NYC utility prepped for big storm, got bigger one
By DAVE CARPENTER and JEFF DONN and JONATHAN FAHEY
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - Blame a very high tide driven by a full moon, the worst storm surge in nearly 200 years, and the placement of underground electrical equipment in flood-prone areas for the most extensive storm-related power outage in New York City's history.
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...'Octomom' checks into rehab citing anxiety, stress
By SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJER
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Octomom" Nadya Suleman has checked herself into a rehabilitation center, citing anxiety, exhaustion and stress, a spokeswoman for the mother of 14 said Tuesday.
Suleman had been taking the medication Xanax under a doctor's care to deal with her problems, but she felt she needed a treatment
...In darkened NYC, safety on the list of concerns
By JENNIFER PELTZ and RALPH D. RUSSO
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - Faced with the prospect of days without power and swaths of the city plunged into darkness at night, police brought in banks of lights and boosted patrols to reassure victims of a monster storm that they won't be victims of crime.
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...Officials announce plans for new state park
ERWIN, Tenn. (AP) - About 2,000 acres of wilderness in upper East Tennessee are slated to become the Rocky Fort State Park.
Gov. Bill Haslam and U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander announced the plans on Tuesday.
The Knoxville News Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/XZkwQd) the total Rocky Fork tract is 10,000 acres, with 8,000 acres to be managed by the U.S.
...A slowed, darkened NYC begins to stir to life
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - Two days after superstorm Sandy brought New York to a standstill, residents itching to get back to work and their old lives noticed small signs that the city might be getting back to - well, not quite normal.
Morning rush-hour traffic appeared thicker than on
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