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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
Mayor Cory Booker responds to a resident after Hurricane Sandy. Screen Capture
Mayor Booker talks to residents after he invited them to his home after Hurricane Sandy. Alice B/Twitter
Hurricane Sandy’s massive storm surge destroyed most of the radio equipment, electrical infrastructure, and security systems of both Liberty and Ellis Islands. Floodwaters
inundated three-quarters of Liberty Island—some of the aftermath can be seen in the picture. UCS
New York City- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo along w/ Federal and local officials access the damage done by Hurricane Sandy by air Governor Andrew Cuomo
Navy personnel stationed at Norfolk Naval Station prepare sandbags in anticipation of possible flooding from Hurricane Sandy. U.S. Navy
Screen grab of an image taken in Westchester County after Hurricane Sandy and posted on Twitter Anjanette Delgado
Bucket trucks are loaded onto a military transport plane. U.S. Department of Defense
Freddy Kaufman and residents of Port Huron, Mich. organized Mission: Operation Sandy to coordinate efforts to provide relief for victims of Hurricane Sandy in New York and New Jersey. Freddy Kaufman
Motorists in New Jersey wait in line for fuel after Hurricane Sandy. Screen Capture
Time-lapse of Hurricane Sandy from geostationary orbit YouTube/NASA
Police divers search for two young boys swept away by Hurricane Sandy flood waters. Screen Capture
The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 13 (GOES-13) captured this image of Hurricane Sandy at 1:45 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (17:45 Universal Time) on October 28, 2012. A line of clouds from a continental weather system runs south to north along the Appalachians, approaching from the west to meet the offshore storm. NASA Earth Observatory image by Robert Simmon with data courtesy of the NASA/NOAA GOES Project Scien
One New Jersey community destroyed by Hurricane Sandy Screen Capture
Superstorm Sandy: Destruction in New Jersey Master Sgt. Mark Olsen / Us Air Force
Hurricane Sandy has already done severe damage at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, but now, thanks to gays, it’s about to hit the US, says Christian preacher John McTernan Creative Commons
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