Power Disruptions Rise as a Weakening Irene Rakes New York
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More than 3 million homes and businesses along the U.S. East Coast were without power today as a weakening Hurricane Irene lashed New York with winds and rain.
Tumbling trees and debris dragged down power lines and winds blew over electrical poles, cutting off power to more than 340,000 customers on Long Island, where the storm made its second landfall, according to Long Island Power Authority.