| Saying Sandy cost up to $50 billion, New York governor asks Congress for aid Dec 4th 2012, 00:30  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo lobbied Congress on Monday for billions of dollars to help rebuild from Superstorm Sandy, saying the U.S. House leader wanted a reconstruction bill passed by year's end. Cuomo, a Democrat, put the damage from the late October storm at $40 billion to $50 billion for New York alone, with the total likely to rise. "We need help. These are big numbers, even for New York," he told a news conference while flanked by members of the state's congressional delegation. ...
|  | Ex-Chicago mayor's nephew indicted for manslaughter Dec 4th 2012, 00:20 CHICAGO (Reuters) - Eight years after he allegedly threw a punch that led to the death of a suburban Chicago man, Richard J. "R.J." Vanecko, nephew of former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley and grandson of the late Mayor Richard J. Daley, was indicted on Monday on a charge of involuntary manslaughter. A grand jury found that Vanecko "recklessly performed acts which were likely to cause death or great bodily harm to another," according to the indictment. ... | | New Jersey Governor Christie seeks 100 percent FEMA reimbursement for Sandy Dec 3rd 2012, 23:42 (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is asking the federal government to reimburse the state for 100 percent of emergency costs for at least 90 days after Superstorm Sandy swept ashore on October 29. In a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency dated November 30 and released on Monday, Christie said the economic damage from the storm could be nearly $40 billion. FEMA generally reimburses states for 75 percent of emergency clean-up and repair costs from natural disasters. The agency can cover more, but state officials must ask for the relief. ... | | Co-author of "Three Cups of Tea" commits suicide in Oregon Dec 3rd 2012, 21:56  PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - Journalist David Oliver Relin, co-author of the controversial best-selling book "Three Cups of Tea," took his own life last month in the Columbia River town of Corbett, Oregon, east of Portland, authorities disclosed on Monday. The cause of Relin's death on November 15 was listed as suicide by blunt force head injury, said Tom Chappelle, Multnomah County deputy medical examiner, but he declined to give further details. Relin, who lived in Portland, was 49. ...
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