Superstorm Sandy
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USTA donates $400,000 in cash, supplies for Sandy
Tennis | Nov 09, 2012, 02:52 PM ISTNew York, Nov 9: The U.S. Tennis Association is donating $300,000 worth of supplies such as clothing, bottled water and soap, along with $100,000 in cash, to Superstorm Sandy relief efforts.Daily deliveries of supplies began
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Superstorm Sandy causes 'major damage' to UN complex
World | Nov 02, 2012, 05:30 PM ISTUnited Nations, Nov 2, 2012: The United Nations headquarters overlooking the East River here suffered "major damage" as the megastorm Sandy caused heavy flooding in the world body's complex, the UN security chief has said.The
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Superstorm Sandy: New Yorkers search for food, water and electricity
World | Nov 01, 2012, 12:40 PM ISTNew York, Nov 1: The people gathered around the side of a building on Third Avenue looked like refugees huddled around a campfire. But instead of crackling flames, their warmth came from more advanced technology:
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Port Authority reopens New York, New Jersey airports after Superstorm Sandy
World | Oct 31, 2012, 10:08 AM ISTNew York, Oct 31: Some limited air travel is expected to return to the New York City metro area on Wednesday following the superstorm. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says John
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A state-by-state look at the East Coast Superstorm Sandy
World | Oct 31, 2012, 10:01 AM ISTWashington Oct 31: The massive storm that started out as Hurricane Sandy slammed into the East Coast and morphed into a huge and problematic system, putting more than 8.5 million homes and businesses in the
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Hurricane Sandy claims 59 lives as rescuers struggle with aftermath
World | Oct 31, 2012, 11:48 PM ISTNew York, Oct 31 : US authorities today scrambled to restore power and clear heaps of debris in the densely-populated East Coast region after superstorm Sandy left a trail of destruction from the Caribbean to
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Superstorm Sandy may cause damages worth US$ 50 billion
World | Oct 31, 2012, 07:42 AM ISTNew York,Oct 31: Superstorm Sandy will end up causing about $20 billion in property damages and $10 billion to $30 billion more in lost business, according to IHS Global Insight, a forecasting firm.In the long