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Tropical Depression 14, off the shore of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, has quickly gained strength and is now Tropical Storm Michael. The latest forecast suggests the storm could make landfall as a Category 2 Hurricane by mid-week.
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Hurricane Sandy, which devastated New York and other coastal cities, could be the start of a new weather norm, with an increase in cyclonical wind events, according to a new study.
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The phrase "this storm shall pass" has proven true for the Endreson family. They recently won a $20 million lottery jackpot, two years after infamous Hurricane Sandy destroyed much of their community.
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Just days after defending himself in a scandal over the George Washington Bridge lane closures, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie now faces an investigation into the use of federal aid meant to assist with relief efforts following Superstorm Sandy.
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Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) continued to pursue a fiscally conservative position this week, calling national attention to the costs associated with Obamacare and questioning Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ) over Hurricane Sandy relief.
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Research suggests that the unusual atmospheric circumstances that allowed Hurricane Sandy to slam directly into New Jersey could become even rarer in the future.
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New Jersey's Gov. Chris Christie is not happy with the response of the Small Business Administration in the Sandy aftermath and is making no secret about his feelings. In a speech this week, the N.J. governor called the agency a "disaster."
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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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Residents, of Staten Island, whose homes were damaged by Superstorm Sandy say that the city is charging them hundreds of dollars for water they have not used ever since the storm.
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Despite the recent Stronger Than The Storm advertising campaign in support of the Jersey shore's resilience in the face of Hurricane Sandy, the Spring Lake area is still weathering the damage.
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Boston -
Scientists meeting at this week’s annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Boston have warned that extreme weather events like Hurricane Sandy and the Texas drought are here to stay.
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Washington -
While the Obama administration touts gun control and seeks to relax immigration laws, the U.S. economy recorded its first contraction of economic growth in over three years.
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Staten Island -
Looters are stealing items from a Staten Island church meant for Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts. The items include both food and non-perishable goods.
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On Tuesday, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie renewed his call to Congress asking them to pass the relief package for Superstorm Sandy.
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New York -
A petition is being addressed to Governor Cuomo, Mayor Bloomberg and FEMA Coordinator Mike Byrne, asking them to please send unused and winterized trailers to the residents of Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn, who are still homeless from Hurricane Sandy.
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Washington -
The final session of the 112th House of Representatives convened on Wednesday with a swirl of controversy and accusations of a lack of leadership on the part of House Speaker John Boehner.
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Washington -
With the majority of attention being placed on the fiscal cliff negotiations, many around the United States may have forgotten that another key piece of legislation was awaiting a House vote.
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Since last week's tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, the conspiracies have already lit up. The latest one theorizes that the filmmakers behind "The Dark Knight Rises" foresaw the shooting, which is referenced in one scene.
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New York -
Residents of Rockaways joined together with Occupy Sandy on December 15, marching the streets and demanding that the government do something to help rebuild the neighborhood after Hurricane Sandy.
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New York -
Around 11,000 families still have nowhere to live following Hurricane Sandy. With freezing temperatures coming, victims want to know why FEMA is not supplying housing, when they have hundreds of winter-ready trailers parked and standing.
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Trillions of searches were performed on the Google search engine this year. Now Google is letting us know the top six search terms across the USA for 2012.
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Irvine -
Taco Bell will give a free Doritos Locos Taco to customers at Hurricane Sandy-affected franchises in the northeast region. The offer is only good today from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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New York -
Despite problems in the past between the NYPD and the Occupy movement, officers with the New York Police Department are crediting Occupy Wall Street members for helping curb crime in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
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Santa has arrived early this year in some areas in New York and New Jersey that had been battered severely by Superstorm Sandy. An anonymous businessman has been giving out $100 bills to people.
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Many tri-state area residents experienced tremendous hardship after Hurricane Sandy slammed into the region. If the injury hadn't been damaging enough, now some residents are dealing with looters.
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Hip-Hop moguls 50 Cent and Birdman took some time out of their busy schedules to serve Thanksgiving meals to people in need in their respective communities.
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In a study issued today, NASA has reported that global sea levels have resumed their long term upward trend after a blip in 2010/11. The study was based on multi-sourced data from NASA and European Topex/Poseidon, Jason-1 and Jason-2 satellites.
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This is a story about of small community's effort to provide relief to victims of Hurricane Sandy by gathering goods and raising funds to deliver those goods to the affected areas.
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A New York drug dealer is "giving back" to the community, donating the proceeds of his sales to victims of Hurricane Sandy.
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A stack of World War II era love letters written by a New Jersey woman to her boyfriend washed up on shore after Superstorm Sandy tore through the northeast. Another family is carefully preserving old WWII-era letters they found during flooding.
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Solid color lines are for forecasts through 72 hours, while dashed lines are from 72-120 hours, and dotted lines represent the 120-168 hour forecasts (top panels only). The official track is in white, the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) is in coral, the Global Forecast System (GFS) is in cyan, the GFS ensemble is in yellow, and the Track Variable Consensus Aids (TVCA) model consensus is in red. NWS
Restoring power Screengrab / CBC
President Barack Obama and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie talk with citizens who are recovering from Hurricane Sandy, while surveying storm damage in Brigantine, N.J. Pete Souza / White House
A home was swept off of it's foundation and crashed into the Mantoloking Bridge after Hurricane Sandy. New Jersey National Guard
This is what we have dealt with since early Saturday morning, 10/27/12.
Flood waters entered the Long Island Rail Road's West Side Yard. All trains had been removed from the yard prior to the arrival of the storm. MTAPhotos
Time-lapse of Hurricane Sandy from geostationary orbit YouTube/NASA
FEMA engineers and electricians work to get generators field-ready at the Lakehurst staging area Oct. 30th. United States Air Force
Employees from MTA New York City Transit worked to restore the South Ferry subway station after it was flooded by seawater during Hurricane Sandy. MTA Photos
File photo: Mayor Cory Booker hand delivers diapers and milk to a Newark, N.J. resident without power Screen Capture
Power repair equip from California offloading in New York GovernorAndrewCuomo
President Barack Obama participates in a briefing with federal agency partners on preparations for Hurricane Sandy at FEMA's National Response Coordination Center. At right is FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate Pete Souza / White House
Aerial views of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy to the New Jersey coast taken during a search and rescue mission by 1-150 Assault Helicopter Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen
Screen grab of an image taken in Westchester County after Hurricane Sandy and posted on Twitter Anjanette Delgado
Fire destroys 50 homes in Breezy Point New York. Screen Capture
Mayor Cory Booker responds to a resident after Hurricane Sandy. Screen Capture
Fire destroys several homes in one New York neighborhood. schreineyface
FEMA trailers sitting doing nothing, while people are homeless and cold after Hurricane Sandy causes.com
Google's crisis map of Hurricane Sandy Google
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