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Hurricane Sandy puts pressure on early voting

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 01:45 PM PDT

The deadly hurricane that is sweeping across the Eastern seaboard interrupted early voting in some states Monday, even as Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney urged voters in Ohio to cast their ballots early.

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Residents tell why they defied evacuation edict

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 01:16 PM PDT

While large swathes of New York City were under mandatory evacuation orders Monday – a fact that police cars and vans with speakers loudly blared throughout the morning – many residents elected to defy the edict and hunker down in their homes.While large swathes of New York City were under mandatory evacuation orders Monday – a fact that police cars and vans with speakers loudly blared throughout the morning – many residents elected to defy the edict and hunker down in their homes.




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Pastor killed, suspect dies after cops use stun gun

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 01:09 PM PDT

A pastor was beaten to death inside a Texas church on Monday and the man suspected in the attack died after officers subdued him with a Taser, police said.

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Posted: 29 Oct 2012 12:42 PM PDT

Crane hangs from NYC building as rain, wind increase

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 12:42 PM PDT

Emergency crews were responding Monday to a crane hanging from the side of a luxury high-rise under construction in the heart of midtown Manhattan as New York began feeling the effects of approaching Hurricane Sandy.

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Hospital ERs see first storm injuries

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 11:31 AM PDT

As superstorm Sandy made landfall Monday, hospitals across the Eastern Seaboard kicked disaster plans into place, told emergency room crews to bring enough clothes and personal supplies to last a few days and made room for evacuated patients from low-lying areas.

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Sandy's storm surge poses costly threat to economy

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 10:27 AM PDT

The long-term, potentially catastrophic damage from Hurricane Sandy bearing down on the Northeast will most likely come from the unusually strong storm surge that forecasters say will be much larger than past storms to hit the region. The long-term, potentially catastrophic damage from Hurricane Sandy bearing down on the Northeast will most likely come from the unusually strong storm surge that forecasters say will be much larger than past storms to hit the region.




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Stocks see first two-day weather closing since 1888

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 11:27 AM PDT

For the first time since the Great Blizzard of 1888, U.S. stock markets will be closed for two consecutive days due to weather.

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Storm shows retailers rely on brick and mortar

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 11:24 AM PDT

Hurricane Sandy is serving as a reminder that while Americans love the convenience of buying things with the click of a mouse, when disaster strikes they still rely on the physical store.Hurricane Sandy is serving as a reminder that while Americans love the convenience of buying things with the click of a mouse, when disaster strikes they still rely on the physical store.




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Posted: 29 Oct 2012 11:24 AM PDT

Bodies of 2 missing teens found in submerged car

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 11:20 AM PDT

Two bodies found in a submerged car in a South Carolina river are those of two North Carolina teenagers who went missing two weeks ago after telling friends they were driving to the beach, authorities said.

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Hurricane throws campaign schedule in flux

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 10:08 AM PDT

President Barack Obama urged Americans to heed local officials' warnings about Hurricane Sandy on Monday as his re-election said it would determine the president's campaign schedule on a "day-to-day basis."

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How Sandy turned into a superstorm

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 08:41 AM PDT

Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Hurricane Sandy is posing a monster challenge for meteorologists, due to an amazing combination of factors, but what's just as amazing is how well they've been able to predict what seemed to be an unpredictable disaster.Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Hurricane Sandy is posing a monster challenge for meteorologists, due to an amazing combination of factors, but what's just as amazing is how well they've been able to predict what seemed to be an unpredictable disaster.




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Slideshow: As Sandy approaches, New York goes quiet

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 06:33 AM PDT

Transportation shuts down and streets empty in preparation for Hurricane Sandy.Transportation shuts down and streets empty in preparation for Hurricane Sandy.




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Posted: 29 Oct 2012 06:33 AM PDT

Video: Water breaches NYC promenade

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 06:09 AM PDT

Oct. 29: NBC's Ann Thompson reports from Battery Park City, one of New York City's most vulnerable flood zones, where water is already beginning to wash up onto the promenade, and Al Roker stresses that 375,000 people asked to evacuate New York City by Mayor Michael Bloomberg should heed the warnings. (Today Show)NBC's Ann Thompson reports from Battery Park City, one of New York City's most vulnerable flood zones, where water is already beginning to wash up onto the promenade, and Al Roker stresses that 375,000 people asked to evacuate New York City by Mayor Michael Bloomberg should heed the warnings. (TODAY)




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HBT: Cabrera, Tigers hardly made it a match

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 10:00 PM PDT



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14 rescued, 2 missing from ship off N.C. coast

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 08:16 AM PDT

Searchers on Monday evening found one of two missing crew members of the stricken ship HMS Bounty, which sank off the coast of North Carolina after it was caught in Hurricane Sandy, the U.S. Coast Guard said.Searchers on Monday evening found one of two missing crew members of the stricken ship HMS Bounty, which sank off the coast of North Carolina after it was caught in Hurricane Sandy, the U.S. Coast Guard said.




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Live updates on Hurricane Sandy

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 07:16 AM PDT

See the latest news on Hurricane Sandy as NBC News live blogs what could be the largest storm to ever hit the U.S.See the latest news on Hurricane Sandy as NBC News live blogs what could be the largest storm to ever hit the U.S.




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Posted: 29 Oct 2012 07:16 AM PDT