Andrew Cuomo

13 Jan 2013

New York’s governor has declared a health emergency over a flu epidemic that has hit more than 19,000 people, and in an exceptional measure cleared pharmacists to immunize infants and children.

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Two US firefighters shot dead in arson ‘trap’

25 Dec 2012

A convicted felon shot dead two firefighters and wounded two others on Monday after luring them to a blaze that police said he had apparently set as a trap in a small town in New York state.

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Race to find housing for Sandy victims as new storm approaches

6 Nov 2012

With power slowly returning to New York and New Jersey and emergency fuel being rushed into the region, authorities have a potentially bigger problem in the wake of superstorm Sandy - where to...

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Lack of fuel, cold threaten New York's Sandy recovery

4 Nov 2012

Severe fuel shortages on Sunday threatened New York’s attempt to recover from superstorm Sandy as cold temperatures added to almost a week of misery exacerbated by flooded homes, limited public...

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Wall St shuttered as storm hobbles New York

29 Oct 2012

US stock and options markets will be closed on Monday and possibly Tuesday, the exchange operator said, going back on a plan that would have kept electronic trading going on Monday.

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