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Hurricane Sandy 2012

As days without power drag on, frustration simmers
New Yorkers railed Sunday against a utility that has lagged behind others in restoring power two weeks after the superstorm that socked the region, ...
NJ storm victims scrambling to find rental homes
Irene Cramer threaded her Mercury Mountaineer around fallen branches, slowing down in front of a squat white ranch to see if, maybe, it could be the ...
Sandy's wrath stirs painful Katrina memories
The chaos wrought by Superstorm Sandy, the homes tossed from foundations and landmarks buried beneath seawater, delivered a gut-wrenching dose of deja ...
Sick, frail struggle most in storm's aftermath
Some of society's most vulnerable people — the elderly, the disabled and the chronically ill — have been pushed to the brink in the powerless, ...
Frustrated residents protest outside NY utility
Even as the lights came on for many who lost power in New York and New Jersey during the superstorm and a later nor'easter, hundreds of residents ...
Occupy Sandy: Onetime protesters find new cause
The social media savvy that helped Occupy Wall Street protesters create a grass-roots global movement last year is proving to be a strength in the ...
Gas rationing, shortage fray nerves in NYC
A gasoline shortage caused by Superstorm Sandy forced 1970s-era rationing on New Yorkers Friday, adding a fuel-gauge obsession to their frayed nerves ...
Sandy likely biggest US relief effort since 2005
Widespread destruction from Superstorm Sandy will likely make this the largest U.S. relief effort for the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and other ...
Fannie, Freddie expand aid to storm-hit homeowners
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are expanding their assistance to borrowers whose homes were damaged or destroyed by Superstorm Sandy.
FEMA sending manufactured housing to Sandy zones
The federal government is moving manufactured housing into areas in New York and New Jersey that were hit hardest by Superstorm Sandy, the Federal ...
Weekly US jobless claims fall to 355K last week
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week by 8,000 to a seasonally adjusted 355,000, a possible sign of a healing job market.
Frustration mounts over lingering power outages
Vincent Pina finally saw a couple of utility trucks coming down his street Thursday and started to wave in anticipation. But they just cruised past ...
Time Warner Cable to auto-credit for Sandy outages
Time Warner Cable, one of the two big cable companies in the New York area, says it will automatically credit customers for outages caused by ...
MSG to hold benefit concert for Sandy aid Dec. 12
Madison Square Garden will hold a special concert next month to benefit those affected by Superstorm Sandy. No performers have been announced for the ...
Cuba subsidizes home materials for Sandy victims
The Cuban government will offer subsidies and loans to help islanders rebuild the more than 200,000 homes damaged by Hurricane Sandy, official ...
At a glance: The latest on Sandy recovery efforts
The latest on the fallout from Superstorm Sandy, which hit the East Coast last week, and a new wintry storm that hit the Northeast. — WEATHER: A new ...
Marshall Tucker Band uses tour bus for Sandy aid
The Marshall Tucker Band is using its tour truck to collect donations for victims of superstorm Sandy. The truck was parking outside of the ...
United says Sandy cut Oct. revenue by $90 million
United Airlines said Superstorm Sandy cut its October revenue by about $90 million as it was forced to cancel almost 5,300 flights. That's nearly an ...
New storm bears down on Sandy-battered NYC, NJ
A nor'easter blustered into New York and New Jersey on Wednesday with rain and wet snow, plunging homes right back into darkness, stopping commuter ...
Official: NY emergency boss fired in Sandy flap
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has fired his $153,000-a-year emergency management director for diverting a crew to remove a tree from his Long Island ...
Macy's 3Q net income rises, but Sandy impact looms
Macy's Inc. sent out a mixed message: It raised its annual profit guidance but told investors Wednesday that Superstorm Sandy would temper the start ...
Jerry Seinfeld reaches out to victims of Sandy
Jerry Seinfeld has added a show in Long Island to his new comedy tour and will donate all proceeds from it and two other performances to Superstorm ...
Lady Gaga donates $1M to Red Cross for Sandy
Lady Gaga is donating $1 million to the Red Cross to aid those affected by Superstorm Sandy. The New York-born singer posted on her blog Wednesday ...
Munich Re raises profit forecast despite Sandy
Reinsurance company Munich Re raised its profit forecast for this year despite a large expected bill for damages from Superstorm Sandy. The company ...
In states hit by Sandy, voters find ways to polls
Superstorm Sandy's floodwaters drove Bob Mackie from his home on Long Beach Island, N.J., but nothing was going to stop him from voting Tuesday.