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Irene Floods Northeast; Manhattan Spared Worst

Hurricane Irene swept through Manhattan Sunday but reserved the worst of its fury for towns and suburbs up and down the northeastern United States, where driving rain and flood tides inundated homes and cut power to millions. On its march …

Threat of Irene Exposes New York’s Vulnerability

In the annals of natural disasters, it doesn’t get much worse than a major hurricane directly striking New York City and Long Island. Hurricane Irene is on a course that will take it up the East Coast from the weekend. …