Connecticut: About 70000 without power in Connecticut

By Eric Holthaus As Irene made landfall in North Carolina on Saturday — becoming the first hurricane since 2008 to do so — the storm's outer rainbands are already reached Greater New York. Expect conditions to continue to deteriorate over the next 24WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal aid has been made available to the State of Connecticut to supplement the stateAs Hurricane Irene worked

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