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Tips on preparing for East Coast superstorm

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 27th

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

US Super storm threat launches mass evacuations

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 27th

By ALLEN BREED and WAYNE PARRYAssociated Press SHIP BOTTOM, New Jersey (AP) - Hurricane Sandy headed north from the Caribbean - where it left nearly 60 dead - to threaten the eastern U.S. with sheets of rain, high winds and heavy snow as officials warned millions in coastal areas to get out of

5 reasons why Sandy is expected to be a superstorm

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 27th

By The Associated Press 1. A NORTHBOUND HURRICANE Hurricane Sandy is moving slowly toward the north-northeast and is expected to continue its current path parallel to the Carolinas over the weekend, forecasters say. At some point, it's expected to become what's known as an extratropical

Romney woos Florida early vote; Obama eyes NH

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 27th

By NANCY BENAC and STEVE PEOPLESAssociated Press LAND O'LAKES, Fla. (AP) - Juggling politics and storm preparations, Mitt Romney dangled a plea for bipartisanship before early voters in Florida on Saturday as Barack Obama worked to nail down tiny New Hampshire's four electoral votes.

Romney woos Florida early vote; Obama eyes NH

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 27th

Amid dire forecast, Sandy a hurricane again

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 27th

By EMERY P. DALESIO and WAYNE PARRYAssociated Press SHIP BOTTOM, N.J. (AP) - With much of the Eastern Seaboard in the path of a rare behemoth storm, residents of the nation's most densely populated corridor contemplated whether to heed dire warnings of torrential rain, high winds and up to

A year after Irene, US prepares for superstorm

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

By BROCK VERGAKIS and WAYNE PARRYAssociated Press DUCK, N.C. (AP) - A year after being walloped by Hurricane Irene, residents rushed to put away boats, harvest crops and sandbag boardwalks Friday as the Eastern Seaboard braced for a rare megastorm that experts said would cause much greater

Tropical storm warnings canceled for Fla.

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

MIAMI (AP) - All tropical storm watches and warnings have been canceled for Florida as Hurricane Sandy makes its way northward. By late Saturday morning, Sandy was still at hurricane strength with winds of 75 mph. However, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami warn that the storm

Storm could upend campaign travel plans

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

By JULIE PACE and KEN THOMASAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney's meticulously arranged travel schedules, a crucial element of their final-stretch strategies, could be upended in the last full week before Election Day by a super storm

Oil rises as massive storm aims for East Coast

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

By SANDY SHOREAP Business Writer The price of oil rose slightly Friday as data showed the U.S. economy is muddling along and the East Coast prepares for a potentially damaging storm. Benchmark oil rose 23 cents to end at $86.28 per barrel Friday. Forecasters expect a so-called "Frankenstorm" to