Obama urges Congress to aid economy

President Obama used a visit Friday to a small Northern Virginia company to promote clean-energy jobs to talk about the February jobless numbers and urge Congress to pass more legislation to help the unemployed and boost the economy. The president said the loss of 36,000 more jobs last month was "better than expected" considering the severe snow storms that hit the East Coast and that the number shows the administration's economic-stimulus plans are working. "But even though it's better than expected, it's more than we should tolerate," said the president during his visit to the the OPOWER energy software company. ...

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Snow expected to cloud Feb. jobs report

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government's closely watched monthly employment report will be unusually hard to read this time. That's because the snowstorms that hammered the East Coast last month occurred on the same week that the government surveys businesses about their payrolls. Employees who couldn't make it to work and weren't paid won't be included on those payrolls. Job losses for February may be artificially inflated by 100,000 or more, economists estimate. That doesn't mean the report that the Labor Department releases Friday will be dismissed. Economists expect to dig beneath the headline numbers to try to isolate underlying trends. ...

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Economy grows, but snowstorms bite into some areas

The economy continues to grow slowly, even though harsh snowstorms crimped activity in some parts of the country last month. A new Beige Book survey by the Federal Reserve, released Wednesday, showed that the recovery is managing to plod ahead, though not at a strong-enough pace to persuade companies to ramp up hiring. The Fed said that "economic conditions continued to expand . . . although severe snowstorms in early February held back activity" in some places. Of the Fed's 12 regions surveyed, the Richmond district, which includes Maryland, Virginia and the Carolinas, was hurt the most by the bad ...

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50 degrees? Warmer weather ahead for Metro Detroit - The Detroit News

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50 degrees? Warmer weather ahead for Metro Detroit The Detroit News Metro Detroit is in for a warm weekend, but don't put on the tank tops just yet. According to the National Weather Service station at White Lake Township, temperatures for Saturday and Sunday should be in the mid-40 degree range. ... Reno forecast: Rain and snow today, snow possible through the weekendReno Gazette-Journal Snow, rain falls in Southeast; winter weather warnings remainCNN Wednesday's weather; mostly cloudy skiesCedartown Standard DNAinfo -San Angelo Standard Times -Record-Searchlight all 512 news articles »

Nearly 200K without power after NE storm

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Nearly 200,000 homes and businesses were still without power Monday as restoration efforts continued days after a slow-moving storm battered the Northeast with heavy snow, rain and high winds. More than 83,000 utility customers still lacked electricity early Monday in New Hampshire, the hardest-hit state. New York had about 87,000 outages, and Maine had about 16,000. At the peak of the storm, more than a million utility customers throughout the region had lost power. Hundreds of utility crews from as far away as Michigan and Maryland continued removing trees that knocked down power lines and replacing ...

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Pa. man dies during storm when 911 calls unheeded - The Associated Press

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Pa. man dies during storm when 911 calls unheeded The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — With her boyfriend in severe abdominal pain, Sharon Edge called 911 for an ambulance in the early morning hours of Feb. 6. Heavy snow was falling — so heavy it would all but bring the city to a standstill — and Curtis Mitchell needed to go ... New Procedures Ordered After Man's Death During StormWTAE Pittsburgh all 210 news articles »

Maine, NH govs to survey damage - WCAX

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Maine, NH govs to survey damage WCAX AP - February 28, 2010 9:35 AM ET YORK, Maine (AP) - The governors of Maine and New Hampshire plan to inspect damage from the weekend's storm along the coastal areas of their states. In addition to touring areas ravaged by heavy snow and powerful winds ... More than 200K still powerless after winter stormNewsday (subscription) Governor says Maine economy showing improvementWGME all 232 news articles »

200,000 Homes Still Powerless After Snow Storm

More than 200,000 homes and business were still without power Sunday as restoration efforts continued days after a slow-moving storm battered the Northeast with heavy snow, rain and high winds.
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Thousands still without power in Northeast

PORTLAND, Maine -- At least 250,000 homes and businesses are still without power Sunday as restoration efforts continue days after a slow-moving storm battered the Northeast with heavy snow, rain and high winds. More than a million utility customers throughout the region lost power at the peak of the storm. Nearly 100,000 utility customers still lacked electricity in New Hampshire, the hardest-hit state. New York had about 96,000 outages and Maine 36,000. Smaller outage numbers were reported in other states as hundreds of utility crews continued removing trees that knocked down power lines and replacing utility poles that snapped during ...

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New York City, Rest of Northeast Cleans Up; Flights Resume - Bloomberg

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New York City, Rest of Northeast Cleans Up; Flights Resume Bloomberg Feb. 27 (Bloomberg) -- New York City and other parts of the Northeast US cleaned up from the latest snowstorm to sock the region, as airlines resumed flights and utilities restored power before another storm forecast ... Northeast storm's wake: Nearly 600k without powerThe Associated Press Heavy winter storms wreak havoc in US NortheastReuters Heavy snow blasts New York: Snowiest month in city's historyChristian Science Monitor BusinessWeek -Arizona Republic -SILive.com all 2,697 news articles »

Crews struggling to restore power in Northeast

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Utility crews fought their way through deep snow Saturday to restore electricity to more than a million homes and businesses that lost power from the powerful winter storm. Snowfall amounts from Friday's storm varied throughout the Northeast, but nearly every state was left to deal with the fallout of powerful, gusting winds that created near-blizzard conditions in some areas that have faced three strong storms this month. Power failures were severe and widespread, ranging from more than 330,000 in New Hampshire, to over 200,000 in Connecticut and New York and more than 100,000 in Maine and ...

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Winter storm slackens in south

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The winter storm that has had the Northeast on edge for more than a day has begun tapering off in southern parts of the region. Officials say that snow plows are making progress on New Jersey highways at midday Friday and that the Philadelphia airport now has both main runways and a secondary runway open. The wind is easing and authorities have lifted a ban on empty tractor-trailers on four Philadelphia-area bridges between Pennsylvania and New Jersey. However, the storm and its effects are still battering New England. The area is dealing with rain, snow, high winds ...

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Storm rakes East; more than 1 million in the dark

HAMPTON, N.H. (AP) -- A strong-willed winter storm that began with a whimper parked itself Friday over the Northeast, bringing hurricane-force winds, flooding and more than 2 feet of snow as it cut power to more than a million homes and businesses. Schools were canceled as far west as Cleveland and roads closed as far south as West Virginia as the slow-moving storm spent a second day parked over the region. The storm brought a wide array of calamity over a broad area after getting a slow start Thursday, when snow began falling in the Philadelphia region around dawn but ...

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Northeast Storm Grounds Flights, Closes NYC Public Schools - Bloomberg

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Northeast Storm Grounds Flights, Closes NYC Public Schools Bloomberg Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) -- New York struggled today with its largest snowfall in four years as toppling trees tore down power lines, leaving thousands without electricity and killing one man, while airlines scrubbed flights and public ... City and Teachers' Union Near Contract MediationNew York Times NYC mayor: Worst snow 'in a decade'Savannah Morning News NYC mayor: Safety the reason for school closingsWCAX BusinessWeek -WNYC -DNAinfo all 65 news articles »

Storm Rakes East; More Than 1 Million in The Dark

The slow-moving storm by Friday morning had dumped about 10 inches of snow in New York City, while Philadelphia received just a dusting from the first day of the double-barreled storm.
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Snow 'Hurricane'? Storm Hits Northeast, With Wind and Heavy Rain - ABC News

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Snow 'Hurricane'? Storm Hits Northeast, With Wind and Heavy Rain ABC News It started with big, wet, sloppy snowflakes. In some places, it was just rain, though a lot of it. In other places, it's gone back and forth between rain and snow. The massive storm brings a triple threat of rain, snow and wind. ... NYC Braces for 13 Inches of Snow as Storm LingersBloomberg Another Cold, Wet Blanket Covers NortheastNew York Times Winds increasing as storm intensifies in Central New YorkThe Post-Standard - Syracuse.com Playbill.com -Buffalo News -Watauga Democrat all 1,793 news articles »

Weather service says Thursday's snow is so wet, it might not pile up as much ... - Los Angeles Times

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Weather service says Thursday's snow is so wet, it might not pile up as much ... Los Angeles Times By AP PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The National Weather Service has reduced its snowfall projections a bit across the Northeast. Forecasters say the snow that started Thursday morning will continue to fall into Friday. But National Weather Service meteorologist ... Major storm to pelt region with rain today, snow tonightDanbury News Times Today's weather and a look aheadThe Tennessean More snow in the forecast for Thursday, FridayCanton Repository Nantucket Island Inquirer -Las Vegas Sun -Southern Pines Pilot all 266 news articles »

Jobless claims rise on snow-related layoffs

The number of new claims for unemployment benefits jumped unexpectedly in the United States last week as heavy snows led to higher layoffs. In addition, many state agencies in the mid-Atlantic and New England regions that process the claims were closed because of the storms and now are clearing out backlogs, a Labor Department analyst said. Still, the increase is likely to amplify concerns that the job market is weakening, potentially slowing the economic recovery. The Commerce Department said in a second report that orders for big-ticket manufactured goods shot up in January by the 3 percent, the most in ...

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Snow, High Winds Headed to Winter-Weary Northeast - New York Times

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Snow, High Winds Headed to Winter-Weary Northeast New York Times By AP ALBANY, NY (AP) -- A day after a storm dumped more than a foot of snow, causing tens of thousands of people to lose power and stalling air and rail traffic, weather-weary Northeast residents braced for a repeat -- a second storm packing ... Complex storm may complicate area's winter even furtherBaltimore Sun Snow storms blanket Northeast; 2nd storm on tapWashington Post Snow Hurricane Threatens East Coast with Snow, Rain, High WindsABC News WXIA-TV -CNN International -Greenville Daily Reflector all 735 news articles »

Snow Blankets Northeast; Second Storm on Tap

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Residents to evacuate ahead of SoCal storm - Washington Post

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Residents to evacuate ahead of SoCal storm Washington Post AP LOS ANGELES -- A storm headed for Southern California has renewed mudslide concerns and has residents of nearly 200 homes prepared to evacuate the foothills north of Los Angeles. Sheriff's officials will begin the evacuations at noon Friday, ... Southern California braces for pair of wet, windy stormsUSA Today SoCal Rain Coming, Evacuation Orders PendingMyFox Los Angeles Storm Expected To Deliver Rain, Snow To SoCalCBS 2 Los Angeles Times (blog) -KHTS Radio -89.3 KPCC all 197 news articles »

Snowstorms Cause $1.5M in Damage at Maryland Zoo

An owl is on the loose and the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore will have to delay its season opening because of damage from two heavy snowstorms.
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Whistler pot smokers lay low to avoid police inspections

WHISTLER, British Columbia | It's Saturday night at GLC, and DJ Kid Koala is scratching up a storm. Cheers go up as Olympic mascots Quatchi and Miga burst in and hit the dance floor with clubbers in knit caps and baggy snowboard gear. A typically lively Whistler scene, but something's a little odd: There's plenty of space at the bar and no need to elbow your way around. Outside, people wait in a long line in the driving rain. As the Olympics kick off, the vibe at many of Whistler's premier party spots is strangely subdued. And in a town ...

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Ohio snowstorm forces schools shut, highways closed - USA Today

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Ohio snowstorm forces schools shut, highways closed USA Today AP Ohio is still moving slowly after the latest winter storm forced numerous cancellations and delays. Schools were closed around Ohio Tuesday, including canceled classes in Columbus and Dayton. In northeast Ohio, dozens of school districts called off ... Snow forces shut down of I-71 near ColumbusBucyrus Telegraph Forum Weather leads to 40-car crash, but OSU stays open as usualOSU - The Lantern I-71 southbound largely closed due to large pileupsColumbus Dispatch North Central Ohio -Dayton Daily News -WHIZ all 42 news articles »

Heavy Snow Likely to Blame for Pa. Ice Rink Collapse

Heavy snow buildup from recent storms likely contributed to the collapse of an ice rink roof, causing a panicked evacuation but no injuries, a fire official and the building's owner said.
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