Hurricane Sandy
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Readying for Sandy: US stock markets shut, firms defer earnings
Fp Archives •The New York Stock Exchange said it will close its trading floor on Monday for the first time since Hurricane Gloria in 1985, though stocks will still trade electronically.
NYSE and Nasdaq open after shutdown due to Hurrican Sandy
Fp Archives •The New York Stock Exchange was up and running on a generator, even as the major part of lower Manhattan was without any electricity.
New York's Bloomberg and San Francisco mayor announce tech summits
Fptechno •New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his San Francisco counterpart, Ed Lee, say they are sponsoring a pair of technology summits to be held in each of their cities in the next year...
Fourth of NYC could be flood zone by 2050s, says report
Fp Archives •By the 2050s, more than 800,000 New York City residents could be living in a flood zone that would cover a quarter of the city's land and New Yorkers could sweat out as many 90-degree (32-Celsius) days as is now normal for Birmingham, Alabama, as effects of global warming take hold, a scientists' group convened by the city says.
Unforgettable images from 2012
Fp Staff •We take a look at some exceptional images from 2012. Some recount events that shocked the world, while others stand-out in terms of what they depict.
All hail Sunny Leone: Queen of the Indian 'zeitgeist'
Fp Staff •She is numero uno on Google Zeitgeist's top ten list of 'trending' people in India -- a list that includes Rajesh Khanna, Poonam Pandey et al but nary a sign of Narendra Modi or Arvind Kejriwal.
Delay in power restoration after Hurricane Sandy angers New Yorkers
Fp Archives •Power problems remained unresolved on New York's Long Island, where about 300 people protested on Sunday.
Voting the latest challenge for superstorm victims
Fp Archives •Sandy killed more 100 people in 10 states, almost all of them in New York and New Jersey.
New Yorkers allowed to vote at any poll site post Hurricane Sandy
Fp Archives •The states of New York and New Jersey, worst hit by last week's massive storm, are taking unprecedented measures to ensure residents are able to cast their votes.
A week after Hurricane Sandy New York schools reopen
Fp Archives •New York City schools opened on Monday a week after Hurricane Sandy killed 40 people in the Big Apple, while further stretches of the subway were rolling again and electricity was restored to most homes.