as an extratropical storm. Unlike a hurricane,

Tips on preparing for East Coast superstorm

Tips on preparing for East Coast superstorm
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 28th
By The Associated Press The Federal Emergency Management Agency offers tips on how to prepare for Hurricane Sandy and other tropical storms. Sandy is expected to be especially disastrous when it merges with a winter storm system, bringing powerful winds, rain, snow and storm surge along the

Obama: Storm is 'serious and big,' and slow-moving

Obama: Storm is 'serious and big,' and slow-moving
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 28th
By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama said Sunday that the storm taking aim at the East Coast is a "serious and big storm" that will be slow-moving and might take time to clear up. The government would "respond big and respond fast" after it hits, he said.

Obama: Storm is 'serious and big,' and slow-moving

Obama: Storm is 'serious and big,' and slow-moving
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 28th
By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama said Sunday that the storm taking aim at the East Coast is a "serious and big storm" that will be slow-moving and might take time to clear up. The government would "respond big and respond fast" after it hits, he said.

Northeast buttons up against terrifying megastorm

Northeast buttons up against terrifying megastorm
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 28th
By ALLEN G. BREED and WAYNE PARRYAssociated Press SHIP BOTTOM, N.J. (AP) - Tens of thousands of residents were ordered to evacuate coastal areas Sunday as big cities and small towns across the Northeast buttoned up against the onslaught of a superstorm threatening some 50 million people in the