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Human Waste Still Spewing Into NY Harbor Post-Sandy

Repairs still not complete at NJ sewage plant

(Newser) - Just when you thought Hurricane Sandy stories couldn't get any worse : The nation's fifth-largest sewage treatment plant, located in Newark, still hasn't been fully repaired after being hit by a 12-foot wave during the storm. So 18 days later, it continues to pump millions of gallons of...

Timberlake, Biel Help With Sandy Relief

Celeb couple steps out to hand out relief supplies

(Newser) - Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel made their first post-wedding public appearance yesterday, and while it has E! Online predictably gushing about their infinite perfection, it's actually kind of nice: The A-listers showed up in Far Rockaway, NY, to lend a hand with relief efforts for Hurricane Sandy, reports Us ...

New Yorkers Push 6-Foot Beached Shark Back to Sea

Then they're barred from swimming as 'Jaws' cruises the Rockaways

(Newser) - Never ones to shrink from a challenge, a group of sentimental New Yorkers yesterday pushed a struggling six-foot beached shark back to sea in a "Jaws-dropping" drama off the Rockaways, reports the New York Daily News. "It was freaking out. Its tail was flopping everywhere," said a...

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