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Water, fire, destruction: NYC after the superstorm

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th

By COLLEEN LONG and JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The massive storm that pummeled the East killed 10 people in New York City and left the nation's largest city eerily quiet Tuesday, with no running trains, a darkened business district and neighborhoods under water. It was "

W.Va. blizzard warning as Appalachia storm blows

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By VICKI SMITHAssociated Press ELKINS, W.Va. (AP) - Wet snow and high winds spinning off the edge of superstorm Sandy spread blizzard conditions over parts of West Virginia and neighboring Appalachian states Tuesday, shutting one interstate as trucks and cars bogged down and knocking out power

Sandy leaves death, damp and darkness in wake

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By ALLEN G. BREED and TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - As Superstorm Sandy marched slowly inland, millions along the East Coast awoke Tuesday without power or mass transit, with huge swaths of the nation's largest city unusually vacant and dark. New York was among the hardest hit,

Tidal surge swamps NJ towns; body found in river

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By DAVID PORTERAssociated Press MOONACHIE, N.J. (AP) - A tidal surge triggered by superstorm Sandy sent water overflowing a riverbank and gushing out of storm drains, quickly swamping two northern New Jersey towns and setting off a frantic middle-of-the-night rescue of people stranded in houses

Oil inches up to $86 as storm pounds US coast

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By PABLO GORONDIAssociated Press The price of oil recovered slightly Tuesday, rising to above $86 a barrel, even as a massive storm was pounding the heavily populated U.S. East Coast, reducing demand for fuel by keeping drivers off roads, closing businesses and silencing activity in New York

Superstorm now ashore, its work is far from done

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By MARK SCOLFORO and MICHAEL HILLAssociated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - The storm that was Sandy isn't done just yet. After lashing coastal cities and inundating parts of New York City with 13 feet of water, the core of the hybrid storm is beginning a long slog across Pennsylvania and

Sandy leaves death, damp and darkness in wake

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th

By ALLEN G. BREED and TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in New York and Long Island. The declaration makes federal funding available to people in the area. It bore the brunt of the sea surge from a superstorm that hit the East Coast on

Throughout East, people in awe of superstorm Sandy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th

By The Associated Press Residents in the East weathered the effects of Hurricane Sandy and marveled at its raw power as it churned north and then merged with two other weather systems to create a fearsome superstorm. Here are their stories. ___ Dani Hart searched for the perfect New York City

A state-by-state look at the East Coast superstorm

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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, putting more than 8.5 million homes and businesses in the dark and causing more than 50 deaths in the U.S. Here's a snapshot of what is

Hurricane Sandy blackouts hit millions. Can power companies cope?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th

By Mark Clayton The number of power outages caused by hurricane Sandy as it barreled toward the New Jersey shore shot up Monday afternoon and then soared in the evening, posing a growing challenge to utility companies that were bracing for the storm's worst effects. By mid-afternoon, with