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Stubborn storm darkens, floods much of Northeast

AP News 11 hours ago

Northeast storm floods roads, topples power lines, creates headaches across Northeast Torrential rains and high winds pounded the Northeast for a third day Monday, taking a heavy toll on people and property in a region that only recently restored power or finished ...

Post-snow, Northeast mops up from wind-driven rain

AP News yesterday

Northeast copes with flooding, power outages as rain takes up where blizzards left off; 6 dead Last month, the Northeast was smothered by blizzards. Now, it's waterlogged by torrential rains. The region mopped up Sunday following a bout with high wind and ...

Conn. would waive student loans in 'green' jobs

AP Features yesterday

Paul Goulet hopes Connecticut will help him get from under nearly $8,000 he's borrowed for college after losing his job in a paper manufacturing plant. Goulet, 55, is a student in environmental studies at Goodwin College in East Hartford, aiming to find ...

Stormy Weather

AP News yesterday

A man rides a bicycle past an overturned shed Sunday, March 14, 2010, in Atlantic City, N.J. Strong winds and heavy rain downed trees and power lines throughout New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York and Connecticut on Saturday, leaving hundreds of thousands of ...

White House backs down on health bill deals

AP Features yesterday

The White House is backing down from trying to get senators to remove some special deals from the health care bill. Senior adviser David Axelrod says the White House only objected to deals that affected just one state, such one involving Medicaid ...

Despite National Drop, Foreclosures In Connecticut On The Rise

Getty Images 3 days ago

BRIDGEPORT, CT - MARCH 12: An abandoned property is boarded up on March 12, 2010 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. A new report by RealtyTrac Inc. announced that the number of foreclosed homes in Connecticut, one of the nation's wealthiest states, is up 3.4 ...

NEC Robert Morris Quinnipiac Basketball

AP News 5 days ago

Robert Morris's head coach Mike Rice yells at his team during the first half of the NCAA Northeast Conference college championship basketball game against Quinnipiac in Hamden, Conn., Wednesday, March 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Thomas Cain) Copyright 2010 AP News

Home Care Costs Elderly

AP News 7 days ago

Angeline DiBeneditto is photographed at home in Waterbury, Conn., Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010. DiBeneditto, 89, is legally blind and gets skilled nursing services, a companion/homemaker and Meals on Wheels. DiBeneditto, living on a limited income, is now paying 15 percent of the ...

CORRECTION Home Care Costs Elderly

AP News 7 days ago

Angeline DiBeneditto is photographed at home in Waterbury, Conn., Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010. DiBeneditto, 89, is legally blind and gets skilled nursing services, a companion/homemaker and Meals on Wheels. DiBeneditto, living on a limited income, is now paying 15 percent of the ...

Seniors pinched by new charges for home care help

AP News 7 days ago

Seniors who want to avoid nursing homes worry over new charges for home care, meals, nurses Rising property taxes, failing eyesight and even a tumble that cracked her tailbone haven't forced 89-year-old Angeline DiBeneditto from the home she's had for more than ...

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