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Electronic voting and the security of a paper trail
Nov 6, 2012
Why electronic voting’s challenges, from hacking to glitches, might be best with an old fashioned analogue backup.
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New Yorkers sell gas on the black market
Nov 6, 2012
New York's state attorney general investigates price gouging as Craigslist ads sell gas for $20 a gallon.
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Businesses face post-Sandy challenges
Nov 5, 2012
Some New York stores have products but can't ship them. Others can't get merchandise, and more importantly, wonder whether shoppers will return.
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Sandy outages hit food stamp recipients
Nov 5, 2012
Many food stamp recipients in New York lost access to food after Sandy because stores couldn't swipe electronic benefits cards.
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Thousands of New Yorkers displaced after Sandy
Nov 5, 2012
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the city will need to find housing for 30,000 to 40,000 people due to Hurricane Sandy.
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Finding a slice of normalcy in New Jersey
Nov 2, 2012
A local pizza parlor-turned-comfort zone reopens its doors in Toms River.
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Storm hits both rich and poor
Nov 2, 2012
A natural disaster like Sandy can be devastating whether you're wealthy or just getting by. But the rich could have an easier, faster recovery.
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Surviving Sandy in Brigantine, New Jersey
Nov 2, 2012
There is no normal in New Jersey this week: Evacuation orders prevent some from returning home and Atlantic City’s bright lights shine, while stop lights are dark.
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Keeping cloud computing reliable in the storm, and Russia's new Internet surveillance program
Nov 2, 2012
One of the most common images of this week's hurricane, power-sharing: People huddling with their phones and laptops plugged into power strips set up in bank foyers, coffee shops, or dangled helpfully out windows.
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After Sandy, the marathon must go on
Nov 2, 2012
The New York City Marathon will go off as scheduled Sunday morning as the city still deals with clean up, massive power outages, and limited transit services.
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From hurricanes to Nor 'Easters, the cost of natural disasters makes a big impact on the economy. Follow Marketplace's coverage of the of the weather and natural disaster economy.
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