http://www.mail.com/subjects/1657300-hurricane-sandy-2012.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/1657300-hurricane-sandy-2012.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1763348-911-concert-musicians-turn-sandy.html NEW YORK (AP) — Call the "12-12-12" benefit show "The Concert for New York City" 2.0. Eleven years after the benefit concert in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks was held at Madison Square Garden, many of the same top musicians came together to raise money for those suffering from Superstorm Sandy, including Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Billy Joel, The Who, E... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1763348-911-concert-musicians-turn-sandy.html 2012-12-13T12:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1761310-music-comedy-strike-defiant-tone-sandy-concert.html NEW YORK (AP) — Musicians were so intent upon helping victims of Superstorm Sandy that they didn't seem to want their benefit concert in New York to end. The final notes of Alicia Keys' "Empire State of Mind" closed the star-studded show at 1:19 a.m. Thursday, nearly six hours after Bruce Springsteen set a roaring tone with "Land of Hope and Dreams." In b... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 07:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1761310-music-comedy-strike-defiant-tone-sandy-concert.html 2012-12-13T07:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1762418-senate-dems-offer-sandy-disaster-aid-package.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats on Wednesday finished cobbling together a $60.4 billion disaster aid package for New York, New Jersey and other states hit by Superstorm Sandy in late October. Working from the emergency spending request President Barack Obama made five days ago, the Senate Appropriations Committee released its draft of the legislation. ... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 22:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1762418-senate-dems-offer-sandy-disaster-aid-package.html 2012-12-12T22:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1760950-googled-2012-whitney-psy-sandy.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The world's attention wavered between the tragic and the silly in 2012, and along the way, millions of people searched the Web to find out about a royal princess, the latest iPad, and a record-breaking skydiver. Whitney Houston was the "top trending" search of the year, according to Google Inc.'s year-end "zeitgeist" report. Google's 12... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1760950-googled-2012-whitney-psy-sandy.html 2012-12-12T20:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1761718-sandy-nyc-eyes-moving-power-gear-higher.html NEW YORK (AP) — A major push is on to move New York City's electrical infrastructure to higher ground or upper floors after Superstorm Sandy sent seawater pouring into low-lying substations and skyscraper basements and plunged half of Manhattan into darkness for four days. The effort, likely to be enormously costly, will center partly on two old weaknesse... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1761718-sandy-nyc-eyes-moving-power-gear-higher.html 2012-12-12T17:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1759396-families-fear-sandy-killed-cottages-traditions.html BRIGANTINE, N.J. (AP) — The small yellow cottage has always been more than a house to Bob Bratek and his family. It was their tiny slice of oceanfront heaven, a repository of family memories built in the '60s with the hands of three generations of Brateks and any materials they could find. "It was made of pieces and hearts and souls and emotions and memor... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1759396-families-fear-sandy-killed-cottages-traditions.html 2012-12-11T23:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1755226-ny-nj-ponder-boardwalks-without-boards.html SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — Coastal areas of New Jersey and New York that lost their boardwalks to Superstorm Sandy's surge are racing to rebuild them in time for tourist season — in some places, without the boards. For reasons both practical and environmental, some communities are proposing to replace their wooden boardwalks with more durable synthetic ... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1755226-ny-nj-ponder-boardwalks-without-boards.html 2012-12-10T18:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1754350-numb-hopeful-families-endure-post-sandy-recovery.html It's been more than a month since Sandy, the superstorm combining a hurricane, a nor'easter and surging full-moon tides, tore through the Northeast, leaving billions of dollars in damage in the New Jersey-New York-Connecticut corridor. Now as survivors dig out and try to regroup from the Oct. 29 storm even as wintry weather moves in, some are coping bette... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 07:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1754350-numb-hopeful-families-endure-post-sandy-recovery.html 2012-12-10T07:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1753026-ny-ignored-reports-warning-superstorm.html ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — More than three decades before Superstorm Sandy, a state law and a series of legislative reports began warning New York politicians to prepare for a storm of historic proportions, spelling out scenarios eerily similar to what actually happened: a towering storm surge; overwhelming flooding; swamped subway lines; widespread power outages. The Rockaway peni... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 20:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1753026-ny-ignored-reports-warning-superstorm.html 2012-12-08T20:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1752564-obama-request-sandy-aid-face-hurdles.html 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 Friday followed weeks of discussions with lawmakers and officials from New York, New Jersey and other aff... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 07:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1752564-obama-request-sandy-aid-face-hurdles.html 2012-12-08T07:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1751950-obama-asks-congress-604b-sandy-aid.html 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 attacks and the 2005 Hurricane that devastated New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. Obama's request adds a h... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 00:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1751950-obama-asks-congress-604b-sandy-aid.html 2012-12-08T00:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1750652-us-job-gains-defy-sandy-fears-fiscal-cliff.html WASHINGTON (AP) — It takes more than a superstorm to derail the U.S. job market. Employers added 146,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate dipped to 7.7 percent, a four-year low, the government said Friday. Though modest, the job growth was encouraging because it defied disruptions from Superstorm Sandy and employers' concerns about impending tax... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 23:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1750652-us-job-gains-defy-sandy-fears-fiscal-cliff.html 2012-12-07T23:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1751310-rolling-stones-to-sandy-benefit-concert.html NEW YORK (AP) — The Rolling Stones will join the artists already booked for next week's televised Superstorm Sandy benefit show in New York City, which producers said Friday would be the most widely available live concert ever. The Stones join a trio of 1960s British rock royalty on the bill, including Paul McCartney and the Who. Among the other artists s... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 19:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1751310-rolling-stones-to-sandy-benefit-concert.html 2012-12-07T19:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1751402-study-widespread-hunger-haiti-storms.html PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitians have suffered widespread hunger following an unusually active storm season this year and are likely to experience more, according to a study released Friday. The report, backed by a Rio de Janeiro, Brazil-based think tank, found that rural households in the heavily hit areas of Haiti's west, north and Grand-Anse depar... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 19:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1751402-study-widespread-hunger-haiti-storms.html 2012-12-07T19:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1747394-sandy-brings-economic-booms-busts-to-northeast.html FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — On a storm-battered stretch of Connecticut's shoreline, landscaping crews use heavy equipment to repair damage from Superstorm Sandy, racking up overtime pay at a time of year when many are typically looking for part-time jobs to carry them through the winter. Just down the same road in Fairfield, business is more subdued at the Be... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1747394-sandy-brings-economic-booms-busts-to-northeast.html 2012-12-06T17:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1745430-democrats-obama-to-50-billion-sandy-aid.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama plans to ask Congress for about $50 billion in additional emergency aid for states hit by Superstorm Sandy, Democrats on Capitol Hill said Wednesday. Housing Secretary Shaun Donovan told a Senate Appropriations subcommittee that the administration is still working on a request for a supplemental spending bill to pr... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 23:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1745430-democrats-obama-to-50-billion-sandy-aid.html 2012-12-05T23:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1746348-us-hiring-month-was-held-sandy.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The combination of U.S. employers that shut down because of Superstorm Sandy and fears over looming tax increases and spending cuts likely slowed hiring sharply in November. A private survey released Wednesday showed companies added fewer workers last month than in October. The same picture is expected when the government issues a more c... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1746348-us-hiring-month-was-held-sandy.html 2012-12-05T21:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1744856-survey-sandy-slows-hiring-november-to-118k.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A private survey shows that U.S. businesses added fewer workers in November, mostly because Superstorm Sandy shut down factories, retail stores, and other companies. Payroll processor ADP said Wednesday that employers added 118,000 jobs last month. That's below October's total of 157,000, which was revised lower. Mark Zandi, chief econom... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1744856-survey-sandy-slows-hiring-november-to-118k.html 2012-12-05T13:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1741468-sandy-nyc-pins-housing-hope-repairs.html NEW YORK (AP) — Facing Superstorm Sandy's daunting toll of wreckage and displacement in the nation's largest city, officials have put much of their hopes and hundreds of millions of dollars into jump-starting repairs to make homes livable. Federal and city officials see the strategy — focusing on getting people back into their own homes, not temporary hou... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 19:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1741468-sandy-nyc-pins-housing-hope-repairs.html 2012-12-04T19:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1740850-12-12-12-sandy-benefit-to-aired-34-outlets.html NEW YORK (AP) — The 12-12-12 Hurricane Sandy benefit concert will be broadcast across 34 U.S. and international television, radio and Internet across six continents. Producers said in a Monday news release the concert will be available to 1 billion people across six continents. Eric Clapton and Coldplay have been added to an already stellar lineup on Dec.... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1740850-12-12-12-sandy-benefit-to-aired-34-outlets.html 2012-12-03T21:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1736646-cold-mold-loom-hazards-sandy-disaster-zones.html NEW YORK (AP) — A month after Sandy's floodwaters swept up his block, punched a hole in his foundation and drowned his furnace, John Frawley still has no electricity or heat in his dilapidated home on the Rockaway seashore. The 57-year-old, who also lost his car and all his winter clothes in the flood, now spends his nights shivering in a pair of donated ... Sat, 01 Dec 2012 19:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1736646-cold-mold-loom-hazards-sandy-disaster-zones.html 2012-12-01T19:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1734334-deadly-destructive-2012-hurricane-season-ends.html MIAMI (AP) — The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season that spawned the destruction of Sandy and Isaac has come to an end as one for the record books. There were 19 named storms in what meteorologists consider an above-average year that tied as being the third most-active season since 1851. The season runs from June 1st to November 30th, although tropical storms... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1734334-deadly-destructive-2012-hurricane-season-ends.html 2012-11-30T17:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1733686-lost-military-jacket-post-sandy-nj-beach.html RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Donna Gugger's heart was heavy as she sifted through the scattered debris and devastation left by Superstorm Sandy along the Jersey Shore. Pieces of broken furniture. Shards of metal. Chairs ripped off patios. Blue jeans tossed out of bureaus. But there was something different about that swath of gray cloth with shiny brass buttons. S... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 09:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1733686-lost-military-jacket-post-sandy-nj-beach.html 2012-11-30T09:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1732288-sandy-delivers-heavy-blow-to-us-economy.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Superstorm Sandy packed a bigger economic punch than most people had thought. In its sweep through the Northeast, the storm halted sales at major retailers at the start of the crucial holiday shopping season, closed factories and slowed home sales in one of the most densely populated areas of the country. On Thursday,... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 21:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1732288-sandy-delivers-heavy-blow-to-us-economy.html 2012-11-29T21:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1730614-what-we-superstorm-sandy-month.html Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on parts of the U.S. East Coast a month ago Thursday after tearing through the Caribbean. In the weeks since, the storm's scope has come into sharper focus. DEATHS Sandy killed at least 125 people in the United States. That includes 60 in New York — 43 of them in New York City — 34 in New Jersey and 16 in Pennsylvania. At le... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1730614-what-we-superstorm-sandy-month.html 2012-11-29T20:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1731114-reward-surviving-sandy-higher-taxes.html TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — Superstorm Sandy may have one more nasty surprise still to come: higher taxes. The math is simple and cruel. The storm left fewer properties standing, often wrecking waterfront communities that paid the highest taxes because of the desirability of living near the water. Unless shore towns from Rhode Island to New Jersey get a big i... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1731114-reward-surviving-sandy-higher-taxes.html 2012-11-29T20:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1730990-retailers-report-weak-sales-gains-november.html NEW YORK (AP) — Black Friday was no match for Superstorm Sandy. Major retailers from Target to Macy's reported weak November sales as the strong start to the holiday shopping season — including a good showing on the day after Thanksgiving — wasn't enough to fully offset the damage caused by Sandy earlier in the month. The storm stunted... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1730990-retailers-report-weak-sales-gains-november.html 2012-11-29T20:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1731838-congress-takes-hard-sandy-damage.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress on Thursday took its first hard look at the damage from Superstorm Sandy amid appeals for tens of billions of dollars in additional disaster assistance to rebuild from one of the most destructive storms ever to hit the Northeast. Testifying before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, lawmakers from states incurring... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 19:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1731838-congress-takes-hard-sandy-damage.html 2012-11-29T19:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1730934-applications-us-jobless-aid-fall-to-393000.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell 23,000 to a seasonally adjusted 393,000 last week. It was the second straight drop after Superstorm Sandy had driven applications much higher earlier this month. A Labor Department analyst said Thursday that the storm had little effect on last week's data. Applications had spiked... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1730934-applications-us-jobless-aid-fall-to-393000.html 2012-11-29T15:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1727824-nj-spruce-lights-up-rockefeller-center-tree.html NEW YORK (AP) — An 80-foot Norway spruce that made it through Superstorm Sandy was transformed into a beacon of shimmering glory Wednesday when New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and others turned its lights on at Rockefeller Center. Thousands of onlookers crowded behind barricades on the streets that surrounded the center during the traditional tree-l... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 03:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1727824-nj-spruce-lights-up-rockefeller-center-tree.html 2012-11-29T03:17:00Z