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TV reporters hit by Hurricane Sandy

Good Morning America reporter Matt Gutman got a little too close and personal with Hurricane Sandy while reporting on the storm

…efore, and we know how to keep safe,” he said on air, adding that they were only reporting from outside to show people how dangerous the situation was. Additionally, FOX News reporter Peter Doocy, the 25-year-old son of Fox and Friends anchor Steve Doocy, experienced an embarrassing after affect from the weather. Peter Doocy got stuck in the sand as he spoke on air from Delaware’s Rohobeth B…

Donald Trump on Hurricane Sandy: he accuses Barack Obama of using Superstorm to win votes

Donald Trump launched into a self-serving attack on President Barack Obama just hours after devastating Superstorm Sandy hit the East Coast

Donald Trump launched into a self-serving attack on President Barack Obama just hours after devastating Superstorm Sandy hit the East Coast. And as the city struggled to recover from a blackout, Donald Trump, 66, lashed out as he accused the President of using Sandy to win votes for next week’s election. Donald Trump tweeted: “Not only giving out money, but Obama will be seen today standing in wa…

New York subway system could be shut down for 21 days due to Hurricane Sandy aftermaths

Experts have warned that it could take the New York City subway system three full weeks to come back online

…again on Tuesday and was expected to expand throughout the week. Experts have warned that it could take the New York City subway system three full weeks to come back online Trains stopped running at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday as the MTA preemptively closed down service for only the second time in its history. The closure was an effort to secure the subway system against the impending storm, but massive…

Aurora cinema shooting: suspect gunman James Holmes will appear on court on Monday

Suspect James Holmes, 24, was arrested outside the cinema

than the bullets that killed 12 people.” In a briefing at the end of the day in Colorado, an emotional Governor John Hickenlooper confirmed that the casualty figure had been revised down one, to 70 people killed or injured. Thirty people remained in hospital, John Hickenlooper said, with 11 of those in a critical condition. “It’s an act that defies description. Everyone I’v…

Auburn shooting: multiple victims have been claimed at University Heights apartment complex

The attack occurred on Saturday night at the University Heights complex, home to many students from the nearby Auburn University

…n the attack. The shooting happened directly in front of the complex’s main office, according to local newspaper the Birmingham News. Auburn is the largest city in eastern Alabama with more than 50,000 people. Some 25,000 students attend Auburn University.  …

London 2012: pregnant Nur Suryani Mohamad Taibi misses out on Olympic 10 m air rifle shooting final

Nur Suryani Mohamad Taibi, a Malaysian mother-to-be, stayed positive despite failing to make it to the Olympic 10 m air rifle shooting final

Nur Suryani Mohamad Taibi, a Malaysian mother-to-be, stayed positive despite failing to make it to the Olympic 10 m air rifle shooting final. Nur Suryani Mohamad Taibi, 29, who is 33 weeks pregnant, finished in 34th position out of 56 competitors. She is due to give birth on 13 September, but she said she felt four kicks during the competition but it did not put her off. “When she kicks I b…

Wisconsin shooting: at least 7 people killed at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek

At least seven people, including a gunman, have died in a shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin

…h he had been shot multiple times. Police have corralled journalists outside the temple and urged them not to broadcast aerial footage that could compromise the operation. Oak Creek is a town of about 30,000 people in the south-east corner of the state. Chief Bradley Wentlandt said police had identified four people dead inside the temple and three outside, including the gunman shot by police. But…

Dutch schools closed in Leiden over online mass shooting threats

All schools in the Dutch city of Leiden have been closed on Monday amid police concerns over a threat to carry out a mass shooting

ant to take any risk.” All schools in the Dutch city of Leiden have been closed on Monday amid police concerns over a threat to carry out a mass shooting The threat was posted on internet forum 4chan. In English, the writer states: “Tomorrow, I will shoot my Dutch teacher, and as many students as I can.” He or she goes on to say that they will be carrying a Colt Defender gun and…

Oakland shooting: suspect One L. Goh was targeting an Oikos University official

One L. Goh allegedly shot seven people dead and injured three more at Oikos University in Oakland

…ng randomly when he discovered the administrator was not there, Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan said on Tuesday morning. The shooting took place on Monday at Oikos University. Suspect One L. Goh, a 43-year-old former student at the college, surrendered at a supermarket in nearby Alameda city. One L. Goh allegedly shot seven people dead and injured three more at Oikos University in Oakland He a…

Toronto Eaton Centre shooting: one person has been killed and 7 others injured

Canadian police have confirmed that one person has been killed and seven others injured in a shooting at Eaton Centre in Toronto

…said one shopper. Police said two of the injured were in a critical condition and warned that they were still hunting the shooter. A 13-year-old boy was among those seriously injured. Officials said a 25-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. As crowds gathered outside, an injured man with two bullet wounds in his chest was wheeled out on a stretcher and rushed away by ambulance. Canadian…

Empire State Building shooting: two people killed and at least ten others wounded

Two people have been killed, including a gunman, and ten others are wounded in a shootout near New York's Empire State Building

…accessories at a business in the skyscraper. He said the “disgruntled” worker had been armed with a .45 calibre pistol, and he fatally shot a former colleague in the head. The shooter was 53 years old and his victim was 41 years old, Commissioner Ray Kelly said. There was a heavy police presence at the scene on 34th Street and Fifth Avenue, and the FBI also attended. Federal officials…

Seal Beach: 8 people killed in a shooting at Salon Meritage.

A 41-year-old gunman is said to have shot a total of nine hairdressers and customers at Salon Meritage, a beauty salon just blocks from the Pacific Ocean in the upscale seaside resort of Seal Beach

ific Coast Highway. Scott Dekraai continued firing outside, where he shot one man who apparently tried to flee in a Range Rover. Six people were pronounced dead at the scene. Three others, including a 73-year-old woman, were initially rushed to the trauma center at Long Beach Memorial Hospital in critical condition, where two of them died later. One of the shooting victims is thought to be Salon M…

Mark Duggan shooting footage emerged to media

Footage of the aftermath of the police shooting of Mark Duggan, whose death in north London sparked the 2011 summer riots, has emerged to media

review into the death heard earlier this year that the gun had no traces of Mark Duggan’s fingerprints, DNA or blood on it. The footage begins just minutes after the police opened fire at about 6:15 p.m. It shows the people-carrier minicab that Mark Duggan had been travelling in and three unmarked police cars used to halt the vehicle. Mark Duggan is lying on the pavement as attempts are mad…

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev charged with using a weapon of mass destruction facing death penalty

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev , the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, has been charged with using a weapon of mass destruction

of justice.” The city of Boston is due to observe a moment of silence for the victims at 14:50 local time, exactly one week after the attack. Also on Monday, a private funeral was being held for 29-year-old restaurant worker Krystle Campbell, who was killed at the marathon finish line after going to watch the race with a friend. A memorial service was scheduled later for another victim, Lu L…

MAC body foundation is Caroline Flack’ secret anti-cellulite weapon

Caroline Flack gives her legs a beauty boost with MAC body foundation

Famous for her killer legs, Caroline Flack finally reveals her secret, which comes in a tiny bottle, MAC body foundation. The 32-year-old Xtra-Factor presenter gives her legs a beauty boost with MAC body foundation. At $33 a bottle, Caroline Flack makes good use of the product and spreads it all over her body to give her an all-round glow. The water-based, water-resistant foundation prides itself…

New York may extend voting for an extra day due to Hurricane Sandy

New York may extend voting for an extra day due to Hurricane Sandy

he final decision Tuesday over whether or not they will hold a second day of voting. They will be comparing this year’s turnout to that of previous elections, where typical turnout hovers around 60% of registered voters. While power was restored to Manhattan on Friday, thousands remain in the dark. Progress is being made daily, but Governor Andrew Cuomo has urged utility companies to priorit…

NYC subway, bus and train services shut down tonight ahead of Frankestorm

New York City's public transport system will be suspended tonight ahead of the arrival on Monday of Hurricane Sandy

0 EDT, the eye of Hurricane Sandy was about 250 miles (400 km) South of Cape Hatteras in North Carolina, and 575 miles south of New York City, according to the National Hurricane Center. With winds of 75 mph, it was expected to bring a “life-threatening” surge flooding to the Mid-Atlantic coast, including Long Island Sound and New York Harbour. The centre said winds were expected to be…

Manhattan lockdown: 375,000 people evacuated just hours before Hurricane Sandy strikes

Manhattan streets were deserted from early this morning after 375,000 people were evacuated from their homes ahead of Hurricane Sandy

er prepared now because of last year’s tropical storms. The Army Corps of Engineers says the state is very well prepared and more bridges and tunnels around the city are expected to be closed at 7:00 p.m. Police evacuated the area surrounding a super luxury high-rise under construction near Carnegie Hall as a rooftop crane dangled precariously in the wind on the roof. Police have closed off…

Fuel crisis: New York inquiry into Hurricane Sandy overpricing

New York's Attorney General has launched an investigation into hundreds of complaints of prices being increased in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy

…to the National Weather Service, the coastal storm could reach South and North Carolina late on Tuesday before spreading northwards, strengthening as it moves up towards New Jersey with gusts of up to 50 mph (80 km/h) by Thursday. “Prepare for more outages,” Weather Service meteorologist Joe Pollina told Associated Press.  …

Manhattan crane dangles off skyscraper as Hurricane Sandy hits New York

The storm engulfing New York has ripped a crane off the top of a 65-story luxury building and torn the face off an apartment in the West Village

rtment reported that it had responded to a multiple-dwelling building collapse at Eight Avenue and 14th Street. People are reportedly trapped inside the structure, but additional information about the 7:00 p.m. accident is not yet known. The call over the crane collapse came in around 2:30 p.m. yesterday as conditions worsened and Hurricane Sandy approached. Meteorologists said winds atop the buil…

HMS Bounty captain Robin Walbridge dies as ship is smashed to pieces by Hurricane Sandy

HMS Bounty crew was forced to abandon ship off North Carolina coast as it became caught in raging seas near the eye of Hurricane Sandy

ing school for prospective seafarers. It was built using the original ship drawings from files in the British admiralty archives, but its dimensions were enlarged by around a third to fit the enormous 70 mm cameras used in the filming. Some 400,000 feet of lumber were used, 10,000 square yards of canvas were sewn by hand and 10 miles of rope were rigged before it was ready for the silver screen. T…

Hurricane Sandy: New York City on lockdown and its residents stock up on supplies ahead of Frankestorm

New York City is on lockdown in anticipation of Hurricane Sandy and its residents were quick to respond rushing to stock up the essentials

…on residents prepare for the megastorm. In addition, for only the second time in the subway’s hundred-year history, the entire metropolitan transit system, including buses, will be halted, starting at 7:00 p.m. tonight, adding a sense of urgency to New Yorker’s pre-storm preparations. In a news conference shortly before noon, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said that those living in low-lying areas…

Hurricane Sandy victims: Superstorm takes the lives of 50

At least 50 people have died in the devastation wreaked by Superstorm Sandy, including two children killed instantly by a falling tree

At least 50 people have died in the devastation wreaked by Superstorm Sandy – including two children killed instantly by a falling tree. The children – named locally as Jack Baumler, 11, and Michael Robson, 13 – were crushed by the toppled tree as they played inside their home in Westchester County, New York state, at 6:45 p.m. on Monday. Other fatalities include a woman who was…

Nana Gouvea poses for photoshoot against the destruction left by Hurricane Sandy

Brazilian glamour model Nana Gouvea has been slammed for posing against the trail of destruction left by Hurricane Sandy

Nana Gouvea, a Brazilian glamour model, has been slammed for posing against the trail of destruction left by Hurricane Sandy. Nana Gouvea, 30, who has reportedly graced the pages of Playboy, posted a series of images to her Facebook page showing her leaning against fallen trees and standing on top of wrecked cars in the streets of New York. The photographs instantly sparked outcry, and Gawker moc…

New York City Marathon 2012 canceled in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy

New York City Marathon 2012 has been canceled in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy

…its participants, and so we have decided to cancel it.” Plans to press ahead with the race had prompted uproar from politicians in cyclone-ravaged parts of the city. More than 90 US deaths, over 40 of them in New York, have been blamed on Sandy. Across the US East Coast, some 3.5 million homes and businesses – 1.2 million in New York state alone – still have no electricity, four…

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