Teen accused of Cork gang rape tells court he had sex with alleged victim in van

31/10/2012 - 18:01:09A teenager accused of taking part in a gang rape of a woman in Cork told gardaí he and his cousin had sex with the alleged victim in the back of a van.He is one of three accused, who have each pleaded not guilty to four charges, namely the rape, oral rape, attempted rape and sexual assault of a woman at...

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Obama visits New Jersey victims

31/10/2012 - 08:19:22President Barack Obama, locked in a tight re-election bid, is skipping campaign events in battleground states to visit victims of superstorm Sandy in New Jersey, a state he’s confident of winning.The president’s actions, emphasising his incumbent’s role for a third straight day, have forced Republican challenger...

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Sandy pummels W. Virginia as grueling recovery begins on East Coast

Sandy spawns blizzard in West Virginia (CNN) -- Faced with one of the most daunting recoveries imaginable, ravaged cities in the Northeast must now clean up waterlogged buildings, burned homes and crippled infrastructure -- while millions of people remain without power. Although some New York City transit and airports come...

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Fallen tree reveals historic bones amid storm devastation

Superstorm Sandy has revealed a skeleton which may date back to Colonial times, police in New Haven, Connecticut, said today.Millions of people in the US are still without power, and at least 50 are dead, in the wake of the most devastating storm in decades to hit the country’s most densely-populated region.It comes as US President ...

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Sandy changes lives forever -- here are three of their stories

Aerial images from the U.S. Coast Guard show the coastline in Brigantine, New Jersey, on Tuesday, October 30. Sandy struck land near Atlantic City, New Jersey, around high tide Monday night. (CNN)...

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Shuddering houses, falling limbs evoke storm fears

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Sandy wreaks havoc across Northeast; at least 11 dead

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Hurricane Sandy intensifies, has 90 mph sustained winds

[Updated 1:48 p.m. ET] Atlantic City, New Jersey, will be under a curfew Monday night, as Hurricane Sandy approaches landfall, a city official told CNN. "There will be a curfew tonight beginning at 6 p.m. until 6 a.m. for the entire Atlantic City area," Capt. Frank Brennan of the Atlantic City Police Department said. [Updated 1:39...

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