Sandy forces northeast US to shut down
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HOBOKEN, NJ - OCTOBER 29: People walk along a fence of the flooded Erie-Lackawanna Park as Hurricane Sandy moves into the area on October 29, 2012 in Hoboken, New Jersey. The storm, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the U.S., is expected to bring days of rain, high winds and possibly heavy snow. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced states of emergency and closures of public transit. (Photo by Michael Bocchieri/Getty Images)
