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White House: Sandy to blame for lack of growth
The White House says Superstorm Sandy is partially to blame for the unexpected contraction of the U.S. economy. Top White House economist Alan Krueger ...
3 months after Sandy, victims waiting for relief
Devon Lawrence neatly stacked bricks on the gas burner of his kitchen stove and turned up the blue flame, creating a sort of radiator that warmed the ...
At a glance: 3 months later, Sandy losses mount
The hurricane that merged with another weather system to form Superstorm Sandy spun ashore three months ago Tuesday, devastating coastal New Jersey ...
Obama says he'll sign $50.5B Sandy aid bill soon
President Barack Obama said he'll sign a $50.5 billion emergency relief measure for Superstorm Sandy victims as soon as it lands on his desk.
Congress passes $50.5B Superstorm Sandy aid bill
Three months after Superstorm Sandy ravaged coastal areas in much of the Northeast, Congress on Monday sent a $50.5 billion emergency relief measure ...
For Sandy's homeless, lives of anxiety in hotels
Diane Burstein spends her days sifting through apartment listings and disaster paperwork and her nights lying awake with worry, her daughter and ...
Delta Air Lines clings to $7M profit in 4Q
Delta Air Lines Inc. said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter profit was nearly wiped out by Superstorm Sandy and special charges. The storm forced ...
Should worst-flooded areas be left after Sandy?
Superstorm Sandy, one of the nation's costliest natural disasters, is giving new urgency to an age-old debate about whether areas repeatedly damaged ...
Superstorm challenges definition of basement in NJ
Irene Sobolov believes the first floor of her house is just that. The federal government and her insurance company say it's a basement. The semantics, ...
House approves $50.5 billion in Sandy aid
More than 10 weeks after Superstorm Sandy brutalized parts of the heavily populated Northeast, the House approved $50.5 billion in emergency relief ...
House approves $50.7b for Sandy aid
The House has approved a $50.7 billion measure for Superstorm Sandy victims. The 241-180 vote sends the measure to the Senate which is expected to ...
House votes to add $33.7b to Sandy aid
The House has voted to add $33.7 billion to legislation to help victims of Superstorm Sandy, the late-October storm that was one of the worst ever to ...
Sandy aid package moving toward House votes
The House moved toward action Tuesday on a $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package that Northeast lawmakers hoped could be approved despite ...
Critics complain Sandy aid tied to other projects
Conservatives and watchdog groups are mounting a "not-so-fast" campaign against a $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package that Northeastern ...
NY storm commission urges flood walls for subways
A commission formed to examine ways to guard against storms like Sandy released a report Friday that calls for flood walls in subways, water pumps at ...
NYC firm hit hard on 9/11 gives $10M in Sandy aid
Dozens of New Yorkers from a neighborhood ravaged by Superstorm Sandy lined up in a school auditorium Thursday to receive $1,000 debit cards from a ...
Reid says he misspoke with disaster comparison
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Monday that he misspoke when he suggested in a Senate speech that damage from Superstorm Sandy was worse than ...
Sandy-battered NJ residents allowed to return home
The utterly mundane task of bringing a garbage can back from the curb put a broad grin on Guy Mazzanti's face Monday. Seaside Heights' retired police ...
Obama signs bill for Sandy flood insurance claims
President Barack Obama has signed into law a $9.7 billion bill to pay flood insurance claims from Superstorm Sandy. The law increases the borrowing ...
Congress approves $9.7 billion in Sandy flood aid
The new Congress on Friday rushed out $9.7 billion to help pay flood insurance claims to 115,000 people and businesses afflicted by Superstorm Sandy, ...
Congress to vote Friday on Sandy flood aid
Many home and business owners flooded out by Superstorm Sandy could get insurance payouts soon through congressional action expected Friday on a $9.
House sets vote for Sandy aid after criticism
The House is headed for a vote on aid for Superstorm Sandy victims after House Speaker John Boehner mollified Republicans from New York and New Jersey ...
Superstorm Sandy tops 2012 insurance claims
Natural disasters cost insurers $65 billion last year, with the United States accounting for nine-tenths of the bill and Superstorm Sandy prompting ...
Boehner agrees to Sandy aid vote on Friday
Under intense pressure from angry Republicans, House Speaker John Boehner agreed Wednesday to a vote this week on aid for Superstorm Sandy recovery.
Money from Sandy relief concert being put to work
Some of the biggest names in rock 'n' roll were on the bill for the nationally televised "12-12-12" concert benefiting victims of Superstorm Sandy, ...