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Tropical Storm Chris is remaining stationary, just 215 miles off the coast of North Carolina today, but its winds are strengthening - as expected- in preparation for Chris becoming a hurricane.
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Earlier this week, New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, signed into law nine bills relating to the city’s disaster preparedness.
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Is Hurricane Sandy coming just days ahead of the election bad timing for Eric Cantor and the house Republicans? For some it serves as a daily reminder of their position following Hurricane Irene.
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From the acquittal of Casey Anthony to the death of Osama bin Laden to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the year 2011 had quite a year when it came to the news. Bing recently released the top most-searched news stories of 2011.
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Washington -
Concerns regarding a possible shutdown of the US government were erased as the Senate approved a "complex" deal through a 79-12 bipartisan vote on Monday.
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New Orleans -
Tropical Storm Lee dumped over a foot of rain on Louisiana and Mississippi and continues on a northeast trek threatening the Appalachian states with torrential rains and flash flooding to continue through Wednesday.
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Cranford -
Though Hurricane Irene moved through Northern New Jersey as a tropical storm, her impact on the area's many riverside communities was quite devastating.
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Tropical Storm Katia, the 11th named storm of the hurricane season, has formed and continues to gain strength as she races across the Atlantic ocean.
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Waitsfield -
Inland flooding in Vermont, caused by Hurricane Irene, has left towns and communities coping with some of the region's worst flooding in a century as they deal with washed out roads, bridges, stranded residents, and destroyed historic districts.
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Hurricane Irene is gone now and the damage left behind is wide spread, but not as great as feared. The media coverage was heavy throughout the weekend, almost non-stop.
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Across the U.S. east coast, Americans snapped photos of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Irene. From New York to the Pennsylvania, floods overflowed parks and roads became rivers.
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Ocean City -
Some people who work at journalism are more committed to the job than others, and some of those people are truly more committed than I.
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Howell -
Hurricane Irene has all but left New Jersey. She won't soon be forgotten as she left various levels of damage in her wake.
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New York -
New York City for once was asleep as Hurricane Irene roared in with sustained winds of up to 80 miles an hour. Water is expected to rise as much as eight feet which would play havoc with the city's underground vaults.
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Howell -
Hurricane Irene is moving into Monmouth County NJ. The State of New Jersey is under a state of emergency. Rain, wind and tides are leading to flood conditions.
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New York -
Thousands of flights have been cancelled at airports in the northeast as Hurricane Irene continues to roll up the east coast bringing with her torrential rains and 85 mph winds.
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Hurricane Irene reached the shores of North Carolina with 85 mph winds at 6:15 a.m. Saturday. Thousands of residents and visitors to the state's beach towns had already left before the waves slammed the coast.
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As Hurricane Irene begins to batter the East Coast of the United States, Disaster Preparedness has suddenly become a very real issue. Here's what you can do to keep safe in very rough moments.
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New York -
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has ordered the mandatory evacuation of almost 300,000 residents as the city prepares for the arrival of Hurricane Irene, which is expected to impact the city beginning Saturday evening.
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Nags Head -
The window of opportunity to leave coastal areas ahead of Hurricane Irene is closing as the massive storm edges closer to the eastern seaboard on a collision course with North Carolina. Irene is expected to continue her destructive path north to Canada.
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New York -
The city that never sleeps is preparing to shut down their subway system as New York City prepares for Hurricane Irene's arrival.
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Dartmouth -
Hurricane Irene is on track to hit eastern Canada late Sunday into early Monday, say forecasters, and its impact will be felt throughout the region.
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Richmond -
Seven states have declared a state of emergency in preparation for Hurricane Irene, which is expected to affect the eastern seaboard beginning Friday night. In Norfolk, Virginia the Navy has moved the Second Fleet out to sea ahead of the massive storm.
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The Bahamas continues to be pounded by winds of 115 mph from Hurricane Irene as the Category 3 storm makes her way across the islands this morning, while in the U.S. FEMA prepares for a major threat to the eastern seaboard.
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Residents on the Atlantic coast are stocking up on supplies in anticipation of Hurricane Irene's arrival, while in the Bahamas authorities are preparing for the massive storm to strike.
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Tropical Storm Irene was upgraded to a hurricane after she battered Puerto Rico packing 80 mph winds and heavy rains. Hurricane Irene, the first named storm of the season, has her eye on Florida and is expected to impact the Sunshine State by the weekend.
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Flooding in West Harlem after Hurricane Irene passes through Ennuipoet
Hurricane Irene fells a tree in NYC, at Prospect Park West & 15th St. superheroonamedtony
Tree crushes two chimneys on Cranford New Jersey house during Hurricane Irene
Hurricane Irene's projected path based on computer models available on Aug. 23, 2011. National Weather Service
Hurricane Irene, as seen from space on Aug. 25, 2011 NASA
A New York car tries to protect itself from the oncoming Hurricane Irene flydolce
Hurricane Irene- Aug. 26, 2011. NASA
Hurricane Irene east coast threat level prediction. National Weather Service
Residents in Cranford New Jersey clean up after flooding from Hurricane Irene
Hurricane Irene floods the streets of Denville, NJ misparse
Satellite imagery of Hurricane Irene as she pounds the Bahama's on Aug. 25, 2011. NOAA
This photo of Hurricane Irene was photographed from onboard the International Space station at 19:14:09 GMT on Aug. 24, 2011. The image, captured with a 38--mm lens, reveals the eye at center frame. NASA
Hurricane Irene causing flooding in a Bronx park Edwin Martinez1
Flooding from Hurricane Irene strikes a Vermont road Storm
Delran, NJ: Streets converted into rivers by hurricane Irene. SK Photo
Flooding on Howard Street in Elkton, Maryland jcantroot
More than 600 evacuees from Ocean City, Md. were housed in the Maryland National Guard's Fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore Md The National Guard
A North Carolina beach in Emerald Isle before Hurricane Irene touches down UprootedPhotographer
Hurricane Irene 2011: A boarded up window of J. Antonio Gallery in New York. David Shankbone
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