• 5things-new
    5 Things To Know Today

      Gun Control Efforts Boost Firearm Sales The White House unintentionally is proving to be the best thing to happen to gun sales in decades, reports USA Today. In late April, firearms manufacturer, Sturm Ruger,  reported first-quarter results...

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      US Legal Questions Swirl In Case of Bombing Suspect Federal prosecutors Sunday were poised to bring criminal charges against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, launching a process legal specialists said would unfold during many months...

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  • House Passes $9.75 Billion Sandy Relief Bill

    On January 15, House Speaker John Boehner will bring up a vote for another Sandy relief bill, this one for the remaining $51 billion requested by President Obama.

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  • Sandy Victims Being Hit With Downed Tree Violations, LIPA Fees

    Residents in one New York City neighborhood are crying foul after they were written up for failing to clean up the city's own mess in another new complication in the lives of those affected by Superstorm Sandy.

    • Posted 170 days ago
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    5 Things To Know Today

    Bloomberg Courts Federal Lawmakers To Secure Money For Sandy Recovery Mayor Michael Bloomberg was in Washington Wednesday to appeal to top lawmakers for funding to help the city recover from Hurricane Sandy.He thanked the federal government for...

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  • Con Ed, LIPA Subpoenaed Over Sandy Work

    The probe is separate from a commission created by Cuomo to investigate utilities involved in Sandy.

    • Posted 190 days ago
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  • Cable + Technician
    Cablevision Sued For $250 Million Over Sandy Outages

    Cablevision subscribers Jeffrey Bard and Irwin Bard of Nassau County brought the lawsuit, which seeks class-action status, rebates, punitive damages and a halt on future billing for lengthy service outag

    • Posted 191 days ago
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  • Long Island Power Agency Faces Class Action Over Sandy Outages

    The lawsuit, which was brought on behalf of Long Island residents, seeks an unspecified amount of damages for claims including gross negligence, fraud and breach of contract.

    • Posted 192 days ago
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  • Eight Companies Sued By N.J. For Post-Sandy Price Gouging

    Today New Jersey Attorney General Jeff Chiesa announced the state will file lawsuits against eight companies accused of raising prices at an unfair rate to consumers.

    • Posted 196 days ago
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  • Post Weather Clean-Up
    Help For Foreclosed Sandy Victims Falls Short

    A little over a week after Superstorm Sandy left millions without power and thousands in the hardest hit areas homeless, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced it was granting a 90-day moratorium on foreclosures...

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