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Superstorm Sandy 2012: Manhattan's Bellevue Hospital is evacuated amid mass floods

The public hospital lost power when Hurricane Sandy hit on Monday and electricity was spotty as the facility relied on generators, with members of the Army National Guard hiking up to the hospital's roof with fuel throughout the week to power the generators.




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The last words Neil Filipowicz heard from his nephew were 'I'm not leaving Daddy' . . . then hours later he was pulling their bodies out of the basement locked arm in arm after Sandy snatched them away

John Filipowicz, 51, and his son John, 20, were found still holding onto each other in their basement as they shielded themselves from the torrent which covered them in 12ft of water in seconds. Relatives said that the two had an 'incredible bond' and would never have been separated – in life or in death. John the elder stayed behind to watch over his house in Staten Island, New York, but his son refused to leave because he wanted to be by his side.




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Hurricane Sandy: Hotels and landlords make a quick buck charging $700 a night for a single room in New York

Greedy landlords and hotel owners looking to make a quick buck from the thousands without power or displaced by Hurricane Sandy were exploiting people's desperation by demanding outrageous prices for a shelter. As of yesterday morning Craigslist was full of posts for costly rooms, with one ad promising people the luxury of a single bedroom apartment with electricity for a 'mere' $700 per night.




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Hurricane Sandy: Storm WAS more powerful than Hurricane Katrina

Researchers have found that Sandy's Integrated Kinetic Energy index, or IKE, which quantifies the power of a hurricane based on how far out tropical-storm force winds extend from the center, ranked second only to Hurricane Isabel in 2003.




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Filipowicz funeral: Heartbreaking farewell to father and son who died in Superstorm Sandy

John Filipowicz, 51, and his son John, 20, who died side-by-side as the fierce floodwaters of Superstorm Sandy rushed into their home, were buried together on Monday in an emotional funeral.




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Lydia Callis: New York Mayor Bloomberg's sign language interpreter becomes breakout star of Superstorm Sandy

Lydia Callis's larger-than-life facial expressions and dramatic gestures have provided a rare moment of pleasure during the unfolding natural disaster.




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Ruby Rose of Batwoman pulls out of San Diego Comic-Con: 'I'm not gonna be there which stinks a lot'

To the disappointment of superfans everywhere, actress Ruby Rose has had to pull out of her appearances at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend, to continue filming buzzy new show Batwoman.




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Serge Gnabry urges Germany team-mate Leroy Sane to leave Man City and join him at Bayern Munich

Bayern Munich have made no secret of their pursuit of the 23-year-old winger, who has fallen down the pecking order at the Etihad Stadium during Man City's domestic-treble winning campaign.




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Manchester City set to keep Leroy Sane as Bayern Munich accept transfer won't happen this window

The German is now set to join up with the Premier League champions for their pre-season tour of Asia and will be a part of their squad for the coming season. Sane was Bayern Munich's prime target.




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Jadon Sancho 'left out of Dortmund squad after the star returned late from England duty' 

His manager Lucien Favre has decided to discipline his star man for the Bundesliga clash despite Sancho chipping in with three goals and five assists in six appearances this season.




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Joachim Low welcomes Leroy Sane's potential Bundesliga return

The Manchester City star is believed to be closing in on a return to his home country, with reports in Germany on Wednesday claiming that he wants to join Bayern Munich in January.




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Emre Akbaba's brace helps Turkey beat Sweden as Aleksandar Mitrovic strikes for Serbia

Turkey substitute Emre Akbaba got two late goals to snatch a stunning 3-2 win over Sweden in the Nations League as the visitors recovered from two goals down at the Friends Arena on Monday.




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STEPHEN GLOVER: We stand on the brink of insanity. How can we British even consider plunging in? 

STEPHEN GLOVER: The British are respected for their good sense and moderation, or used to be. But they may be about to choose an extremist government that would crash the economy.




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Outrage as new Scottish MEP stands to earn thousands for four days

Heather Anderson took up her seat on Tuesday to replace Alyn Smith, who had served as an MEP for 15 years but had to step down after being elected MP for Stirling in the recent general election.




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Bayern Munich 'to offload Renato Sanches to Lille in £23m deal'

Sanches's underwhelming time in the Bundesliga has come to a close after he completed a reported £23m move from German champions Bayern Munich to French side Lille on Friday afternoon.




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Renaissance man Roy Hodgson has still got it at Crystal Palace

The sight of Roy Hodgson, rheumy-eyed and emotionally raw in Chantilly, France, the morning after England's Euro 2016 exit to Iceland was really something.




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Coronavirus: Thousands of international passengers avoid quarantine

Arrivals streaming off flights from Dallas, Santiago and Singapore in the wake of the draconian measures descended on the domestic terminal, as usual, to catch connecting flights around the country.




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Kyle Sandilands discusses Rebel Wilson's suitability as The Bachelorette

Rebel Wilson has previously joked about being a celebrity Bachelorette.




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Rebel Wilson straddles Santa as she thinks of 'everyone in Australia'

She's the Australian funnywoman known for her sense of humour. And on Sunday, Rebel Wilson, 39, kicked off the festive season by sharing a snap straddling a Santa figurine




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Rebel Wilson is chased by a WOMBAT at a Sydney wildlife sanctuary

The 39-year-old comedian had a memorable encounter with a wombat on Monday, when she visited Featherdale Wildlife Park in Sydney




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Renato Sanches hits back at critics after Portugal book place in the semi-finals

Renato Sanches insists any criticism of Portugal has no effect on the players as they reached the semi-finals of Euro 2016 after a penalty shoot-out victory over Poland.




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Optus World Cup customers demanding refunds after thousands of viewers unable to stream games

Viewers of the match between Argentina and Iceland on Saturday night were forced to sit through delays of up to three minutes - prompting claims for paying customers to be compensated.




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William and Kate skip Philip Boxing Day shoot Sandringham

The couple will reportedly leave the 20,000-acre estate before the turkey is served to travel to the Middletons' £5million mansion in Berkshire then shoot on a country estate nearby.




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Tyka Nelson reveals the reason she never sang before Prince's death

Prince's younger sister Tyka Nelson  has spoken about the influence her late brother has had on her own musical career.




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Thousands of North Koreans 'attend mass rally' in Pyongyang to support Kim Jong Un

Crowds gathered on the streets and the bridge near Kim Il Sung square amid a heavy police presence in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Sunday morning.




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Bernie Sanders says he would use military force if China attacked Taiwan and denies being a pacifist

Presidential 2020 hopeful Bernie Sanders said he would use military force if warranted, both to protect US interests and to support its allies. He also said he would use force if China attacked Taiwan.




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Roger Stone 'sought info on Hillary from Assange before election'

Longtime Trump adviser, Roger Stone (left), allegedly inquired about damaging information on Hillary Clinton from WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (top right) before the 2016 election.




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Ecuador knew Wikileaks' Assange was interfering in 2016 US election

Former Ecuadorian President Rafeal Correa has said he was aware WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was interfering with the 2016 US Presidential election from the embassy in London.




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Oksana Voevodina who married Malaysian king reveals photo of son

Ex-Miss Moscow Oksana Voevodina, 27, is living in Malaysia with her husband Sultan Muhammad V and has written of her wish for their son, born in May, to become king despite his father's abdication.




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Princess Charlotte and Prince George meet Sandringham crowds

Princess Charlotte stole the show at Sandringham today as she joined her parents and great-grandmother at the royal family's traditional Christmas Day church for the first time.




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Sandringham's cafe has NO postcards of Harry and Meghan on sale

There are two empty rows on a stand at the Queen's Sandringham estate today, which features postcards of other senior royals such as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with Prince George.




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Thailand zoo makes chimpanzee in face mask ride a bicycle while spraying coronavirus sanitizer

Footage from the Samutprakarn Crocodile Farm and Zoo, on the outskirts of Bangkok, shows the chimp swerving around on the bike as disinfectant sprays out of the tank at the back.




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Lionel Richie, Bonnie Tyler and Susan Boyle perform at The Vatican's Christmas concert

Devout Catholic Susan Boyle joined Lionel Richie and Bonnie Tyler, 68, alongside other stars for an ensemble tonight at the annual Vatican Christmas Concert tonight at the Paul VI Audience Hall.




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Paramotor drops into Walmart to get peanut butter and jelly to make a sandwich 'in-flight'

Pilot Anthony Vella 'craved' a peanut butter and jelly sandwich so flew his paramotor to El Paso's Walmart, Texas, to get ingredients and made the snack mid air, in clip posted on September 20.




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Walmart apologizes for 'ugly Christmas sweater' with Santa and three lines of a white substance

The retail giant landed in hot water when one of its third-party vendors on its Canadian website offered adult-only, 'ugly Christmas sweaters' including one of St. Nick apparently ready to do drugs.




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Walmart's controversial 'Cocaine Santa' sweater becomes an Amazon bestseller

Days after Walmart pulled a controversial sweater featuring a cartoon Santa Claus doing cocaine with the tagline 'Let It Snow' from its website, the infamous novelty item has now become a best-seller.




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Mother is horrified to find religious 'Santa is fake but Jesus is real' note in new toy from Walmart

Brianna Ridge says she found the letter in a toy bought from a Walmart in Wasilla. Addressed to kids, it says Santa, reindeer, and elves aren't real and that presents come from parents.




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Mike Pence promises 'tens of thousands of coronavirus tests' in the coming days

Mike Pence has promised that Americans will get thousands of coronavirus tests per day from now on after the government switched to a faster method, amid widespread criticism of efforts so far.




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Donald Trump claims 'big success on the Turkey/Syria border' and lifts ALL sanctions on Turkey

Trump said Wednesday that the ceasefire his administration negotiated last week on the Turkish-Syrian border is intact, even as more blood is spilled in northern Syria.




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Sarah Huckabee Sanders knocks Mitt Romney's criticism of Donald Trump

Former White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is no fan of Sen. Mitt Romney's criticism of her ex-boss, President Trump.




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Thousands of EU prisoners may have been radicalised as Islamist militants, security chief warns

Julian King (pictured in Brussels) said there were more than 1,000 people being held on terror charges and said that others imprisoned for unrelated crimes may also have been radicalised.




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Christmas travel chaos for thousands as rail bosses announce major works

Network Rail has announced 386 projects across the UK, with the worst-hit areas being London, the south-east of England and Liverpool during the festive period.




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Rush hour chaos for thousands of commuters after person is hit by a train

Passengers endured disruption between London Paddington and Slough this evening after the victim was struck by a service at Hayes and Harlington station in West London.




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DEBORAH ROSS: Even Doctor Foster looks sane next to this crazy melodrama

Sticks And Stones is the latest drama from Mike Doctor Foster Bartlett, who also, less successfully, wrote Trauma and Press. Ultimately this was a standard melodrama that stretched credulity




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Meghan says she was NOT barred from Sandringham summit

The couple's spokesman insisted Meghan was not shut out of the discussion and just left it to Harry, saying: 'In the end, the Sussexes decided that it wasn't necessary for the Duchess to join'.




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KIIS FM edit segment after Kyle Sandilands' royal comments

Hosts Kyle and Jackie O spoke with the Duchess of Sussex's estranged brother, Thomas Markle Jr, on Monday morning.




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Queen cancels visit to Sandringham WI as she 'has a cold'

Her Majesty was unable to attend the meeting today, which she goes to every year at West Newton village hall.




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Customers moan over 'disgusting' supermarket sandwiches

Consumers from everywhere from Cheshire to Cornwall shared their lunch time woes across social media platforms to lash out about their substandard lunchtime choices.




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Police officer spent hours at baby's death before buying sandwich only to find angry note on car

The officer, who works in the North of England, went to Tesco after seven hours on the job. Thousands of people replied to the tweet apologising for the note and thanking the officer for their service.




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Boy, 13, is sent home from school for selling squirts of hand sanitiser to fellow pupils

A teenage 'Del Boy' (pictured) who capitalised on coronavirus fears by charging fellow pupils 50p a time to use hand sanitiser was suspended from school in Leeds for a day.