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Sandy death toll rises to at least 85, gas shortages and millions still without power

Obama back on campaign trail as superstorm clean-up continues.

Oliver Stone: Hurricane Sandy punishment for ignoring climate change (VIDEO)

Director Oliver Stone said that leading up to Hurricane Sandy, neither President Obama nor Mitt Romney tackled climate change in the third debate.

Bellevue Hospital evacuates 500 patients

Bellevue Hospital, the flagship of New York's public hospital system and one of the city's major trauma centers, was being evacuated Wednesday after operating on backup generators throughout the worst of Hurricane Sandy.

New York Marathon likely, but NBA postpones Nets game after Sandy

Mayor Michael Bloomberg asked NBA to postpone Thursday game, but hopes marathon will run.
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A woman rides her bicycle through a flooded street in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn after Hurricane Sandy caused extensive damage in the area on October 30, 2012 in New York. (Spencer Platt/AFP/Getty Images)
Saturday's Nets-Raptors game will be the first pro sports in Brooklyn since 1957 when baseball’s Dodgers left for Los Angeles.
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Election 2012: Sandy surprise

Delayed elections, deadlocked electors — nothing is too shocking to consider in this very unusual election year.
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Homes and businesses burned down in the Rockaway, Queens during superstorm Sandy. Can New York City and other areas hit hard by the storm recover in time for the Nov. 6 election? (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
BUZZARDS BAY, Mass. — Sandy’s berserker rage may not yet be exhausted: If the damage is severe enough, and if the states cannot get things under control quickly enough, the storm could still cause another major disruption: postponement of the 2012 presidential election.
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Obama, Christie survey Sandy flood damage

President Obama landed in New Jersey Wednesday afternoon to tour the damage wrought by Hurricane Sandy alongside Governor Chris Christie, a longtime critic of Obama.

Sandy weakening, moving inland

The US death toll has reportedly reached 57, and is expected to rise.

New Haven: Skeleton found under tree uprooted by Sandy (VIDEO)

The New Haven skeleton found under a tree uprooted by Sandy is likely hundreds of years old.
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A centuries-old skeleton (not pictured) was found underneath a tree in Connecticut uprooted by Superstorm Sandy this week. (NIKOLAY DOYCHINOV/AFP/Getty Images)
A spooky find on Halloween eve in Connecticut, where a skeleton was discovered under a tree uprooted by Superstorm Sandy.
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Captain still missing from sunken HMS Bounty

Captain Walbridge's wife said that her husband is an experienced sailor who has been in many storms.

Cost of Sandy cleanup may hit $50 billion

Early estimates are that Sandy will have cost around $20 billion in property damages and up to $30 billion in lost business.
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