| Con Edison shuts off power to part of Lower Manhattan due to Sandy Oct 29th 2012, 23:56 (Reuters) - New York power company Consolidated Edison Inc said on Monday that it had shut off power to part of Lower Manhattan to protect company equipment and customers and to allow for quicker restoration after Hurricane Sandy passes. (Reporting By Scott DiSavino) |  | Con Edison shuts off power to part of Lower Manhattan due to Sandy Oct 29th 2012, 23:56 (Reuters) - New York power company Consolidated Edison Inc said on Monday that it had shut off power to part of Lower Manhattan to protect company equipment and customers and to allow for quicker restoration after Hurricane Sandy passes. (Reporting By Scott DiSavino) | | Storm Sandy about to make landfall on New Jersey coast: U.S. National Hurricane Center Oct 29th 2012, 23:43 (Reuters) - Massive storm Sandy is on the verge of making landfall along the south New Jersey coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Monday. Sandy, a huge storm system, is now considered a "post-tropical cyclone," meaning it still has hurricane-force winds but lost the characteristics of a tropical storm. (Reporting by Kevin Gray; editing Christopher Wilson) | | Storm Sandy about to make landfall on New Jersey coast: U.S. National Hurricane Center Oct 29th 2012, 23:43 (Reuters) - Massive storm Sandy is on the verge of making landfall along the south New Jersey coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Monday. Sandy, a huge storm system, is now considered a "post-tropical cyclone," meaning it still has hurricane-force winds but lost the characteristics of a tropical storm. (Reporting by Kevin Gray; editing Christopher Wilson) | | New Yorkers initially calm in face of Sandy, then worries set in Oct 29th 2012, 23:24  NEW YORK (Reuters) - As Hurricane Sandy aimed straight for them, promising to hammer the place they live with lashing winds and extensive flooding, New Yorkers seemed to be all about nonchalance on Monday morning - an attitude that didn't last into the afternoon. Throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn, few store owners had even bothered to board up their buildings. There was little taping of windows or buying of sump pumps. ...
| | New Yorkers initially calm in face of Sandy, then worries set in Oct 29th 2012, 23:24 NEW YORK (Reuters) - As Hurricane Sandy aimed straight for them, promising to hammer the place they live with lashing winds and extensive flooding, New Yorkers seemed to be all about nonchalance on Monday morning - an attitude that didn't last into the afternoon. Throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn, few store owners had even bothered to board up their buildings. There was little taping of windows or buying of sump pumps. ... | | Florida judge rejects gag motion in Trayvon Martin shooting case Oct 29th 2012, 22:24  ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A Florida judge on Monday rejected an attempt by prosecutors to silence lawyers for George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch captain charged with murdering unarmed black teen Trayvon Martin. Assistant State Attorney Bernie de la Rionda had requested a gag order contending that the lawyers' press conferences and Internet posts would taint the potential jury pool. ...
| | Florida judge rejects gag motion in Trayvon Martin shooting case Oct 29th 2012, 22:24 ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A Florida judge on Monday rejected an attempt by prosecutors to silence lawyers for George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch captain charged with murdering unarmed black teen Trayvon Martin. Assistant State Attorney Bernie de la Rionda had requested a gag order contending that the lawyers' press conferences and Internet posts would taint the potential jury pool. ... | | Sandy heads toward Cape May, New Jersey: National Hurricane Center Oct 29th 2012, 22:03  (Reuters) - Hurricane Sandy is moving toward Cape May, New Jersey, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Monday. The center of the storm was 55 miles east-southeast of Cape May, New Jersey, and its center was expected to reach the coast of southern New Jersey within the next three to five hours, the center said in an advisory at 4 P.M. EDT (200 GMT) (Reporting by Kevin Gray)
| | Sandy heads toward Cape May, New Jersey: National Hurricane Center Oct 29th 2012, 22:03 (Reuters) - Hurricane Sandy is moving toward Cape May, New Jersey, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Monday. The center of the storm was 55 miles east-southeast of Cape May, New Jersey, and its center was expected to reach the coast of southern New Jersey within the next three to five hours, the center said in an advisory at 4 P.M. EDT (200 GMT) (Reporting by Kevin Gray) | | Sandy likely to shut at least two New Jersey nuclear reactors Oct 29th 2012, 20:57 (Reuters) - At least two major New Jersey nuclear power plants are likely to shut on Monday as Hurricane Sandy makes landfall as a Category 1 storm and more plants could reduce power as the storm triggers precautionary safety measures. In Connecticut, Dominion Resources Inc already reduced the output of its Millstone 3 reactor from full power to about 75 percent as a precaution due to high water levels caused by Sandy, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said. ... | |
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