| Factbox: About 719,000 without power in New York City area - ConEd Nov 1st 2012, 05:27 (Reuters) - About 719,000 homes and businesses were without electricity in New York City and neighboring Westchester County after storm Sandy, said New York power provider Consolidated Edison Inc. As of 8:00 pm EDT Wednesday (2359 GMT), it had restored power to about 2,000 homes in lower Manhattan and 28,200 in the Brighton Beach area of Brooklyn. The company said on Tuesday that Brooklyn and Manhattan, served by underground electric equipment, should have power back within four days, while restoration to all customers in other areas served by overhead power lines would take at least a week. ... |  | ConEd restores power to parts of lower Manhattan, Brooklyn Nov 1st 2012, 05:21 (Reuters) - New York power company Consolidated Edison Inc restored power to about 2,000 homes in lower Manhattan and 28,200 in the Brighton Beach area of Brooklyn on Wednesday afternoon, it said in a statement. Two of the underground electrical networks, taken out of service on Monday night due to floodwater from Storm Sandy, were restored to service. The utility noted that some buildings may still be without electricity due to basement flooding or damage to equipment. As of 8 p.m. ... | | ConEd restores power to parts of lower Manhattan, Brooklyn Nov 1st 2012, 05:21 (Reuters) - New York power company Consolidated Edison Inc restored power to about 2,000 homes in lower Manhattan and 28,200 in the Brighton Beach area of Brooklyn on Wednesday afternoon, it said in a statement. Two of the underground electrical networks, taken out of service on Monday night due to floodwater from Storm Sandy, were restored to service. The utility noted that some buildings may still be without electricity due to basement flooding or damage to equipment. As of 8 p.m. ... | | Republican candidate calls aborting rapist's child 'more violence on woman's body' Nov 1st 2012, 04:41 OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - Tea Party politician John Koster, the Republican nominee for a hotly contested congressional seat in Washington state, says he opposes abortions, even in cases of "the rape thing," because it is tantamount to inflicting "more violence onto a woman's body." The Snohomish County councilman made the comments during a weekend fundraising appearance in the Puget Sound city of Everett, north of Seattle, that was captured in a recording released on Wednesday by the liberal activist group Fuse Washington. ... | | Republican candidate calls aborting rapist's child 'more violence on woman's body' Nov 1st 2012, 04:41 OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - Tea Party politician John Koster, the Republican nominee for a hotly contested congressional seat in Washington state, says he opposes abortions, even in cases of "the rape thing," because it is tantamount to inflicting "more violence onto a woman's body." The Snohomish County councilman made the comments during a weekend fundraising appearance in the Puget Sound city of Everett, north of Seattle, that was captured in a recording released on Wednesday by the liberal activist group Fuse Washington. ... | | Republican candidate calls aborting rapist's child "more violence on woman's body" Nov 1st 2012, 04:40 OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - Tea Party politician John Koster, the Republican nominee for a hotly contested congressional seat in Washington state, says he opposes abortions, even in cases of "the rape thing," because it is tantamount to inflicting "more violence onto a woman's body." The Snohomish County councilman made the comments during a weekend fundraising appearance in the Puget Sound city of Everett, north of Seattle, that was captured in a recording released on Wednesday by the liberal activist group Fuse Washington. ... | |
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