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Connecticut's utilities, maintenance, and emergency crews continued to play catch-up Tuesday in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, reducing the number of customers without power to about 420,000.

By Tuesday, the death toll from Irene had risen to at least 40. The sharp increase from initial reports of 25 casualties came as a number of drowned bodies were recovered and several more people electrocuted by downed power lines.

Irene left a path of destruction up the East Coast from North Carolina to Vermont. Here's a look at the damages as each state begins to cleanup in the aftermath of the storm.

The federal government will distribute emergency supplies across Vermont to people and communities still feeling the effects of Hurricane Irene, which is threatening to become the state's worst natural disaster since the historic 1927 flood.

Massive flooding and widespread power outages continued to bother Vermont on Tuesday after Hurricane Irene hit the small Northern state on Sunday.

As states along the East Coast begin to clear away Hurricane Irene's wreckage, Washington began a fresh round of budget sparring over how to help pay for the cleanup.

Starbucks Corp said coffee packets under its brand for Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc's single-serve Keurig coffee machines will be sold in U.S. grocery and specialty retail stores from November, in time for the key holiday season.

Igniting more chatter of additional TouchPad tablet computer stock, HP introduced a notify me page that asks people to sign up for an email alert when the next shipments take place.

HP's fire sale on the TouchPad tablet computer has exhausted inventories for good in Canada , while the U.S. is still waiting for the next shipments, but the company said on Monday consumers shouldn't hold their breaths.

Three people are confirmed dead in Vermont on Monday after flood waters from Hurricane Irene somewhat reshaped parts of that state ? and upstate New York ? in what is said to be the worst natural disaster since an epic flood in 1927.

Maple Group's plan to acquire TMX Group is on track, despite a retreating share price for the Toronto Stock Exchange operator.

Vermont Monday continued to fight back from what is rapidly becoming the state's worst natural disaster since the historic 1927 flood. Dozens if not hundreds of people remain stranded, provisions for food and water are dwindling in certain areas, and swollen rivers continued to be a threat.

Mexico-focused miner AuRico Gold (AUQ.TO: Quote) has offered to buy Northgate Minerals (NGX.TO: Quote) for C$1.46 billion ($1.5 billion) in a friendly deal that would nearly double its output and expand its geographic reach as gold prices soar.

Energy firms along the Eastern Seaboard scrambled on Monday to resume operations after Hurricane Irene left 5.5 million customers without power.

Northgate Minerals Corp. shares rocket 24.94 percent Monday after investors learn it will be bought by AuRico Gold Inc. for $1.48 billion.

After Hurricane Irene forced a massive shutdown of mass transit in New York City, subway service has been fully restored citywide, NBC New York reported.

Russian space vehicles are currently the only means of transporting crews and supplies to the station now that the U.S. space shuttle program has ended. The U.S. space shuttle flew its last mission in July.

Dominion Resources Inc., which generates 28,200 megawatts of electricity and operates 6,300 miles of electric transmission lines in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and New England, said Monday nearly all its customers who suffered Hurricane Irene-related outages will have power restored by the end of the day Friday.

There's an axiom that says, A crisis brings out the best and the worst in the human condition. And that was certainly the case with Hurricane Irene.

Irene does damage to 1,400 cell towers, but for the most part, telecom infrastructure was left alone.