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Peru's capital highly vulnerable to major quake

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 9th

By By FRANK BAJAK and CARLA SALAZARAssociated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) - The earthquake all but flattened colonial Lima, the shaking so violent that people tossed to the ground couldn't get back up. Minutes later, a 50-foot (15-meter) wall of Pacific Ocean crashed into the adjacent port of

Obama request for Sandy aid could face hurdles

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 8th

By By ANDREW TAYLORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's proposal for $60.4 billion in federal aid for states hit by Superstorm Sandy adds a huge new item to an end-of-year congressional agenda already packed with controversy. The president's request to Congress on

Congressional aides: Obama asks $60.4B Sandy aid

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 7th

By By ANDREW TAYLORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama asked Congress Friday for $60.4 billion in federal aid for New York, New Jersey and other states hit by Superstorm Sandy in late October. It's a disaster whose cost is rivaled only by the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist

APNewsBreak: $9B for storm prep would rethink NYC

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 28th

By MICHAEL GORMLEYAssociated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants huge electrical transformers in commercial buildings hauled to upper floors and wants the ability to shutter key tunnels, airports and subways from floodwaters as part of a $9 billion plan to safeguard New York City

Hoboken PATH station 'weeks' from reopening

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 27th

By DAVID PORTERAssociated Press HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) - The rail terminal here is a relic from a different era, old enough to have seen the Jazz Age and the Great Depression, survive two World Wars and withstand the encroachment of the automobile. It almost met its match in Hurricane Sandy. More

US defends 'enormous' climate efforts at UN talks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

By MICHAEL CASEYAssociated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Anticipating an onslaught of criticism from poor nations, the United States claimed "enormous" strides in reducing greenhouse emissions at the opening of U.N. climate talks Monday, despite failing to join other industrialized nations in

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

AP Source: Sandy cost NY, NYC $42B in damage, loss

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

By MICHAEL GORMLEYAssociated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - An official in the New York governor's administration says Superstorm Sandy ran up a $42 billion bill on New York and the state and New York City are making big requests for disaster aid from the federal government. The official

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

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

AP Source: Sandy cost NY, NYC $42B in damage, loss

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th