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"Hurricane Sandy&amp;#039;s arrival destroyed many homes and businesses across the Northeast and Midwest on Monday. At this point, the megastorm has resulted in an estimated 7.4 million people in the East without power and a death toll of up to 33. Many fell victim to collapsed trees, while others succumbed to deadly flooding.  Over the past couple of days, many schools and public transportation services in affected areas were suspended. Even the New York Stock Exchange has been closed since Monday. Heavy flooding in New York City subway tubes occurred, which could keep the system shuttered up to four more days, an historic closure. Major tunnels, highways and all airports in and out of the New York metropolitan area were also closed in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Many states were pummeled by sustaining winds up to 90 mph, heavy rains and even blizzard-like snow. Residents of Chicago were warned to stay far from Lake Michigan because of severe flooding, and thousands of New York and New Jersey residents were evacuated from areas near water.  Before making its way to the US, Sandy ravaged the Caribbean, leaving 60 people dead.  Wall Street is set to re-open tomorrow, but many schools will keep their doors shut. Presidential nominees are staying off the campaign trail out of respect for families affected by the storm, and there has been speculation that Sandy&amp;#039;s destruction could push back voting, which is currently scheduled for Election Day, Tuesday, November 6th. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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