IDG News Service-Just as mobile operators start to get their networks back up in most areas affected by Hurricane Sandy last week,another storm is heading for the region that was hardest hit. Carriers are preparing to keep their regular ...
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In anticipation of Hurricane Sandy's arrival, more than 7, 000 flights have been canceled and mass transit in D. C. And N. Y. Has been shutdown. As the East coast braces itself for Hurricane Sandy's 11-foot storm surge and estimated 85-mph ...
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NEW YORK --- As the Northeast continues to recover from Monday's devastating Hurricane Sandy, new reports of damage and potential damage to furniture stores in the storm's path are emerging. One of the hardest hit appears to be Seaside ...
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Cellular coverage for some carriers approached normal levels in the northeastern U.S. a week after Hurricane Sandy made landfall, but some areas remained cut off from mobile service because of ongoing power and telecommunications outages. ...
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IDG News Service - The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency has set up a "rumor control" section on its website to counter misinformation on social networks that has affected relief efforts after Hurricane Sandy. "Fema.gov/sandy now ...
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Following the news last week that Premier plc sold its sweet pickles and table sauces business to Mizkan,just-food caught up with the Japanese firm's Euro-Americas president Craig Smith to discuss its plans for the brand.Elsewhere,word ...
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Google has released its latest transparency report in which it details the extent to which public bodies have requested the removal of content and the amount of requests it has received for access to its users'private information. Further ...
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Plans to use electronic voting machines in Tuesday's presidential election appear to be largely unaltered in states that were hit hard by Hurricane Sandy. Despite widespread power outages and other hurricane related damage,election ...
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US convenience retailer 7-Eleven has confirmed hundreds of its stores remain closed after Hurricane Sandy caused havoc in the eastern part of the country. 7-Eleven had "close to" 280 outlets closed as of 1600 ET yesterday afternoon, a ...
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IDG News Service - Consumers in the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Sandy may not get wired phone, Internet and video service back for as long as two weeks, Verizon Communications warned on Friday, while the FCC reported continued slow ...
NEW YORK -- Two days after a devastating Hurricane Sandy came ashore in New Jersey and wreaked havoc across greater New York, furniture retailers in the area were reporting store closing disruptions, but no serious damage. However, those ...
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy,eight million people were without power at one time. Pepco,which serves the Washington D.C.area,has been using smart meters to locate which power networks went down.The meters automatically send the ...
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NEW YORK -- A number of furniture retailers caught in the path of a devastating Hurricane Sandy are reporting store closings in New York and New Jersey, but initially no major damage. Manchester, Conn.-based Bob's Discount Furniture ...
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NASA has released a time-lapsed video of Hurricane Sandy,showing the storm move from its birth in the Caribbean to when it made landfall on the East Coast of the U.S. The catastrophic super storm slammed into the East Coast late ...
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Two days after Hurricane Sandy hit northeast U.S.coastal areas,power and communications outages are continuing to be a concern,especially in lower Manhattan. Verizon posted a dramatic photo online early Wednesday showing the lobby of ...
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