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Car drives into a flooded area in lower Manhattan as Hurricane Irene closed in on New York City

Hurricane Irene cuts power to 3.3 million

Hurricane Irene knocked out power to 3.3 million homes and businesses along the East Coast, forced two nuclear plants to shut and idled oil ports and refining as it approached New York City early on Sunday.
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New York City taxicabs drive through a nearly empty Times Square in New York

Hurricane Irene Path 2011: New York Dodges Bullet, But 3 Million on East Coast Without Power

New York may have dodged a big bullet as Hurricane Irene weakened early Sunday but America's largest city isn't dodging major impact from the storm's path and might. Irene weakened to barely hurricane as it approached New York early Sunday morning and hurricane force winds were expected to spare the city, but the storm has rattled windows and been driving heavy rain since the early morning hours.
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Hurricane Irene Path 2011: Scenes of Evacuation Throughout the East Coast [PHOTOS]

Hurricane Irene could end up shutting down New York City for days. The city's subway and mass transit system closed at noon on Saturday, and ahead of Irene's arrival Mayor Michael Bloomberg said subways weren't likely to be reopened on Monday. Without a functioning subway system, New York would remain at a virtually standstill.
Irene rakes up East Coast, shuts down New York

New York Shuts Down Ahead of Hurricane Irene

The city that never sleeps started shutting down at midday on Saturday, with nearly all businesses except a smattering of food and liquor stores closing and public transportation coming to a halt ahead of Hurricane Irene.
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Hurricane Irene: Obama Leads Response, Says U.S. Government Is Prepared

Hurricane Irene is expected to to make uninvited ports-of-call to Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York this weekend. President Barack Obama is leading the federal response effort and says the U.S. Government is prepared to meet the enormous human, resource, and infrastructure needs that the storm is likely to trigger.
Irene rakes up East Coast, shuts down New York

Irene rakes up East Coast, shuts down New York

Hurricane Irene charged up the U.S. eastern seaboard on Saturday as a weakening but dangerous storm that shut down New York City and threatened to inflict massive blackouts and flooding.
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Hurricane Irene Cost: Billions in Damages Likely

The high cost of a hurricane: as Hurricane Irene whirls northward, bringing a wave of evacuations and prompting frantic runs on grocery stores, insurance companies and business owners are bracing for the costs that could number in the billions of dollars.

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