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'This little rainstorm is not going to stop New York'
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Oct 31, 2012
A New Yorker tells us about the commute into Manhattan today, after Superstorm Sandy.
Lower Manhattan flickers back to life
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Oct 31, 2012
Despite the loss of power in lower Manhattan, Wall Street and some nearby businesses reopen. But downtown is dead compared to midtown.
Campaigns reboot after Sandy
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Oct 31, 2012
Election officials in storm-stricken counties scramble ahead of voting day.
Flooded engines: Sandy soaked a lot of cars
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Oct 31, 2012
Insurers want to repair flooded cars rather than declare them a total loss. But water damage can show up later -- and flooding claims will show up on services like Carfax, taking down what a vehicle can get on the used-car market.
Sandy as marketing tool
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Oct 31, 2012
Companies walk a fine line between compassion and commercialism when it comes to disasters.
Benefits from Sandy shutting down the market
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Oct 31, 2012
Trading in U.S. stocks resumed today after two days off. A storm has not shut down trading for this long since 1888.
More than flipping a switch: Power companies fight outages
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Oct 31, 2012
Electricity is coming back for those who lost power because of Sandy. Two days after the storm, about six million people on the East Coast are still in the dark, down from a high of eight and a half million.
Airports and markets reopen as Sandy recedes
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Oct 31, 2012
Wall Street has resumed trading today for the first time since last Friday. JFK and Newark airports are reopening as well on a limited basis.
How to repair a 108-year-old subway system
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Oct 31, 2012
Transit authorities say Sandy has caused the worst crisis for the New York Subway system in its 108 year existence. Two days after the storm, the transit system is still at a halt.
Philadelphia restores public transit, draws on 'rainy day fund'
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Oct 31, 2012
The city of Philadelphia is getting back to business this morning. Schools and city government are up and running, as are trains and buses. What are the costs of getting the city up and running again after Sandy?











