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Castaways Rescued After Writing "Help" With Palm Leaves On Pacific Island
Three castaways stranded for a week on a desert island in the western Pacific Ocean were rescued after a US Navy aircraft searching for them spotted palm fronds that the trio used to spell out the word "H-E-L-P" on a sandy beach.
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Pacific Island That Keeps Disappearing On Google Maps Baffles Scientists
An obscure piece of land located between Australia and an island named New Caledonia called Sandy Island, has been an enigma for many years.
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Maldives Reports First 2 Coronavirus Cases, 2 Resort Islands Locked Down
Maldives has curbed movement on several resort islands, authorities said on Sunday, after the country reported its first two cases of coronavirus. There are more than 1,400 people on the island, split equally between guests and staff, according to the tourism ministry.
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Space Revolution Hatching in a New Zealand Paddock
The next revolution in space, making humdrum what was long the special preserve of tax-funded giants like (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) NASA, will be launching next year from a paddock in New Zealand's remote South Island.
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Why This Treacherous Hawaiian Beach, Obama's Favorite, Keeps Breaking People's Necks
To mainlanders, Sandy Beach is famous because it's where President Obama loves to bodysurf. Last year, the Honolulu City Council briefly considered naming it after the president. Perhaps it's just as well they didn't, because in Hawaii, it's famous for broken necks.
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One year on, Sandy survivors to light up shore
Candles and flashlights will light up the shore along the East Coast as survivors of Superstorm Sandy pay their respects to what was lost when the storm roared ashore one year ago.
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A year after Superstorm Sandy, a slow recovery for thousands
A year after Superstorm Sandy catastrophically flooded vast swaths of eastern U.S. coastline, thousands of people still trying to fix their soaked and surf-battered homes are being stymied by bureaucracy, insurance disputes and uncertainty over whether they can even afford to rebuild.
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Statue of Liberty officially reopens for US Independence Day
The Statue of Liberty has finally reopened months after Superstorm Sandy swamped its little island in New York Harbor.
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Months after superstorm Sandy, Statue of Liberty reopens tomorrow
Closed to the public since superstorm Sandy slammed into New York last October, the Statue of Liberty will once again welcome tired and huddled masses -- of tourists -- on July 4.
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Statue of Liberty, shut by Superstorm Sandy, set to reopen
The Statue of Liberty will finally welcome visitors again, months after Superstorm Sandy swamped her little island.
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Seven months after Sandy, New York beaches re-open
Seven months after deadly superstorm Sandy devastated the coastline of New Jersey and parts of New York, all New York City beaches opened on Friday at the start of the three-day Memorial Day weekend.
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Missing Pacific island riddle solved
A New Zealand researcher on Monday claimed to have solved the riddle of a mystery South Pacific island shown on Google Earth and world maps which does not exist, blaming a whaling ship from 1876.
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Statue of Liberty storm damage will take a month to assess
The National Park Service expects to know within a month the total cost and time it will take to repair storm damage to Liberty and Ellis Islands and to reopen the Statue of Liberty to tourists, a spokesman said on Monday.
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New York emergency boss fired in Superstorm Sandy flap: Official
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has fired his $153,000-a-year emergency management director for diverting a crew to remove a tree from his Long Island home's driveway after Superstorm Sandy hit, a state official said Wednesday.
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Scope of Superstorm Sandy's devastation widens, tempers flare
Four days after superstorm Sandy smashed into the U.S. Northeast, rescuers on Friday were still discovering the extent of the death and devastation in New York and the New Jersey shore, and anger mounted over gasoline shortages, power outages and waits for relief supplies.
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Castaways Rescued After Writing "Help" With Palm Leaves On Pacific Island
Three castaways stranded for a week on a desert island in the western Pacific Ocean were rescued after a US Navy aircraft searching for them spotted palm fronds that the trio used to spell out the word "H-E-L-P" on a sandy beach.
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Pacific Island That Keeps Disappearing On Google Maps Baffles Scientists
An obscure piece of land located between Australia and an island named New Caledonia called Sandy Island, has been an enigma for many years.
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Maldives Reports First 2 Coronavirus Cases, 2 Resort Islands Locked Down
Maldives has curbed movement on several resort islands, authorities said on Sunday, after the country reported its first two cases of coronavirus. There are more than 1,400 people on the island, split equally between guests and staff, according to the tourism ministry.
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Space Revolution Hatching in a New Zealand Paddock
The next revolution in space, making humdrum what was long the special preserve of tax-funded giants like (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) NASA, will be launching next year from a paddock in New Zealand's remote South Island.
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Why This Treacherous Hawaiian Beach, Obama's Favorite, Keeps Breaking People's Necks
To mainlanders, Sandy Beach is famous because it's where President Obama loves to bodysurf. Last year, the Honolulu City Council briefly considered naming it after the president. Perhaps it's just as well they didn't, because in Hawaii, it's famous for broken necks.
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One year on, Sandy survivors to light up shore
Candles and flashlights will light up the shore along the East Coast as survivors of Superstorm Sandy pay their respects to what was lost when the storm roared ashore one year ago.
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A year after Superstorm Sandy, a slow recovery for thousands
A year after Superstorm Sandy catastrophically flooded vast swaths of eastern U.S. coastline, thousands of people still trying to fix their soaked and surf-battered homes are being stymied by bureaucracy, insurance disputes and uncertainty over whether they can even afford to rebuild.
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Statue of Liberty officially reopens for US Independence Day
The Statue of Liberty has finally reopened months after Superstorm Sandy swamped its little island in New York Harbor.
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Months after superstorm Sandy, Statue of Liberty reopens tomorrow
Closed to the public since superstorm Sandy slammed into New York last October, the Statue of Liberty will once again welcome tired and huddled masses -- of tourists -- on July 4.
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Statue of Liberty, shut by Superstorm Sandy, set to reopen
The Statue of Liberty will finally welcome visitors again, months after Superstorm Sandy swamped her little island.
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Seven months after Sandy, New York beaches re-open
Seven months after deadly superstorm Sandy devastated the coastline of New Jersey and parts of New York, all New York City beaches opened on Friday at the start of the three-day Memorial Day weekend.
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Missing Pacific island riddle solved
A New Zealand researcher on Monday claimed to have solved the riddle of a mystery South Pacific island shown on Google Earth and world maps which does not exist, blaming a whaling ship from 1876.
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Statue of Liberty storm damage will take a month to assess
The National Park Service expects to know within a month the total cost and time it will take to repair storm damage to Liberty and Ellis Islands and to reopen the Statue of Liberty to tourists, a spokesman said on Monday.
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New York emergency boss fired in Superstorm Sandy flap: Official
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has fired his $153,000-a-year emergency management director for diverting a crew to remove a tree from his Long Island home's driveway after Superstorm Sandy hit, a state official said Wednesday.
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Scope of Superstorm Sandy's devastation widens, tempers flare
Four days after superstorm Sandy smashed into the U.S. Northeast, rescuers on Friday were still discovering the extent of the death and devastation in New York and the New Jersey shore, and anger mounted over gasoline shortages, power outages and waits for relief supplies.
